Everything automotive, 58 years running

We’ve told you about Fisker dramatically cutting the price of 2023 Ocean models recently. Now, the same can be said about the 2024 VinFast VF 9 on the eve of the Montreal Electric Vehicle Show, where the Vietnamese automaker will be on display, and with a first batch of units …

Following the completely redesigned 2024 Acadia , all eyes will be on the GMC Yukon and Terrain for 2025. Debuts are planned for later this year, and the company has now partly revealed their revised front ends to keep us waiting and guessing. Let’s start with the full-size Yukon, which …

As Jeep prepares to officially introduce its first fully electric SUV, the Wagoneer S , and launch it in Quebec and B.C. starting this fall, slow EV growth might force the company to offer a gas-powered variant simultaneously. That’s what new Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa told Automotive News in a …

Electric luxury car maker Lucid today announced a series of enhancements to the Air Grand Touring sedan for 2024. While still delivering 819 horsepower and unbeatable range of up to 830 km (with the smaller 19-inch wheels), the car is now equipped with the heat pump from the top-line Air …

Tesla has announced a big software update that it plans to roll out in the coming weeks, without being more specific about timing. Here’s what’s in store. First, as you can see on the picture above, the user interface will be revised on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built …

On this day 60 years ago, the Ford Mustang made its global debut at the New York World’s Fair. The American pony car has become a living legend, and it’s no surprise that the new-for-2024 seventh generation is getting a limited-edition 60th Anniversary package. "We took inspiration from the original …

Budget 2024 tabled by Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday doesn’t include any changes to the federal Incentive for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZVE) program. The program will continue as planned until March 31, 2025. The budget proposes to provide the program with an additional $607.9 million over two years, starting …

British Columbia has updated its Motor Vehicle Act to promote cleaner and active transportation and enhance safety for vulnerable road users, including cyclists and pedestrians. The changes came into effect April 5. In particular, the regulations bring into force a prohibition against operation of fully automated self-driving vehicles (level 3 …

Drivers across the country are heavily affected by car theft, which was up 48.2 percent in Ontario and 58 percent in Quebec in 2022 alone according to the latest numbers posted by insurance group Équité Association. The Canadian government announced a series of measures and investments following its national summit …

Toyota sold as many as 290,000 Camrys in the U.S. last year but only 8,500 in Canada. And yet it’s the best-selling midsize sedan in both countries. Shoppers on this side of the border clearly prefer SUVs, smaller cars or entry-level luxury models like the BMW 3 Series or Audi …

Except for the 70 Series aimed at the mining industry, the Land Cruiser exited the Canadian market in 1989, with Toyota choosing to focus on the cheaper 4Runner on this side of the border. Down in the U.S., the Land Cruiser continued to be sold until 2021 when the next-generation …

Compact cars are not as popular as they used to be, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to disappear anytime soon, either. Hyundai’s Elantra is a sensible choice for drivers who don’t want a smaller car or a used vehicle. It also offers a hybrid option, a sporty N Line …

While living in the shadow of many other compact SUVs, the Equinox is still Chevrolet’s second-best seller. For 2025, a new generation is coming (ditto for the Toyota RAV4 and Subaru Forester, by the way), and we got the opportunity to take a close look at it back in January.

J.D. Power’s 2024 Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study released a couple of weeks ago shows that the satisfaction gap between electric vehicles and ICE-powered vehicles is widening. Basically, EV owners have similar expectations of tire wear as do owners of conventional vehicles, but more and more of them are …

Fiat has been on life support for a number of years, at least in North America where sales are marginal. A mere 46 units were sold in all of Canada last year, 54 the year before and 79 two years ago. Today, only 38 Stellantis dealers still carry the Fiat …

Sevilla, Spain— Five years after the launch of the Taycan , with nearly 150,000 units sold globally, Porsche is giving its highly successful electric sports sedan a first major update. For 2025, styling is revised but not that different from the outgoing Taycan. The main changes can be found in …

Moab, Utah— While attending the 2024 edition of the Easter Jeep Safari down in Utah and marveling at the colourful concepts on display, we had the opportunity to test drive the refreshed 2024 Jeep Gladiator , which boasts similar changes and improvements to the 2024 Wrangler . You can easily …