The Crank: Is the guard changing in Canadian new car showrooms?

By John LeBlanc In my weekly Autonews column at Wheels.ca, I reported that last month’s Canadian new car sales suggest the market is starting to be divided in to the “haves” and the “have nots.” However, Canadian auto industry analyst, Dennis DesRosiers has taken a longer view back than just a year ago. And he […]

The Crank: Is Russian Polo coming to Canada?

[svgallery name=”2010_VW_Polo_Russia”] By John LeBlanc We already know as part of German Volkswagen Group‘s plans to overtake Toyota and General Motors for the title of World’s Largest Automaker, it needs to shore up its small car offerings in North America.

The Crank: More proof pickups are dumb

By John LeBlanc I’ve never understood North Americans’ fascination with pickup trucks as daily transportation. They’re too big, too thirsty, and, well, they handle like trucks. But what do I know. Just last month here in the Great White North, Ford’s F-series pickup truck was the most popular new vehicle sold—car or truck.

The Crank: Ford thinks knowing your horoscope makes for better driving

Going against every known study proving modern drivers need less, not more distractions while behind the wheel, Ford keeps making its Sync system even more complex. Remarkably, Ford is adding daily horoscopes (along with stock quotes, movie listings, airlines, rental cars and hotels) to vehicles equipped with the cloud-based SYNC app Traffic, Directions & Information […]

The Crank: Should Canada adopt new U.S. Toyota recall crisis laws?

By John LeBlanc For you glass-half-full crowd out there, at least some good is coming from the ongoing Toyota recall crisis.

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