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Each year, the DesRosiers firm compiles a large amount of data on vehicle sales throughout the country; after analyzing that data, it can provide a pretty accurate statement about the health of the automotive industry. The most recent data shows the average price paid for a new vehicle in Canada.

So far, pretty much every vehicle in the Takata recall –where a defective inflator could over-inflate the airbags, which could then explode and send shrapnel into the passenger’s face– has been located in North America, and more specifically in regions where high temperature and increased humidity could exacerbate the risk …

While Hyundai won the race by being the first manufacturer to offer Google’s new Android Auto infotainment interface in their Sonata, GM wants to be #1 in terms of sales. Starting in 2016, no less than 14 Chevrolet Products worldwide will be available with this system. Around half of all …

Last year, Tesla announced that they would offer all their technologies and patents to anyone who needed them, free of charge. Stating that they wanted to help the advance of the electric vehicle, Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla Motors) asked the other manufacturers to do the same. Ford just announced …

It seems that Volkswagen is currently modifying the way it markets its vehicles in an effort to increase sales; in various interviews, we recently learned more about VW’s future. The first product to see the changes will be the Golf. Instead of redesigning their models every 7 years, the German …

In a recent press release, Montreal’s mayor Denis Coderre announced that he was hard at work negotiating for a Formula E Grand Prix for his city. If everything goes well, the series could race in Montreal in September of 2016, just in time for the 375th anniversary of the city’s …

Bad news for Ford: the Dearborn manufacturer has to recall nearly 500,000 vehicles in North America for an electric power steering problem, and they also announced another recall, this one targeting around 20,000 Ecoboost Mustangs. The first mechanical problem is with the electric power steering; it can fail and come …

2015 wasn’t the best year for Toyota; after some recalls (for the explosive Takata airbags, among other things) its name lost around 2% of its value, according to customers. However, since said value is still at $28.9 billion, Toyota is still the #1 manufacturer in terms of brand value, according …

The Urus concept was unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in 2012. Since then, the very idea that Lamborghini might build a large 4x4 has made people talk; apart from the LM002 –a vehicle commissioned for the Army– the manufacturer has always stayed on the pavement and built V12 supercars …

Typically, the Lamborghini name is associated with two-door sport cars with enormous V12s; since the start, it's this engine configuration that has been found under the hood of the sleek Italian beauties. Recently however, the Gallardo came with a smaller mill (small means a 5 or 5.2-litre V10); since these …