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Mitsubishi makes history by supplying mass produced all electric cars
Friday, November 20, 2009
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Mitsubishi Motors Sales of Canada Inc. (MMSCAN), British Columbia and the City of Vancouver made history today when three mass-produced, all-electric, zero-emission Mitsubishi i-MiEV passenger cars were presented to the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro. These three vehicles represent the fulfillment of a promise made by MMSCAN to the Government of British Columbia, BC Hydro and the City of Vancouver on April 6, 2009, with respect to providing i-MiEV cars for testing and evaluation.
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IRL: FAZZT Racing team is taking shape
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The only Canadian team to be involved in the IndyCar series for 2010, the FAZZT Race Team is continuing to take shape with the addition of key personnel as well as completing its own installations in Indianapolis.
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Rally: A last event expected to be difficult
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The last event of the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship season promises to be interesting as 54 teams head to Bancroft, Ontario, this upcoming weekend. Out of those, ten teams will be making the trip from the U.S. to live this special experience where an ability to juggle with trouble is not a key but a requirement.
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NASCAR: 2010 Canadian Tire Series schedule announced
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
NASCAR announced the schedule for the fourth season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, which will take the series to some of the top racing facilities throughout Canada.
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Vintage racing at Circuit Mont-Tremblant in 2010
Monday, November 16, 2009
Historic Motorsports Productions (HMP), a new vintage racing event promoter, has teamed with Circuit Mont-Tremblant to launch HMP's inaugural Canadian vintage racing and lifestyle event, July 10-12, 2010.
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Mercedes-Benz Canada celebrates another five dealership grand openings
Friday, November 13, 2009
By celebrating the grand openings of five dealerships in as many weeks, Mercedes-Benz continues to demonstrate its commitment to maintaining and further developing an unparalleled network across the country. Mercedes-Benz Canada's 53 dealerships, which include a combination of Mercedes-Benz owned retail stores and authorized dealerships, are the main point of contact with customers and play a critical role in upholding the highest level of customer satisfaction for vehicle sales, service and parts across Canada.
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BIXI takes gold!
Saturday, November 07, 2009
MONTREAL, - Thanks to the determination and boldness of the managers behind BIXI, the public bike system project developed for the City of Montréal, the Public Bike System Company earned Gold in the Canadian Public Sector Leadership Awards.
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New 'Green' Licence Plate
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Ontarians have voted for a new vehicle licence plate that will encourage consumers to switch to environmentally-friendly cars and trucks.
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2010 Canadian Car of the Year
Monday, November 02, 2009
Now that the 12 category winners have been announced, you may find yourself wondering how the others fared especially if you were disappointed to see that your favourite pick did not make the cut.
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AJAC Announces Canada's Best For 2010
Friday, October 30, 2009
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ON, - Seventy of Canada's top automotive journalists spent this week in the picturesque tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake; but not for the scenery or the wine tasting. Journalist members of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) were here for the express purpose of determining the 'Best New' cars, trucks and SUV/CUVs in 12 different vehicle categories, as part of AJAC's annual Canadian Car of the Year Awards program.
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Espacebus.ca allows Web-users to plan travel to destinations throughout Quebec
Thursday, October 29, 2009
QUÉBEC CITY, - With Quebec Transport Minister Julie Boulet and Tourism Minister Nicole Ménard on hand, the Association des propriétaires d'autobus du Québec (APAQ) today launched espacebus.ca, the only portal dedicated to group travel by coach and public transportation by bus in Quebec.
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2010 Scion Preview
Thursday, October 29, 2009
(TORONTO) - Announced at a luncheon in St. Catharine's today, SCION the automotive brand that maximizes personal expression will bust the performance and style conventions when it arrives at 45 SCION Dealers in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in September, 2010.
