A Newfoundland man has been named the Bridgestone Canadian Truck Hero Award for 2009. The annual award recognizes professional truck drivers who demonstrate courage, quick thinking and integrity in the face of an emergency.
Porsche will debut its new 911 GT3 R at the Birmingham Motor Show in January. The new model will be raced by customers in series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations and will succeed the 911 GT3 Cup S.
Consumer knowledge about hybrids, combined with continuing hybrid advancements, the development of indigenous battery suppliers for U.S. automakers, and an anticipated post-recession rise in fuel prices will help drive the consumer hybrid vehicle market in the coming years, according to a new report by ABI Research.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed one million miles of plug-in hybrid electric testing (PHEV) through its advanced vehicle testing centre at its Idaho National Laboratory.
Nineteen cars and eight SUVs have earned the 2010 Top Safety Pick Award from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the first time that good performance in roof rollover strength becomes a requirement for winning.
Honda will debut its new Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT) for the first time at the Los Angeles Auto Show in December, and will demonstrate a futuristic concept for an ultra-compact, aggressively-designed coupe.
Mercedes-Benz will debut the 563-horsepower SLS AMG, the fuel-sipping E350 BlueTEC and fuel cell-powered F-Cell at the Los Angeles Auto Show in December. The company will also launch the ML450 Hybrid, its first hybrid SUV, and the Splitview dual-content viewing technology.
The 2011 Mazda2 will make its North American debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December, and will be sold in Canada and the U.S. beginning in late 2010.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released its new Motorcoach Safety Action Plan, which lays out concrete steps for improving the safety of highway buses by addressing such issues as driver fatigue and inattention, vehicle rollover, occupant ejections, and oversight of unsafe carriers.
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is reminding Quebec motorists to carry a copy of the Joint Report in their cars, and use it in case of an automobile collision where there is no injury.
The retail "turn rate," indicating the average number of days a car sits on a dealer's lot before being sold, is indicating signs of economic recovery in the Canadian new-vehicle market, according to a report by J.D. Power and Associates.
Wednesday, November 18 is the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims in Canada, publicly remembering thousands of victims of traffic collisions and acknowledging a collective responsibility to prevent serious injuries and deaths on the roads.
Chevrolet has confirmed it will debut the U.S. production version of the Cruze sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show in December, along with the Volt extended-range electric vehicle, giving visitors a close-up view of Chevrolet's expanding lineup of gas-friendly and gas-free products.
Cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles to fleets will total nearly four million worldwide between 2009 and 2015, according to a recent report by Pike Research.
With extreme rainfall hitting much of B.C., the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is reminding drivers to slow down, keep their distance, and use extra caution on the roads.
Kia has built its first vehicle in the U.S., an all-new Sorento that rolled off the production line at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) to officially open the company's first U.S. Kia Motors plant.
More than a dozen business leaders, including Nissan Motor Company CEO Carlos Ghosn, have formed the Electrification Coalition with the intention of deploying electric vehicles.