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March 2001
March 30, 2001 Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan Canada, announced that the all-new 2002 Q45 luxury sedan will have a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $73,000.
Following the lead of such tall small cars as the Toyota Echo and Ford Focus, Suzuki will introduce a new, taller wagon model for the 2002 model year. Unveiled at the Toronto auto show in February, the Suzuki 2002 Concept Compact Car is likely to replace the current Esteem wagon.
March 29, 2001 Ford and The National Geographic Channel have teamed up to launch an innovative, environmental television series, EarthPulse, in association with Ford Motor Company's Heroes for the Planet.
Grant Yoxon went to northern Georgia to test drive the Type-S on the narrow paved roads that coil around the hills and valleys of Chattahoochee National Forest. These are challenging roads, not only for drivers, but for vehicles as well, the perfect venue to test the handling and performance capabilities of sporting vehicles. And the Acura 3.2TL Type-S was up for the challenge.
March 28, 2001 Thanks to auto show patrons and Subaru City, a cheque
for $1,500 was presented to Ronald McDonald House in Edmonton yesterday. Over
500 visitors to the Edmonton International Auto and Truck Show paid two
dollars each to test their driving skills agai
March 28, 2001 Buick will unveil a special 2002 model of its midsize Regal - again featuring design influences by renowned fashion designer Joseph Abboud - at the New York International Automobile Show April 13-22.
March 28, 2001 Buick is celebrating the arrival of the 2002 Rendezvous, by entering an early production model in an epic event this fall - the 15,000-mile, 55-day "Inca Trail 4x4 Adventure Drive" through South America.
Greg Wilson visits the scenic Haliburton Highlands, venturing onto numerous out of the way, unpaved, snow-covered backroads to find out just how good the four-wheel-drive Cross Country wagon is when the roads are slippery and unpredictable, and the snowbanks are deep and unforgiving.
March 27, 2001 More than a dozen well-known organizations including Natural Resources Canada and Montreal's Concordia University have now joined forces to tackle one of the toughest engineering challenges of our time - taking North America's most popular working vehicle and taming its environmental impact.
March 27, 2001 The Comp T/A Drag Radial tire is a street legal drag racing tire. Specially manufactured for drag racing on the drag strip, the Comp T/A Drag Radial gives improved adherence for greater acceleration.
March 26, 2001 The U.S-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released results from their latest 40 mph frontal offset crash tests. Vehicles tested were the 2001 Honda Civic, 2000/2001 Ford Focus, 2001 Chrysler Sebring sedan, 2001 Lexus LS430 and 2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Mercedes-Benz C-Class models.
March 24, 2001 Chung Ju-Yung, the founder of the Hyundai conglomerate and one of Korea's leading industrialists has died at the age of 85. Mr. Chung passed away peacefully on March 21st at the age of 85.
March 24, 2001 For the first time ever, Subaru Canada, Inc. is holding test drive clinics across Canada in order to give driving enthusiasts the chance to experience both the turbo-charged 2002 Impreza WRX, and the Outback 3.0 H6-VDC.
March 22, 2001 A study released on Wednesday gives high marks to gasoline-derived fuels and fuel cell vehicles as the cleanest and most efficient combination of fuel and propulsion system for the near term. Additionally, the study found that hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles are the best long-term solution, while diesel hybrids also scored well in the report.
March 22, 2001 Carlos Ghosn, president of Nissan Motor Company has announced the appointment of Mr. Mamoru Yoshida as president of Nissan Canada, effective April 2, 2001.
March 22, 2001 Auto manufacturers setting the small is big trend this year include Mini, Mercedes, Nissan, BMW, and Jaguar.
March 21, 2001 Ford Motor Company is searching for the glass punch bowl won by Henry Ford in a 1901 car race. The punch bowl was given to him following his one and only racing victory on October 10, 1901.
March 20, 2001 When Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis drew the outlines of a small, box-shaped car on a serviette in a restaurant one lunchtime in 1957, he could not have known that he was actually starting a revolution.
March 20, 2001 A new way of finding car parts could keep older vehicles on the road longer and longer.
March 20, 2001 Castrol Oil plans to give Canada's "Top Tech" students from across Canada the chance to be a part of the action in the CASCAR pits with the Castrol Syntec and the Snap-On Racing teams.
March 20, 2001 The Chrysler Group is voluntarily recalling 615 Dodge Viper ACR and GT-2 Commemorative Editions equipped with optional equipment 5-point racing seat belt harness. The harnesses may not meet the voluntary load specifications set forth by the FIA (Federation Internationale DE L'Automobile), which oversees racing safety.