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2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Preview
Thursday, October 29, 2009
On the heels of introducing the BMW ActiveHybrid X6, today BMW announced the production version of the all-new BMW ActiveHybrid 7, which will also premiere at the Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA) in September. The BMW ActiveHybrid 7 will reach Canadian showrooms in Spring 2010. Based on the newest BMW 7 Series, this unique car sets new standards for performance and efficiency in the premium luxury class.
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CAA and ORBA release 2009 Top 20 Worst Roads list
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The Canadian Automobile Association and Ontario Road Builders' Association released their Top 20 Worst Roads list for 2009 today. This year close to 10,000 people voted for the road, highway or bridge in their community they wanted to see get fixed.
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Mitsubishi establishes technical training activities in Trois-Rivières
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. (MMSCAN) is pleased to announce a long term agreement with the Centre de formation professionnelle (CFP) Qualitech. Specialised training for Quebec based Mitsubishi technicians will take place in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The choice of Trois-Rivières takes into account the strategic location of that city, and recognizes the dynamism and flexibility of the Qualitech training centre located there.
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More Than 1 Million BIXI Trips!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Roger Plamondon, chair of the board of the Public Bike System Company, and Alain Ayotte, the company's president, were pleased to announce that the one millionth BIXI bike trip has been made. The two men were accompanied by Gérald Tremblay, mayor of Montréal, and André Lavallée, chair of the City of Montréal's executive committee and member responsible for the transportation plan, as well as the user who reached this important milestone in the young company's history.
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On November, The least-Used BIXI Stations Will Be Removed
Saturday, October 31, 2009
On November 1, the least-used BIXI stations will be removed, and the size of several others will be reduced. BIXI's first season will end on the same date that the City of Montréal's bicycle paths are closed: November 15. Next year's season will begin on May 1, 2010.
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Quebec Rally: Champions win triple crown
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Champions of the 2009 Quebec Rally Championship Simon Dubé and Pat Lavigne won Saturday the triple crown at the series first outing in Charlevoix since 2002. Dubé and Lavigne finished 21 seconds before Bruno Carré and Yvan Joyal in overall standing but in front of Éric Courchesne and Frédérick Prigge in the Jon Nichols Cup. Daniel Gauthier and Daniel Pilote completed the podium in this class.
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TestFest
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Many of you probably think that we have great jobs. Well, you'd be right. It is however, lots of work. In the last 48 hours, all Test Fest enrolled AJAC members have had to evaluate a minimum of 18 vehicles and some nuts have actually driven over 25 in the same amount of time.
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GT1: Canada to host GT1 race
Friday, October 23, 2009
Canada has been chosen to hold one of the12 races that appear on the 2010 provisional schedule of the new sports car World Championship GT1 that will kick-off its activities next year.
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2010 Canadian Car of the Year Awards
Monday, October 26, 2009
We can't believe it either, but it's that time of the year again! T'is the season when a large number of Canadian automotive journalists converge on the small town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, in Ontario's famed wine country, to find the best of the best.
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Back To School
Friday, October 16, 2009
When Michel Deslauriers, my boss at Auto123.com, told me he'd booked me into a driving school, I was insulted. I, who have driven the most beautiful tracks around the world, from Monaco to Silverstone, who have won an Atlantic race on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve! What in the world could a driving course teach me, one that employs production cars no less?
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Tesla Motors Launches Mobile Service Squad for customers in the United States and Canada
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Tesla Motors today announced a mobile service program featuring house calls for customers in the United States and Canada. Specialized technicians known as Tesla Mobile Service Rangers will visit owners' homes, offices or parking garages equipped to perform an array of procedures, including annual inspections and firmware upgrades.
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Renault-Nissan Alliance Signs Zero-Emission Partnership in Vancouver
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
VANCOUVER,- The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro announced today a partnership that will see British Columbia become the initial launch point for Nissan's Canadian zero-emission transportation program.
