Congratulations to Cornwall, Ontario mother of two Kelly Ruest for winning Nissan Canada’s Innovation Challenge. Over 8000 initial contest submissions across Canada were received in the form of 140-character messages about what innovation means to you. From there the pool was narrowed to 200 semi-finalists who then had to create a short video to pitch [...]
The Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto will soon open and Natural Resources Canada will announce the 2012 ecoENERGY winners. You know how much we love to spoil a good surprise so without further adieu, here is the full list of this year’s winners… Each year since 1999, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recognizes the manufacturers of [...]
Congratulations to Winnipeg, Manitoba resident Randy Granger for winning Hyundai’s global Musical Shorts online video contest. The contest was run on YouTube and took submissions from all over the world. The main criteria for entering was to produce an 80-second video that used a Mason Bates music track called “Mothership”. Hyundai assembled a panel of [...]
40 vehicles will be making their Canadian debut at the 44th Annual Montreal Auto Show which is now open to the public and runs to January 22nd. If you’re in the Montreal area, you should definitely check it out and while you’re there say hello to C3PO Henry Ford. Well, not ‘the’ Henry Ford, but [...]
British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) challenged grade 12 students in British Columbia & Yukon to create videos that will raise awareness about the perils and dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Secondary schools across both participating provinces had between September 26, 2011 and November 14, 2011 to produce and submit their [...]
For the second time Porsche will be bringing the Camp4 3-day “Winter Experience” driving event to Canada, this latest iteration will be staged at frosty Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Students will be paired like fine wines with some of Porsche’s best Jedi driving instructors and a tasty assortment of 911 Carrera and Porsche Caymans will be served [...]
What exactly is in Volkswagen’s secret sauce these days? We know all about their Jedi mind tricks, but clearly there is far more going right with Volkswagen Canada these days than some cool television spots. How about a well-rounded vehicle lineup that Canadians are gobbling up in record numbers? Sounds about right. Volkswagen also has [...]
Hyundai-Kia is truly on a roll and they’re breaking new sales ground across the board. In the U.S., Hyundai-Kia claimed over 10% of the U.S. market in May for the first time in its history. Now the South Korean automaker is blazing a new trail in Canada. Hyundai-Kia usurped Honda and Toyota in May by [...]
GM Canada is recalling 2600 Cadillac SRX units as part of a wider recall affecting 50,500 units across North America. The primary concern focuses on a deployment issue with an air bag that is supposed to provide protection in the event of a side-impact collision. If the front passenger seat is unoccupied, the air bag [...]
A few days ago we mentioned Fiat’s desire to clean up Chrysler’s ownership structure in order to prepare for an eventual stock market IPO. The first domino to fall was Fiat’s agreement with the U.S. Government to purchase its 6.6% share in Chrysler for $500 million. Now Fiat has gone the final step and made [...]
