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The quality of new vehicles has significantly declined and the number of problems reported by owners is the highest in 36 years according to J.D. Power’s 2022 Initial Quality Study (IQS) released this week. Compared with 2021 results, the industry experienced an 11-percent increase in problems per 100 vehicles, resulting …

The Buick Enclave is the brand’s largest SUV and its second generation received a mid-cycle update for the 2022 model year. Nothing major, of course, but enough to put competitors on notice. The Car Guide had the opportunity to test drive the refreshed Enclave for a full week in the …

Back in March 2020, General Motors unveiled the fundamental basis for its next-generation electric vehicles, a technology called Ultium . What is it? Simply put, it’s a modular EV platform and high-capacity battery that can be used for all sorts of applications. Leading the way in Canada will be the …

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently updated its moderate overlap front collision test to address a growing gap in the protection provided for front and rear occupants. It found out that only two out of 15 compact SUVs, the Ford Escape and Volvo XC40 , protect the …

Inflation might be on everyone’s lips right now, but let’s not forget that there’s still a chip shortage going on in the auto industry. And it will likely continue well into 2023. There are some encouraging signs, though. For example, General Motors and Ford now expect to clear their massive …

The Canadian auto service industry’s market value is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, reaching $10.9 billion following a low of $6.6 billion in 2021, according to the J.D. Power 2022 Canada Customer Service Index—Long-Term (CSI-LT) Study. This major rebound is mainly driven by the increase in the …

Several automakers have now introduced electric crossovers and others will do the same in the near future. At GM, Chevrolet recently unveiled the first-ever Blazer EV , which will be followed by the Equinox EV . The latter, unsurprisingly, will have a Buick equivalent. What will that one look like?

Buick is still in the process of reinventing itself after becoming an SUV-only brand. Did you know that 73 percent of sales are currently coming from customers that are new to Buick? An even bigger and more significant transformation is on the way: all Buick models will be fully electric …

Following compact SUVs last fall, midsize SUVs were recently submitted to the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side crash test, which aims to address higher-speed collisions that continue to cause fatalities on North American roads. While the former failed miserably, how did their bigger counterparts perform? A lot …

Following the pair of Honda-Acura EVs that will arrive in early 2024 using GM’s resources, including the Honda Prologue , the two automakers plan to expand their partnership by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles set to launch from 2027. These will mostly be compact crossovers with global production …

Once popular but now seriously outmatched, the Chevrolet Trax and Buick Encore will end their production this summer and won’t be back after the 2022 model year, GM Authority reports. Just over a year ago, the same media outlet hinted that a replacement for the Encore was coming based on …