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Roadside Littering Down in PEI
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Prince Edward Island has some of the most beautiful scenic drives in Canada, but just like everywhere else, litter can sometimes spoil the view. However, drivers in PEI seem to have developed a very good habit: they have drastically stopped throwing their litter on the side of the road.
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CRC: Pat Richard wins but Antoine L'Estage remains on top
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Pat Richard and Alan Ockwell won the 2009 Pacific Forest Rally, the fifth round of the Canadian Rally Championship, under mixed conditions in the hills surrounding the Nicola Valley this past week-end.
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Karting: The best springboard into motorsports
Monday, October 05, 2009
I ran my first kart race back in October 1984. It's already been 25 years. The machines have changed dramatically over the last quarter of a century. So have the driving techniques. Capable of stupefying performances, karts offer breathtaking thrills for a relatively small investment.
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F1: Update on Montreal an Donington's deadlines
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Bernie Ecclestone has yet again extended Donington's deadline to get its funding in place for the British grand prix. As for Montreal, mayor Gerald Trembley insists he is not worried about next week's deadline to reach a final deal with Bernie Ecclestone for a Canadian grand prix in 2010.
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PHEV'09 -- Hybrids and EVs are still the Far West!
Friday, October 02, 2009
Montreal -- The world of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles (EV) is a real Far West! That's the conclusion we can draw from a roundtable discussion with seven representatives from automakers and OEM companies at the PHEV'09 Conference in Montreal.
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PHEV'09 - Batteries and winter
Thursday, October 01, 2009
What may seem like a foregone conclusion is still a hot topic for scientists and engineers: all batteries in electric vehicles must be able to withstand extreme temperatures. Five experts and more than a hundred representatives from the industry sat together and tried to analyze this key issue during PHEV'09, an international conference and trade show which ended yesterday in Montreal.
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Porsche Canada launches comprehensive winter marketing campaign
Thursday, October 01, 2009
With the launch of Winter Sports, a microsite appearing prominently on www.porsche.ca as well as the Web sites of Canadian dealers, Porsche Canada is launching a comprehensive marketing campaign designed to encourage Porsche customers to take full advantage of their vehicles' capabilities year-round. As well, it seeks to remove one of the traditional psychological barriers to buying a Porsche, demonstrating that, Cayenne or Cayman, Boxster or 911 or Panamera, every Porsche is designed, engineered and tested to put up with the worst Canadian winter conditions.
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NASCAR Canadian Tire: DJ Kennington wins season finale; Andrew Ranger confirmed as Champion
Sunday, September 27, 2009
In a rain-shortened race, DJ Kennington won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series finale, the Z-Line Designs 250, at the Kawartha Speedway confirming also Andrew Ranger's 2009 title. The race, which was supposed to be run on Saturday night, was postponed to Sunday because of the persistent rain and things were not looking good in the morning as rain was still present.
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Real-time Traffic Information on Electronic Signs
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Information about traffic, construction and weather will soon be available to drivers on 12 new electronic traffic signs along the QEW and the 400 series of highways in Niagara Region, Hamilton, Simcoe County and Toronto.
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IRL: Fazzt Race Team launches web site
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Alex Tagliani's new IndyCar team Fazzt Race Team has launched its web site. Preparations for the 2010 season are progressing smoothly, Tagliani says.
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2009 Georgian College Auto Show gears up for this weekend!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Georgian College Auto Show isn't your average first week back at class. Rather than text-books and calculators, students spend time getting up close and personal with the latest and greatest products from the automotive industry. For those pursuing a career in this sector, it's almost like Christmas time.
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In town without my car! - Mission accomplished
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
MONTREAL, - The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) is painting a very positive picture of Montreal's seventh annual In town without my car! day. A very large number of visitors came in spite of the rain, and the AMT only noted a small decrease in participation compared to last year, when almost 50 000 people participated.
