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New vehicle prices keep rising at an alarming rate as a result of various supply and production issues, and it’s becoming a major problem for customers. Due to strong demand and limited inventory, many dealers are selling vehicles above the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP), often asking several thousands more.

The Toyota RAV4 is immensely popular now—the best-selling non-pickup vehicle in Canada—and part of the reason why is because the model has been around for a long time. In fact, it has now been 25 years since the Japanese compact SUV launched in Canada. That was in September 1996, two …

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has completed new, tougher side crash tests to address higher-speed crashes that continue to cause fatalities and found out that 19 out of 20 compact SUVs failed to earn a “Good” overall rating. The lone exception? The 2021 Mazda CX-5 . Nine …

Toyota Canada has decided to temporarily suspend its manufacturing operations in Ontario due to a COVID-19 outbreak. According to a report by Automotive News Canada , there have been eight positive COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks at one of its major suppliers, Toyotetsu, which is based in Simcoe …

Continental Tire has issued a recall covering approximately 100,000 Continental, General and Barum tires in North America due to a manufacturing defect that could cause a blowout. Nearly two dozen vehicle brands are affected including Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Fiat, GMC, Honda, Jeep, Lexus, Lincoln, …

We’re hearing a lot about fire risks in vehicles these days, mostly EVs. The latest to join the list is the Toyota RAV4 , specifically the previous generation ( 2013-2018 ) in gasoline and hybrid variants. At least 11 fire complaints have been filed so far in the U.S. The …

Every year, The Car Guide unveils a list of Best Buys covering all the different vehicle categories in the industry. Compact SUVs are a big deal in Canada. They are the best-selling vehicles as a whole, with available all-wheel drive, a higher driving position and a more spacious interior than …

This year has been quite a challenge for the team at The Car Guide . But despite a pandemic that essentially shut down the auto industry for two months in the spring, our journalists managed to review all the major new models that made their debut. As 2020 comes to …

The Toyota RAV4 is certainly not the first vehicle that comes to mind when talking about car tuning, but some people still give it a shot. The results can be surprisingly good or just plain weird. You may have seen the one that was stretched into a limo or the …

The upcoming 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime has been generating quite a buzz since its debut last fall. And for good reason: this plug-in hybrid variant of the best-selling SUV in Canada offers a zero-emission range of up to 68 kilometres. Many customers have ordered one without even knowing how much …