Weird examples of badge engineering and license-building always warm my heart. The Iran Khodro Paykan, for example, or perhaps the IKA-Renault Torino. The Big Three Detroit automakers got into some strange mirror-world marques when they crossed the border into Canada, where you could buy Mercury...
The 2012 Hyundai Accent looks poised to elevate Hyundai to the same high water mark for small cars that it's claimed in other sedan segments this past year with its compact... April 19, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson
Here in America, we think Google Street View is great -- all unicorns and double-rainbows -- but elsewhere in the world, folks have been significantly less enthralled... April 5, 2011 by Richard Read
We first heard about the De Macross GT1 project in August of last year, back when the car was still in the concept phase with only a quarter-scale model to show off its... March 14, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Ford may have announced the demise of Mercury back in June--although the brand was effectively dead long before then--but the very last car to wear a Mercury badge finally... January 4, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
You’re chances of actually seeing a HTT Plethore LC-750 out on the roads are next to nil but you can see the Canadian supercar in this latest advertisement for... November 25, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In a disturbing, but awesomely funny display of depth perception, Canada is taking a very low-tech approach to help deter speeders near the Ecole Pauline Johnson Elementary... September 14, 2010 by Anthony Alaniz
Another supercar project is brewing up north; the De Macross GT1, which is being developed by Canada’s De Macross Motors Corp (DMMC) and is set to go on sale next year... August 31, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
North American production of the all-new 2011 Buick Regal has been confirmed for GM’s Oshawa assembly plant beginning in the first quarter of 2011. First sales of the... November 26, 2009 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
When it comes to exotic supercars, Canada doesn’t typically rank high on the list of countries that manufactures them. There is, however, at least one interesting... September 9, 2009 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
General Motors' recent bankruptcy proceedings have seen the company transformed as it leaves behind failing assets, and according to the company these changes have also been... July 25, 2009 by Ralph Hanson
The RX line of SUVs has been Lexus' best-selling luxury utility vehicle since its launch in 1998, and the new generation takes the vehicle into a larger, more powerful realm... June 29, 2009 by James Martinez
The symptoms of America's ailing carmakers don't recognize borders, and no nation is more keenly aware of that fact than Canada. That's doubly true after today's announcement... May 20, 2009 by Nelson Ireson
Toyota, Nissan and Honda all build cars in the U.S. General Motors, Chrysler and Ford all build cars in Mexico and Canada in addition to within the U.S. It's hard to know... May 1, 2009 by Nelson Ireson
Canada has followed the lead of the U.S. and rejected the respective viability plans of General Motors and Chrysler, claiming the plans do not go far enough in their current... March 30, 2009 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
General Motors and Chrysler have told authorities in Canada they need as much as $8 billion in aid to stay afloat, more than double the original amount requested just three... March 12, 2009 by Ralph Hanson