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KIA Canada Inc., today announced that they have joined in partnership with Lion's Gate Marketing Company Ltd. a leading supplier of extended warranty protection, and Omni Warranty Corporation to deliver a Certified Pre Owned Vehicle Program (CPOV) that provides significant advantages to consumers who are considering the purchase of a …

While the millions of brand new passenger cars zipping around typically employ a smorgasbord of modern technologies aimed at reducing fuel consumption and emissions, the millions of heavy trucks hauling things (like brand new cars) from the continents railway depots and ports to our local shops are hardly what one …

The Obama administration plans to give General Motors Corp. enough government aid to restructure over the next 60 days, while Chrysler LLC will get up to $6 billion and 30 days to complete an alliance with Italian automaker Fiat SpA. Two people familiar with the plan said Sunday it will …

When the fuel crisis first began, it wasn’t uncommon for automakers to announce master plans for how they planned to cope. Some opted to jump on the hydrogen bandwagon, while others preferred to band together to produce more advanced hybrids. Not surprisingly , many of the European marques opted to …

Limited-edition model features exclusive design features Porsche is expanding its successful range of SUVs with an exclusive, limited-edition model. The company will build just 1,000 numbered units of the new Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3. The Cayenne GTS is the third Porsche Design edition, following in the footsteps of …

Roof strength is focus of new rating system - only 4 small SUVs rated 'Good' Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) is proud to announce that the 2009 Forester is one of just four small SUVs out of a total of 12 evaluated to earn top marks from the Insurance Institute for …

After showing a conceptual new GTI last year, Volkswagen has surprised no one by formally releasing news that the new GTI will be debuting worldwide this year, and that the new model echoes the concept’s space age style almost perfectly. Looking somewhat inspired by the Scirocco model that never left …

The biggest issue with SUV safety is their publicized ability to turn turtle when involved in a collision. While the government does take steps to determine how safe certain vehicles are, the current standards are negligently low. However, while federal standards may be poor judges’ an SUV’s safety factor, the …

The Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids – the world’s first hybrid SUVs – continue to be the most fuel-efficient hybrid SUVs on the planet at 34 mpg city driving. Ford is doubling its production of hybrid vehicles this year with the introduction of the new 2010 Ford Fusion and …

Spyker, the incredibly luxurious Dutch sportscar manufacturer, narrowly escaped becoming ownerless when the enigmatic Russian billionaire Alexander Antonov was shot six times. Having acquired the brand just a few years ago, Antonov’s rebirth of the historic brand in 1999 was considered largely a hobby for the incredibly wealthy Russian, who …