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Ontario Drivers Feel New Cell Phone Legislation Doesn't Go Far Enough
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
MISSISSAUGA, ON, - The majority of Ontario drivers feel the new Ontario legislation banning the use of hand-held devices to talk, text or email while driving doesn't go far enough, according to a recent RBC Insurance/Ipsos Reid survey. With the new law scheduled to come into effect this fall, more than half (58 per cent) of Ontario drivers agree that hands-free devices are just as dangerous as hand-held devices and should be included in the new law. Sixty nine per cent believe the Ontario government should also ban drivers from eating while they drive.
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F1: 2010 Canada GP is not signed yet
Friday, September 18, 2009
The likely return to the F1 calendar of the Canadian grand prix continues to confuse, after another day of confirmation swiftly followed by denial.
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MAZDA2 Subcompact Car Will be Sold in U.S. and Canada
Thursday, September 17, 2009
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.,- Mazda North American Operations' president and CEO, Jim O'Sullivan, confirmed today during a meeting of the company's top dealers that the MAZDA2 subcompact, or B-Car classification, car will be sold in the U.S. beginning in late 2010. It was previously announced that the car also will be sold in Canada, beginning at about the same time.
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Fancy aerodynamics of NASCAR race cars (video)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The physics that apply to the 3500-lbs stockcar traveling at 200 miles per hour are tremendously complex. The shape of a NASCAR race machine must comply with the rules set in place and that dictates the overall performance of the car.
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Federal and provincial ministers to attend PHEV'09
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Electric Mobility Canada (EMC) president Mike Elwood announced today that Deputy Premier, Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife, and Minister overseeing Plan Nord, Nathalie Normandeau, and Natural Resources Canada Minister Lisa Raitt, will be attending PHEV'09, the conference and trade show devoted to electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids being held September 28-30 in Montreal.
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The smart fortwo tackles Targa Newfoundland
Monday, September 14, 2009
smart Canada today announced that for the first time ever, a smart fortwo will compete in Targa Newfoundland. The smart fortwo may be an unexpected choice for the Targa competition, but its class leading fuel economy, compact dimensions and intelligent design all combine to make the smart fortwo an excellent choice to tackle a course that covers over 2,220 kilometres on some of the most challenging and picturesque roads in North America.
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F1: Settlement of commercial dispute between GPF1 du Canada and FOA
Monday, September 14, 2009
Grand Prix F1 du Canada Inc. today announced that the commercial dispute between it and Formula One Administration (FOA), which had been ongoing since last fall and led to the cancellation of the 2009 edition of the Canadian Grand Prix, has now been settled.
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NCTS: Dom Thomson Jr. takes the Torbram 300 in Barrie
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Don Thomson Jr. won the Torbram Electric 300 part of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series schedule on Saturday night in front of a full-capacity crowd. Racing in Barrie is the epitome of short-track competition and Thomson a race-high 106 laps on the cozy .333-mile tri-oval and took his Chevrolet across the finish line in front of the others for the first time this season.
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Karting: A new track layout at Kart-O-Mania
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Thomas Schuler and Nadia Foti were delighted to announce that the Kart-O-Mania facility features a new track layout since Tuesday September 8.
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BIXI Is Now Part Of The Landscape In CDN-NDG
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Montréal,- It's official: BIXI is now part of the landscape in Côte-des-Neiges--Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (CDN--NDG). The very first self-serve bike stations were officially launched yesterday, near the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, at an event attended by Borough Mayor Michael Applebaum.
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CCTCC : Nick Wittmer first Quebecker to win Super Touring championship
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Nick Wittmer became Sunday the first Quebecker to win the Super Touring championship of the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship. The exploit is even more impressive - in some points - that he did so only with consistency as he did not win a single race this season - having been disqualified from the only one he was actually classified first at.
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I was made for a Jaguar XFR. Everything about this car speaks to me, makes me happy. It's like I was born behind the wheel of such a machine. I'm not sure if it's my natural sophistication, my irresistible charm or simply my contagious liveliness, but I feel linked to this car that displays the self-same traits.
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