At the very beginning of the pandemic, it seemed the only activities we had at our disposal were driving, taking long walks and watching the Tiger King on Netflix. Personally, I turned that free time into gaming hours where I logged onto my dusty Playstation 4 game console for some good old Gran Turismo Sport. […]
A new year brings a whole new crop of cars to look forward to. Some are practically here now. Others we’ll have to wait until late 2021 to get our hands on as they’ll arrive as 2022 model years. Nevertheless, these are all models you should consider waiting for to arrive before making your next […]
When looking at the second-hand car market, it’s easy to flock towards a Japanese car for its renowned reliability, typically higher than average resale value and low running costs. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll end up with a trouble-free automobile. You still need to make sure you’ve found the right deal. More importantly, you […]
Of the literally thousands of press events I’ve covered over my career, a handful still stand out. One such was about 20 years ago, when General Motors showed off the Night Vision system that was available in their Cadillac Sedan de Ville. The system, based on thermal imaging, used infrared cameras to detect differences in heat signatures beyond […]
Our daughter Dr. Laura summed up the Volkswagen GTI succinctly: “I want to buy this car.” She and her siblings learned how to drive in our VWs, so they have what I call a “post-judice” towards them. That’s a word I made up, indicating judging after (“post”), not before (“pre”) the fact. My tester was […]
Electric vehicle maker Canoo revealed a pair of electric commercial van models that look to be coming to Canada shortly after their U.S. production start in 2022. The vans, called the MPDV1 and MPDV2 are all-electric, built on a chassis intended solely for EVs, and offer cargo-friendly features like a high roof, roll-up door, sliding […]
If Canadian automotive manufacturing is an orchestra of sorts, then Jerry Dias could be viewed as the conductor. Dias has made a 40-plus year career of union work, from beginning as a shop steward to being elected National President of Unifor in 2013. But his watershed moment came this autumn when he successfully negotiated collective […]
Each year in December, Toronto Life magazine publishes a list called the 50 Most Influential Torontonians. Dean Stoneley, president of the Ford Motor Co. of Canada, which employs 7,000 people and is leading the electric vehicle and electric battery revolution in Ontario, came in at No. 42, 36 places behind Dan Levy, who created the […]
The nine finalists for the North American Car of the Year (NACTOY) awards for 2021 have been announced. Here are this year’s finalists listed in alphabetical order within each category: Car of the Year: Genesis G80 Hyundai Elantra Nissan Sentra Truck of the Year: Ford F-150 Jeep Gladiator Mojave Ram 1500 […]
Despite appearances, we haven’t gotten into the holiday cheer and written a headline with something of a stutter. Honda introduced the two-row Passport a couple of model years ago, seeking to nab a few customers looking for a machine roughly the size of its Pilot but with seating for five and a cargo area dedicated […]