March 20, 2001 The Jeep Division of DaimlerChrysler has been named the winner of the 5th Annual Tread Lightly! Advertising Leadership Award, for excellence in environmentally responsible advertising.
March 20, 2001 Check out the latest mind-blowing safety technology at this year's New York International Automobile Show at the Jacob K. Javits Center from Friday, April 13 to Sunday, April 22.
March 16, 2001 U.S. consumer magazine, Consumer Reports, has released its Top Picks for 2001 model year cars. The list includes vehicles that have excelled in Consumer Reports testing and are predicted to have average or better reliability.
March 16, 2001 Mazda Canada apologised to owners of 2001 Miatas for misstating the car's horsepower rating and offered to buy back the car, or provide free maintenance for three years and a lump sum payment of $500.
After 71 years, Bentley Motors is ready to return to Le Mans with two new EXP Speed 8 race cars - the fastest Bentleys ever. The only fully enclosed prototypes at the start of the Le Mans 24 hours in June, the Bentleys will be powered by twin turbocharged 3.6 litre V8 engines with in excess of 600 horsepower.
March 15, 2001 Transport Minister David Collenette announced last week that the Federal government is proposing a new regulation which will require vehicle manufacturers to install a universal anchor system for child car seats in new vehicles by September 2002.
March 15, 2001 Shrinking SUVs and a major makeover for wagons are two new trends to look out for at this year's New York International Automobile Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from Friday, April 13 to Sunday, April 22.
General Motors of Canada announced prices for the all-new 2002 Avalanche yesterday. The two-wheel-drive model will start at $38,960 and the four-wheel-drive version at $42,205 - plus a destination freight charge of $990. The Avalanche will be in dealerships this spring.
March 14, 2001 Car4U.com Ltd., Canada's first automotive eDealer, today released the top ten most requested vehicles and manufacturers in February at its online sales site, Cars4U.com. Volkswagen, whose VW Jetta is the most requested vehicle, led all other manufacturers. Honda had two vehicles in the top three - the Civic and Accord, although in terms of manufacturer requests, Honda was fourth, after Volkswagen, Ford and Toyota.
March 14, 2001 Emerging trends will be the theme of the 101st New York International Automobile Show, April 13th to April 22nd. In New York, high-style is 'in', small cars are 'big', retro is booming, modern is chic, wagons are back, race cars are roaring, and safety is hi-tech cool.
March 13, 2001 With a 5.5 litre aluminium V8 engine pumping out 342 horsepower and 376 lbs.-ft of torque, the Mercedes-Benz ML55 AMG can accelerate from a standstill to 100 km/h in just 6.8 seconds, making it the fastest SUV in the world - at least in a straight line. At $91,650, it's also one of the most expensive SUV's in the world.
March 13, 2001 Canadian BMW Retailers are currently undertaking a $70 million dollar expansion of BMW showrooms and service facilities in anticipation of a larger product portfolio and increased sales in the upcoming years.
March 13, 2001 XCELLSIS GmbH is the system supplier for the fuel cell-driven NECAR 5 (New Electric Car) from DaimlerChrysler and the Premacy FC-EV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) from Mazda. In early February, the two vehicles obtained a road permit from the Japanese Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport. The fuel used in the system is methanol.
For 2001, Dodge is offering a new high-performance R/T version of the mid-sized Durango sport utility vehicle.
March 12, 2001 Ford Motor Company bought the remaining 18.5 percent of shares of the Hertz Corporation that it didn't already own on Friday, making Hertz a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford. Ford paid U.S. $35.50 per share. The Hertz Corporation is the world's largest car rental company and operating in 143 countries with approximately 6,500 locations.
March 9, 2001 Alain Batty, who lived and studied in Montreal before embarking on a career with Ford Motor Company, has been named the new president and CEO of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, effective April 2, 2001.
March 9, 2001 Oldsmobile may be history in a few years, but that's not stopping General Motors from putting the 2002 Bravada SUV at the head of the pack at the 85th annual Indianapolis 500 race on May 27, 2001.
March 9, 2001 Toyota has published a step-by-step guide entitled "Smart Consumer: How To Buy A Sport Utility Vehicle." It can be seen in a 16-page insert in the March 2001 issues of Hearst's Good Housekeeping and Popular Mechanics magazines.
