Top 10s: Rarest new vehicles sold in Canada

  Story by John LeBlanc With the end of summer in view and fall just around the corner, the annual new car model year changeover is upon us. But before the 2014 new cars and trucks start rolling into dealer lots, there are still plenty of 2013 models available. Yet some new vehicles are decidedly […]

Road Trip: 2013 Honda Pilot Touring

Story and photos by John LeBlanc SPRINGBROOK, P.E.I. — By definition, a vacation should be carefree and without compromises, particularly if it involves taking your family along. So when it came to booking a press fleet vehicle to test during our family’s annual summer sojourn to Prince Edward Island, I asked for a 2013 Honda […]

China’s Geely takes aim at North American market with Volvo-derived vehicles

By John LeBlanc After almost a decade of false starts and broken promises, China’s Geely, the holding company that also owns Volvo, says it plans on exporting Chinese-made cars to North America in 2016.

Dear John: Small pickup trucks

Story by John LeBlanc They drink a lot of expensive fuel and they aren’t exactly easy to drive or manoeuvre, but it seems sales of full-sized pickup trucks just keep increasing in Canada. Not all truck buyers are looking for full-sized capabilities, however, and that’s the case with this month’s Dear John letter.

Saab getting closer to restarting production

By John LeBlanc After being dumped by former parent General Motors, followed by a long and drawn out bankruptcy process, then the subsequent purchase of its assets by the National Electric Vehicle Sweden (whew!) the Swedish automaker Saab is readying itself to start making cars again in its native land.

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