Despite departing from Australia, Ford has no plans on leaving Canada

By John LeBlanc After almost nine decades of manufacturing in the country, and citing increasingly high costs, dropping sales and mounting financial losses, America’s Ford Motor Co. will shutter its Australian automotive and engine assembly plants in 2016.

Road Test: 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

Story by John LeBlanc After surviving yet another winter of Canadian driving, you’re probably saying, “Phew! Thank God I had my all-wheel-drive car!” Now imagine if you could edit out the word “car” with “Porsche,” as in this 2013 911 Carrera 4S.

VW retrofitting late-model diesels so customers will stop filling them with gas

Story by John LeBlanc Sounds simple, right? If you’ve made the conscious effort to buy a diesel-engine vehicle, you probably know enough to consciously fill the tank with diesel fuel. But that’s not the case with some Volkswagen TDI-brand diesel owners.

Comparo: 2013 Acura ILX Dynamic vs. 2013 Buick Verano Turbo

Story by John LeBlanc At one time, there were just compact cars. Then there were small and luxurious or premium compact cars. Now we have the niche-within-the-niche premium sports compact cars, a segment set to explode with the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz moving downmarket.

Road Test: 2013 Nissan Sentra SR

Story by John LeBlanc Probably like you, I try to eat right, get a little exercise and as much sleep as possible, all in the efforts of staving off the inevitability of old age. But then I drove Nissan’s new Sentra compact sedan, and I felt about 30 years older than what my birth certificate […]

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