2010 Detroit: Next Mercedes-Benz CLS hinted at

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – Borrowing a quote from the irascible Incredible Hulk, Mercedes head cheese Dr Dieter Zetsche summed up the German automaker’s immediate product plans here in Detroit by saying, “We are strong, we are green and we are ready to roll.”

2010 Detroit: Toyota concept previews new hybrid and brand

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – Toyota’s FT-CH concept is pulling double duty. Not only does is signal a potential production compact hybrid, the Japanese automaker says it also points to the long-rumoured plans to expand the Prius brand. Toyota has said it wants a hybrid version of each of its models available by 2020. Designed […]

2010 Detroit: New Focus finally goes global

By John LeBlanc DETROIT – It only took a decade, but Ford has finally delivered a world-class compact car to Canada. Instead of a dumbed-down, decontented North American version, the all-new 2012 Focus is virtually the same car on both shores of the Atlantic—in fact, around the world. And based on the ways it looks, […]

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