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Several Toyota and Lexus models from recent years are facing a safety recall due to a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster that may be blank at startup. The recall affects around 591,000 units in the U.S. and another 70,480 in Canada including some Toyota Venza , Crown , Crown Signia , …

Looking at all the three-row midsize SUVs available on the market, the team at The Car Guide has identified the three models that represent the best buys for 2025 . While obviously not as popular as compact SUVs, these vehicles are a great fit for many Canadian families, whether driving …

U.S. magazine Consumer Reports has just released its list of the 10 best new vehicles on the market in 2025 following an evaluation of more than 260 models. Once again, the team made its selection based on road-test performance, predicted reliability, owner satisfaction and safety. Incidentally, all of their picks …

The class action against Toyota Canada regarding premature and unexpected corrosion of a high-voltage cable on several hybrid models—a case that has become known as “Cablegate”—was solved by a judge in the Superior Court of Quebec last Friday. Judge Sylvain Lussier approved the terms of the settlement between class action …

On the same day Honda confirmed plans to invest $15 billion for four future EV, battery and battery material plants in Ontario, rival Toyota announced it will spend the equivalent of $1.9 billion at its Princeton, Indiana assembly plant to build a new three-row electric vehicle starting in 2026. The …

The team at The Car Guide has analyzed all the various midsize SUVs available in Canada and identified the best buys for 2024. As you know, midsize SUVs come in two different packages—those offering just two rows of seats and those with three. The latter can accommodate up to eight …

Japanese carmaker Toyota announced Wednesday that it was recalling around a million Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the U.S. [ Editor's note : and nearly 100,000 in Canada], citing concerns about their airbag systems. The vehicles include some of the manufacturing giant's popular Camry, Corolla and Highlander lines, with the …

For the 16th year, Canadian Black Book (CBB) recently announced the winners of its Best Retained Value Awards, which measure how much of their original MSRP vehicles hold after four years of ownership. The average retained value across the industry is 77% of MSRP on 2020 model-year vehicles, down from …

Toyota is announcing a recall on approximately 50,000 midsize SUVs in Canada due to an assembly issue, adding to the 750,000 units that were recalled in the U.S. last week. Affected models include the 2020-2023 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid . The recall notice posted by Transport Canada says the front …

While larger vehicles tend to fare better in collisions with smaller vehicles, they still have a lot of room for improvement when it comes to protecting their occupants. As we reported last year, a third of midsize SUVs failed the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side crash test, …