March 9, 2001 Neil Schilke, former General Director of Engineering and Product Planning at General Motors of Canada, has been awarded the 2001 Medal of Honour by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
March 9, 2001 BMW Canada's Auto Couture competition, which drew submissions from thirteen prominent Canadian fashion designers, came to a close on Tuesday evening with the announcement of Hoax Couture's blue logo-covered BMW 540i sedan as the winning design.
March 9, 2001 For the 10th consecutive year, the British Columbia Automobile Association will donate one auto club membership to each secondary school holding a dry grad celebration attended by at least 50 per cent of the school's graduating students.
March 9, 2001 Hertz, the world's largest rental car company, has bought a small Ontario rental car company, Economy Car and Truck Rental. The Canadian company is based in Ontario with various locations in the Greater Toronto area.
With a well-established reputation for producing world-class luxury sedans and coupes, Lexus promises to expand its dominance of the luxury car market with the introduction of the 2002 SC 430, a unique luxury sports car that combines the most desireable qualities of a coupe and convertible.
The most recent in a line of sport-inspired variants from Saab - and new this year to Canada - the Saab 9-5 Aero Wagon combines the versatility of a Saab wagon with the performance, handling characteristics and exterior styling of the 9-5 Aero Sedan.
March 7, 2001 It may have been born an ink injector for high-resolution color printers, but Siemens Automotive has taken its parent company's innovation and once again applied it to the automotive industry.
March 7, 2001 Siemens Automotive's Integrated Starter Generator (ISG) technology, also known as a soft hybrid, is poised to play a leading role in helping sport utility vehicle (SUV) makers reach their stated fuel economy improvement goals of up to 25 percent by 2005.
March 7, 2001 The MPCpro docks a cell phone with a Palm V or Vx personal hand-held computer. The Palm unit and the telephone sit side-by-side in a specially designed cradle. The device helps active people save time and increase productivity by allowing them to use the cell phone and to access information from the Palm handheld computer in their vehicles, all by voice.
March 6, 2001 At the Geneva Motor Show, BMW showed a long-wheelbase 12 cylinder 7-Series sedan with a fully equipped office designed for multimedia use. BMW is the first automobile manufacturer to build a car featuring Internet access, e-mail, telephone and TV that can be used while the car is being driven.
March 6, 2001 The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Federal Minister of Natural Resources Canada presented DaimlerChrysler Canada with the Leadership Award from Canada's Climate Change Voluntary Challenge & Registry at their annual Council of Champions meeting and Leadership awards, March 2nd.
March 6, 2001 Automotive Engineering International magazine has selected the Toyota Prius gas-electric hybrid car as the "Best Engineered Car of 2001". The award is based on a survey of reader's opinions.
March 6, 2001 This year the Michigan Hot Rod Association hosted its 49th Annual Autorama at Detroit's Cobo Center during the last weekend in February. The heat was turned up in chilly Detroit when The M-80, a custom '49 Chevy Coupe, stole the show and walked away with most of the top awards.
Toyota introduced the FCHV-3, its latest fuel cell hybrid vehicle, at the International Symposium on Fuel Cell Vehicles on March 1 and 2nd in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota says that, in terms of cleanliness and efficiency, fuel-cell vehicles that directly employ pure hydrogen will become mainstay in the future. The new FCHV-3 brings that goal one step closer to reality. The FCHV-3 features a hydrogen-absorbing alloy tank as well as a highly efficient 90 kW fuel cell.
Professor Joachim Milberg, CEO of BMW AG, announced yesterday that the all-new small BMW will be called the 1 Series. It will fit in between the Mini and the 3-Series.
Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, best known for its collector car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, will be conducting another auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, June 15th and 16th.
March 2, 2001 Goodyear has introduced the world's first tire with a compound derived from corn. The new Goodyear GT3 is the first tire on the market using a new starch-based filler material called BioTRED, which uses common corn as its "feedstock."
March 2, 2001 The web-site for the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company has received one of Forbes "Best Of The Web" Awards for the Collectible Cars category. The award is named in the Spring 2001 Forbes.com Best of The Web magazine.
March 2, 2001 Bentley Motors launched two limited edition cars, specially developed to celebrate the company's return to Le Mans after 71 Years.
March 2, 2001 Hyundai Auto Canada announced a new dealership in Belleville, Ontario, bringing Hyundai's total dealership count to 149. Belleville Hyundai is located at 51 Station Street in Belleville.
Due in showrooms in the first quarter of 2001, the new four-door mid-sized 2002 GMC Envoy features an all-new inline six cylinder engine with best-in-class horsepower and efficiency, a smoother ride and better handling, a more spacious interior, and safety upgrades including dual-level airbags for driver and front-seat passenger.
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