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Beginning today, owners of 2011 Chevrolet models can access their vehicle information and OnStar services right from their smart phones. The myChevrolet and OnStar MyLink applications, available as free downloads, provide drivers with unprecedented connectivity to their vehicles from their Android or Apple iPhone device. "This is a great example …

For rally fans looking to imitate what successful Ford rally drivers Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latlava and Ken Block have accomplished, a new Fiesta R2 rally package is the place to start. Currently available throughout Europe, Ford Racing Performance Group is bringing the competition-ready package stateside to let enthusiasts turn their …

No increase in base price for Forester 2.5X with new Subaru Boxer engine. Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) is pleased to announce pricing for the enhanced 2011 Forester. Upgrades include exterior enhancements on all models, along with new interior fabrics, revised suspension and a new 4-cylinder DOHC engine with improved fuel …

There’s an undeniable link between England’s prettiest cars and the world’s most famous spy. Although occasionally abandoning his Aston Martins in favour of controversial German machines, James Bond has relied upon the historic marque to keep him alive on numerous occasions. Be it with defibrillators, invisibility paint, or rocket launchers, …

A dedicated team of 100 custom-tailors cars exactly to customers’ specific desires, right from the factory For the past 25 years, a special department of Porsche AG has offered discerning customers the option of individually ordering and tailoring a vehicle, from its performance features to its exterior styling right down …

New naturally aspirated engine and a new range of standard and optional equipment. Subaru Canada, Inc. is pleased to announce enhancements to the popular lineup of Forester compact SUVs for the 2011 model year. Changes to the Forester range from the practicality of improved fuel economy from the new naturally …

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced it will introduce an Information and Communication Technology system (ICT) for electric vehicles (EVs). The system will be implemented with the all-new Nissan LEAF, slated to go on sale in Japan and the U.S. in December, and in Europe early next year. ICT will …

Well, they’ve only been in production for a few months, but Ford has already issued a recall for the Edge and MKX models. Acting fast to avoid a large-scale recall the likes of which would sound familiar to a certain Japanese auto giant, Ford’s deduced that just 71 vehicles left …

It’s been ten long years since Toyota launched the gas/electric hybrid craze with their then-diminutive Prius. And to celebrate, it would appear Toyota is trying to convince their U.K. buyers that it can be both economical and cool… economicool, perhaps? But sadly, it doesn’t look as if the “Generation X” …

Seventy of Canada's top automotive journalists spent this week in the picturesque tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake; but not for the scenery or the wine tasting. Journalist members of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) were here for the express purpose of determining the 'Best New' cars and SUV/CUVs in …