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News2025 Jeep Compass: Huge Price Drop for Jeep’s Baby SUV
Earlier this summer, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said the automaker would quickly go to work to improve operations and profitability in North America. This includes cutting production of select models and lowering prices in many cases in an effort to drive sales. The Jeep Compass is a good example. Despite …
BuzzWatch: Lando Norris Laps Silverstone in a McLaren P1 Made of LEGOs
It’s not the first time we’ve seen life-size car replicas in LEGO blocks. And not the first McLaren, either. The toy company itself built a 1:1-scale 720S for the Goodwood Festival of Speed back in 2017. Now, this one is a little different. It’s a one-of-a-kind, fully drivable McLaren P1 …
ElectricFiat 500e Production to Pause for One Month Due to Slow Sales
Carmaker Stellantis said Thursday it would halt production of the electric Fiat 500e in Italy due to weak demand, a move that comes as EV sales have slowed in Europe and abroad. Growth in electric vehicles has stalled in many European countries, in part due to expiration of government incentives.
News2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Drops Base Price, Adds Hybrid Option
Following the Civic Sedan, the refreshed 2025 Honda Civic Hatchback is now on sale in Canada. The first units will land in dealerships later this month from the Greensburg, Indiana assembly plant. The company today announced pricing details for the three models available including Sport, Sport Hybrid and Sport Touring …
NewsGM and Hyundai to Explore Collaboration on Vehicles, Tech, Supply Chain
General Motors and Hyundai have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore future collaboration across key strategic areas, looking for ways to “leverage their complementary scale and strengths to reduce costs and bring a wider range of vehicles and technologies to customers faster.” More specifically, the two automakers are …
News2025 Volkswagen Taos Gets Refreshed Styling, Ditches 7-Speed DSG
Introduced in 2022, the Taos is a relatively young member of the Volkswagen family, but has nonetheless managed to become the German manufacturer's best-selling SUV in Canada. So, for the 2025 model year, its offering has been enhanced with a few cosmetic tweaks, as well as mechanical iterations and new …
NewsStellantis Announces $400 Million EV-Related Investments in Michigan
Stellantis announced on Wednesday plans to invest over $400 million USD in three Michigan plants related to the company's transition to electric vehicle and battery production. The investments in the state would support Stellantis's "multi-energy strategy" that aims to prepare for "a wide variety of electrification adoption scenarios," the company …

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First Drives2025 Nissan Kicks: Starting From Scratch, Sort Of
Santa Barbara, California— Competition is fierce among small crossovers. These vehicles are the next best thing for drivers who can’t afford a larger SUV or hesitate to go all-electric. Then again, like so many, they’re definitely not as cheap as they used to be a few years ago. For 2025, …
First Drives2026 Kia EV3: A Game Changer if the Price is Right
Seoul, South Korea— Following the introduction of the EV3 Concept a year ago and a first look at the production model in May, the all-new Kia EV3 went on sale in its domestic market this summer and will soon launch in Europe. As a miniaturized EV9 , the electric hatchback …
Test Drives2024 Nissan Rogue: Comfort First
The Nissan Rogue is the Japanese automaker’s best-selling vehicle and one of the most popular SUVs in Canada. However, with the current generation dating back to 2021 and competition being as fierce as ever, a mid-cycle refresh for 2024 was in order. Is the result good enough to maintain or …
First Drives2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI: Simplified Lineup With a Big Choice to Make
Ann Arbor, Michigan— Volkswagen enthusiasts have always enjoyed the flexibility of the German automaker’s platforms. Interchangeable parts have inspired countless tuners especially among Golf and Jetta fans. Things changed in 2011 when Volkswagen introduced the sixth-generation Jetta and wanted to please sedan-loving Americans. The car grew in length and lost …
MechanicalThe Best Repair Shops for Your Car in 2024
It’s no surprise that vehicle maintenance and repair costs continue to climb, as highlighted in J.D. Power’s 2024 Canada Customer Service Index—Long-Term Study released today. Consider this: the average cost of a visit to a car dealership has increased from $432 a year ago to $465 this year. When it …
Test Drives2024 Hyundai Kona Electric: More Than a Poor Man’s IONIQ 5
The introduction of the IONIQ 5 three years ago cast a large shadow over the smaller Kona Electric , but the latter returned for the 2024 model year with a new generation offering way more interior space and a cutting-edge driver’s cockpit that falls inline with Hyundai’s latest models. Of …
First Drives2025 Volkswagen Jetta: Gunning for Fourth Place
Ann Arbor, Michigan— Small, affordable cars have been dropping like flies for the past decade. Some makes have left the segment altogether, while others have decided to pay much less attention to it. SUVs and crossovers have taken over, as you know, but not everyone is ready to embrace them.

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Test Drives2025 Porsche Taycan: Faster, Stronger, Farther
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 …
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