According to a survey conducted by Car Max Inc, a large used vehicles retailer in the U.S., quality is still the number one consideration among consumers when purchasing a new car or truck. In fact, in 2011, for the second …
The 2012 Ford F-150 has been awarded the prestigious Motor Trend Truck of the Year award, the fourth time F-150 has won the accolade. F-150 has won the award more times than any other truck. F-150 beat the other contenders …
Mazda Motor Corporation developed the world’s first passenger vehicle regenerative braking system that uses a capacitor. The groundbreaking system, which Mazda calls ‘i-ELOOP’, will begin to appear in Mazda’s vehicles in 2012. In real-world driving conditions with frequent acceleration and …
The first recipient of the new Sym-Tech Automotive Award was presented with the scholarship at an award ceremony at Georgian College (Barrie Campus) on October 25, 2011. Paul Santaera, the recipient, is currently completing a four month co-op term at …
New-vehicle sales in Canada were up for a second month in a row in November, breaking the up-down monthly pattern that has prevailed since April. Sales of 121,133 units were 4.4 per cent ahead of November 2010’s, keeping year-to-date sales …
Mazda took the top spot among mainstream brands and Audi took the lead among luxury brands, according to the first Canadian Perceived Quality Score (PQS) from ALG Inc., a subsidiary of TrueCar, Inc., and an industry benchmark for residual values …
Satisfaction with the new-vehicle sales process has improved notably from 2010, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study (SM) released this week. The study is a comprehensive analysis of the new-vehicle purchase experience …
High Gear Media, an online automotive publisher today named three cars as its “Best Cars to Buy 2012” — the Ford Focus, the Porsche 911 and the Toyota Prius. The awards were named by expert editors from High Gear Media’s …
Elevating the notion of recycling to an art form, Lexus challenged four of fashion’s most inventive designers to rethink their notions of automotive design for an advertising campaign to appear in Vogue. Using some of the more than 2,000 individual …
South of the border, and indeed, increasingly here in Canada, November sees the biggest single days in terms of retail sales, those being Black Friday and Cyber Monday thanks to deep discounting incentives provided by merchants. In the auto industry, …
A concept vehicle unveiled by Toyota at the Tokyo Motor Show this week got lots of attention and media coverage. The Toyota Fun-Vii is a concept vehicle that the company says heralds to a not-too-distant future where people, cars and …
On November 30th, Adesa announced the integration of the company’s commercial sales teams in Canada. In a news release, the company says Adesa and Openlane are creating a single sales and customer relationship management team under the direction of Adesa’s …
