Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:36 PM EDT
2013 Altima rolls off assembly line with Camry firmly in its sights
The 2013 Altima rolled off the assembly line here at the Nissan’s sprawling manufacturing centre just outside of Music City, Nashville, Tenn. Nissan has enormous expectations for the fifth-generation family sedan – beat Camry.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:05 PM EDT
A portable urinal for the car... do I need to go on?
Men, of course, never grow up. Or at least they never grow up beyond the age of 12, which explains the enduring success of the Jim Carrey movie Dumb and Dumber and why I could not help but snigger at the potty-humour potential of the GoPilot.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 1:33 PM EDT
The dark side of new car gizmos
I do not want to drive in a world that is utterly connected. Period. I know this runs counter to a massive trend in the auto industry, but I am troubled and even a little scared by the idea that my car should be utterly connected to the road and to the outside world as I drive along – 24/7.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 2:41 PM EDT
Canada’s top 10 cars and light trucks through the first quarter of 2012
Perhaps we should call this phenomenon the schizophrenia of the new car marketplace.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:46 PM EDT
Canadian Auto Workers union: singing off-key as jobs go south
Even as market forces and mobile capital are pushing auto companies to build plants in Mexico and the southern U.S., the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union has a better idea: “We need a National Auto Policy,” argues the Toronto-based union in a policy paper released last week.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 1:30 PM EDT
What’s behind the dismal sales of electric vehicles?
The U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) made a splash this week with a report that says you could save as much as $853 (U.S.) a year, on average, if you switch from a gasoline car to an EV (electric vehicle), and then live with it for the next 15 years.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:39 PM EDT
Banking on buying used? Think again
Some readers believe the only good car is a used car. That’s because every time a new vehicles drives off the lot – POOF! There goes 20 per cent or so of the price you paid. Buy used, and you don’t pay the depreciation.
Thursday, April 5, 2012 1:37 PM EDT
Nissan’s move should sound alarm for Canadian auto industry
An announcement by Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn at the New York auto show should sound a cautionary warning for Canadians wondering about the future of car manufacturing in our country.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 12:39 PM EDT
The resurrection of Lincoln: will it succeed without standalone dealers?
Ford has a big, big problem with its Lincoln brand, and it’s exactly the same one General Motors has with its Cadillac brand: both are second-tier afterthoughts. That is, neither Lincoln nor Cadillac have product lines and dealer networks on a par with top-tier premium brands like Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Lexus and Infiniti.
Thursday, March 29, 2012 8:25 AM EDT
Honda goes native in North America
Honda seems to have awoken from a slumber or emerged from the bunker. Call it what you like, but the once-innovative Japanese car company looks to have found a new seriousness about the design, technology, packaging and overall engineering of its vehicles.
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Jeremy Cato
Jeremy Cato, Globe Auto’s senior features writer, is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist who has covered the auto industry for more than 20 years. He co-hosts the weekly television show Car/Business, which appears on Business News Network and CTV.
