JORDAN VILLAGE, Ont. – I have just signed onto a Wi-Fit hotspot, which would not be particularly remarkable if I were in a Starbucks or an airport. But here, Wi-Fit is part of the OnStar package in the newest version of the Chevrolet Equinox, the reinvented 2018 model (base price $26,995 including freight and dealer …
2017 Impreza driving Subaru sales, but quality and profits take hits
If you have yet to see a commercial or a billboard or any sort of ad for the 2017 Subaru Impreza, you’re most likely living in a cave. Subaru is spending a huge amount to launch the new compact sedan and hatchback. And it’s working. Subaru Canada’s sales are on fire. Canadians bought 1,159 Impreza …
Winners and losers: April’s auto sales story in Canada
Okay, the full Canadian April sales numbers are in and they spin many interesting tales about the winners and losers in this market. Losers? For starters, year-over-year new vehicle sales declined in April compared to a year ago, reports DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. Sales fell slightly, by 1.6 per cent to 197,203 from 200,384 a year …
With self-driving cars, you’re never alone
You might not yet have heard of Super Cruise and no, it’s not a 21st century spinoff of the hit 1970s TV series The Love Boat. You are visiting an automotive site, not Nickelodeon Online. Super Cruise is an autonomous driving system that will be offered in the 2018 Cadillac CT6 this fall. Cadillac claims …
May 24, 2017 | Commentary, First on the Grid 1 Comments (0) |
Will Ford’s new CEO fix wonky gearboxes and other quality woes?
One wag described Ford Motor’s new CEO as a “former furniture salesman and college football fan-boy.” Whatever his credentials, Denise Cuthbert would like new Ford CEO Jim Hackett to do two things: fix once and for all the wonky gearbox in her 2012 Ford Focus and put some serious effort into boosting her investment in …
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