You’re heard this one? Q: What did the Ford say to the Buick on the side of the road? A: Rust-in-peace. And this one: “Friends don’t let friends drive Fords.” Yes, the world is littered with hoary old wisecracks and one-liners about Ford Motor, General Motors and their products. But there is nothing funny about …
Millennials are demanding car shoppers
As we head into the weekend, ponder these interesting insights into Canadian car shoppers: Millennials are not happy shoppers Millennials are, in fact, a tough sell. Fewer than half of them report being satisfied with their most recent car shopping experience (45 per cent), versus Baby Boomers at 62 per cent, notes the Canadian Car …
GM begins to right the Malibu wrongs with 2016 model
VICTORIA, B.C. — The best four-door sedan that almost no one loves is the Chevrolet Malibu. How bad has it gotten for the Malibu? Last year Toyota sold almost twice the number of Camrys, ditto for Ford with the Fusion. Honda’s Accord, the Hyundai Sonata, and even Chrysler’s sad-sack 200 all outsell the Malibu in …
2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid: a bridge to full electrification
WHISTLER, B.C. — In the underground parkade beside the Whistler Convention Centre you’ll find five 50 kW DC (direct current) charging stations, each delivering a free fill-up for full-on battery electric vehicles (EV). If you can afford a $100,000 Tesla Model S, for instance, taxpayers pay for your electric fuel – delivered through networked Greenlots …
April 21, 2016 | Commentary, First on the Grid Like Comments (0) |
GM: record earnings, little respect, less love
The latest instalment of the ongoing saga “There’s Little Respect and Less Love for GM” comes in two parts: First, a product update focused on the highly affordable 2016 Chevrolet Cruze compact car: The thriftiest version of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze gets 5.6 litres/100 km on the highway – which lands it in gasoline-electric hybrid …
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