Cars
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Thursday, August 20, 2015.
INSIDE THE CANADIAN AUTO INDUSTRY
Big news for the Canadian auto industry came out of GM Canada’s Oshawa HQ yesterday. GM will invest a further $12 million, pocket change really, to enhance production of the Chevrolet Equinox. This means the plant won’t close in 2016. But it might still close in 2017.
AUTOFOCUS
The premium auto picture is a bright-coloured one at the moment in Canada. As the overall market inches toward another record year, Canada’s five top-selling upmarket brands combined for a 16% sales increase in the first seven months of 2015.
REVIEW
evo magazine says the Skoda Yeti’s "four-square stance, nicely judged suspension, accurate steering and just enough power make the Yeti a genuinely entertaining drive.â€
TTAC
The portion of the U.S. owned by SUVs and crossovers has steadily been climbing, but that portion increased more dramatically in the month of July.
WATCH
The guys at Consumer Reports seem to really like the two new Scions, the Mazda 2-based Scion iA and the Toyota Auris-based Scion iM.
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- Auto News For Monday, August 17, 2015 - Gm Boosts Full-size Suv Production
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Monday, August 17, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Reuters reports that General Motors is set to dramatically increase production of their full-size SUVs in hopes of finding...
- Auto News For Friday, July 24, 2015 - Mitsubishi Ending Us Auto Production
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Friday, July 24, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Mitsubishi is ending U.S. auto production at its plant in Normal, Illinois. Few are the automakers which participate in...
- Auto News For Friday, May 29, 2015 - Abundant Miata Reviews
Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Monday, June 1, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS Ford doesn't have enough frames, so production of the new-for-2015, aluminum-intensive Ford F-150 has been curtailed. ...
- Auto News For Friday, February 27, 2015 - Ford Edge Adds Jobs In Canadian Automotive Industry
(Let us introduce you to the tenth edition of GCBC's new daily auto news recaps including stories from around the web that are either important, informative, interesting, intriguing, or all of the above. Brought to you by GCBC's operations...
Cars
Auto News For Thursday, August 20, 2015 - GM Production In Oshawa, Ontario, Extended
INSIDE THE CANADIAN AUTO INDUSTRY
Big news for the Canadian auto industry came out of GM Canada’s Oshawa HQ yesterday. GM will invest a further $12 million, pocket change really, to enhance production of the Chevrolet Equinox. This means the plant won’t close in 2016. But it might still close in 2017.
AUTOFOCUS
The premium auto picture is a bright-coloured one at the moment in Canada. As the overall market inches toward another record year, Canada’s five top-selling upmarket brands combined for a 16% sales increase in the first seven months of 2015.
REVIEW
evo magazine says the Skoda Yeti’s "four-square stance, nicely judged suspension, accurate steering and just enough power make the Yeti a genuinely entertaining drive.â€
TTAC
The portion of the U.S. owned by SUVs and crossovers has steadily been climbing, but that portion increased more dramatically in the month of July.
WATCH
The guys at Consumer Reports seem to really like the two new Scions, the Mazda 2-based Scion iA and the Toyota Auris-based Scion iM.
- Auto News For Friday, September 18, 2015 - Volvo Xc90 Aces Iihs Small Overlap Crash Test
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Friday, September 18, 2015. INSIDE THE MEXICAN AUTO INDUSTRY With a new agreement between the United Auto Workers Union and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, production of the...
- Auto News For Monday, August 17, 2015 - Gm Boosts Full-size Suv Production
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Monday, August 17, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Reuters reports that General Motors is set to dramatically increase production of their full-size SUVs in hopes of finding...
- Auto News For Friday, July 24, 2015 - Mitsubishi Ending Us Auto Production
Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews and videos for Friday, July 24, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY Mitsubishi is ending U.S. auto production at its plant in Normal, Illinois. Few are the automakers which participate in...
- Auto News For Friday, May 29, 2015 - Abundant Miata Reviews
Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Monday, June 1, 2015. INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS Ford doesn't have enough frames, so production of the new-for-2015, aluminum-intensive Ford F-150 has been curtailed. ...
- Auto News For Friday, February 27, 2015 - Ford Edge Adds Jobs In Canadian Automotive Industry
(Let us introduce you to the tenth edition of GCBC's new daily auto news recaps including stories from around the web that are either important, informative, interesting, intriguing, or all of the above. Brought to you by GCBC's operations...