2014 Geneva Motor Show: 2015 Ford Focus

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – Just in time to battle with a new generation of Volkswagen’s compact Golf, Ford unveiled a refreshed version of its compact bestseller: the Focus.

Feature: Just how important are trucks to the Canadian new vehicle market?

Story by John LeBlanc Let’s go right to the score card: In 2013, Canadians bought more new vehicles than ever before, to the tune of a record 1.743 million units, according to stats provided by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. That’s up 4% from 2012, and handily beats the previous record of 1.703 million set in 2002. […]

Flashback Fridays: 2004 Ford Mustang Mach 1

Story by John LeBlanc Originally published, April 2004 – Ford has made its Mustang play a lot of different roles over the past 40 years, giving the car rightful ownership to a “been there, done that” attitude. Introduced in April 1964 as the “pony car,” the original Mustang was simply a Ford Falcon sedan, albeit […]

Comparo: 2014 Ford Focus 5-door Titanium vs. 2014 Mazda3 Sport GT

Story by John LeBlanc Welcome to the heart of the Canadian new car market: the compact class. While the profits are thin for their makers, compact cars perennially sit at the top of the sales charts. And such fierce competition has brought some outstanding value to new car buyers. Take for instance this pair of […]

2014 Detroit: Six most significant production debuts

Story and photos by John LeBlanc DETROIT – Another January, another Detroit auto show. But while this year’s annual event in the Motor City was notable for the plethora of high-performance reveals, in what is arguably the most competitive new vehicle market in history, these are my six most significant production debuts:

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