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  • Ford Mustang Gets 60th Anniversary Package Limited to 1,965 Units
    by Guillaume Rivard on April 17, 2024 at 12:04 pm

    On this day 60 years ago, the Ford Mustang made its global debut at the New York World’s Fair. The American pony car has become a living legend, and it’s no surprise that the new-for-2024 seventh generation is getting a limited-edition 60th Anniversary package. “We took inspiration from the original …

  • 60 Years of Ford Mustang in 60 Pictures
    by Hugues Gonnot on April 17, 2024 at 9:00 am
  • Federal EV Rebate Maintained in Latest Budget, But What After 2025?
    by The Car Guide on April 16, 2024 at 8:17 pm

    Budget 2024 tabled by Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday doesn’t include any changes to the federal Incentive for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZVE) program. The program will continue as planned until March 31, 2025 or earlier if the funds run out. No decision has been made for later yet. The …

  • 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser: Appreciating the Return of a Legend
    by Antoine Joubert on April 16, 2024 at 7:00 pm

    Except for the 70 Series aimed at the mining industry, the Land Cruiser exited the Canadian market in 1989, with Toyota choosing to focus on the cheaper 4Runner on this side of the border. Down in the U.S., the Land Cruiser continued to be sold until 2021 when the next-generation …

  • British Columbia Bans Level 3-5 Self-Driving Vehicles
    by Guillaume Rivard on April 16, 2024 at 3:26 pm

    British Columbia has updated its Motor Vehicle Act to promote cleaner and active transportation and enhance safety for vulnerable road users, including cyclists and pedestrians. The changes came into effect April 5. In particular, the regulations bring into force a prohibition against operation of fully automated self-driving vehicles (level 3 …

  • Ontario Driver Wants Automakers to be Accountable for Easily Stolen Vehicles
    by Guillaume Rivard on April 16, 2024 at 1:54 pm

    Drivers across the country are heavily affected by car theft, which was up 48.2 percent in Ontario and 58 percent in Quebec in 2022 alone according to the latest numbers posted by insurance group Équité Association. The Canadian government announced a series of measures and investments following its national summit …

  • 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB Offers Cheaper AWD Variant
    by Guillaume Rivard on April 16, 2024 at 11:55 am

    The Mercedes-Benz EQB , the least expensive electric SUV in the German automaker’s lineup, is refreshed going into its sophomore year. The all-wheel-drive variant is back, though with reduced power and range. Why? Because now it qualifies for the federal EV rebate, too. Instead of the EQB 350 4MATIC that …

  • New Alfa Romeo Junior is a Tiny EV That We Won’t Get in Canada
    by Guillaume Rivard on April 15, 2024 at 6:11 pm

    Alfa Romeo ’s first electric vehicle, which was unveiled last week as the Milano, will actually be called Junior after the Italian government came out saying that a product manufactured in Poland could not legally go by the name Milano. Alfa Romeo has used the Junior moniker since 1966 with …

  • Tesla to Cut Over 10 Percent of Global Workforce
    by Guillaume Rivard on April 15, 2024 at 3:36 pm

    Following a drop in deliveries in the first quarter of 2024, and with the growth in EV demand slowing considerably, Tesla is planning to slash its global workforce by more than 10 percent. CEO Elon Musk warned employees in a company email that has since surfaced online. “We have done …

  • Two Fatal Crashes Put Ford’s BlueCruise System Under Investigation
    by Guillaume Rivard on April 15, 2024 at 1:36 pm

    While Tesla ’s Autopilot and so-called Full Self-Driving capability keep making headlines mostly for the wrong reasons, Ford ’s own hands-free driving system—called BlueCruise—is far from perfect, either, and now has the attention of U.S. authorities. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation following two fatal crashes …