The car that is famous (or infamous) for the insult phrase “nice car, does it come in his?” has been around for almost a quarter century. The Mazda Miata has changed very little since its introduction in 1989. for 2013, the new Miata will sit in showrooms, women’s driveways and clueless men’s driveways looking very [...]
Toyota unveiled their new 2012 Camry yesterday. The 2012 Toyota Camry may be the most important model in Toyota’s history. The major earthquake in Japan earlier this year hurt production and sales of various Toyota vehicles. On top of that, the brand was already struggling to come back from the terrible publicity caused by the [...]
The automotive industry is one of the most cut throat areas of business there is. It is dominated by large auto manufacturers with massive marketing budgets aimed at stealing market share from one another. However, there seems to one area that even these giants of industry have been overlooking. That is the actual sales experience. This also [...]
Chrysler is seeing a rise in sales of their crossover, Dodge Journey, as well as, other light trucks (Dodge Caravan and Jeeps) in Canada. According to a Financial Post article (click here to read it), they even beat Ford in this category. Does this mean they are finally beginning to understand how to build a [...]
Mazda Motor Corp. is in the middle of an identity crisis. Unlike most other auto makers, including Ford (which they have been closely aligned with), Mazda does not seem to have a clear strategy in terms of the direction they are headed with their products. They do have one very successful car, especially outside of [...]
The state of Nevada is the first jurisdiction in North America to allow people to use driverless vehicles on roads. Google has been testing such a technology for some time now. There is also an idea that may not be too far fetched that allows the cars to connect in a virtual chain or “train” [...]
I have been to so many dealerships in the Greater Toronto Area that I have become used to the lies, scamming and unethical games that many of them play and I’m not even talking about used car dealerships. No, I’m talking about new car dealerships for just about all the brands everyone drives. However, recently [...]
There are not many cars or car brands that can withstand multiple recalls that make headlines in the news and not show any drop in sales. We all remember Toyota’s seemingly untouchable reputation for reliability in recent years and even they dropped like a rock for a while after being hit with an astounding number [...]
New York City has been holding a bidding contest to choose the city’s future taxi cab. Mayor Bloomberg wants New York City to have one type of taxi cab that will be the dominant model for the next decade. The three finalists were Nissan, Ford and a Turkish auto maker called Karsan. According to a [...]
Right now happens to be a very interesting and unique time to lease a new car in Canada. Due to the restructuring of the domestic auto manufacturers, you can lease a car from a luxury brand like Acura or Volvo for the same price range that you would pay for some domestic cars. The reason [...]
Comments