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Check out these highlights on the driving.ca portion of our website, timescolonist.com Honda has suddenly awoken from the slumber that has seen several of its recent product launches arrive with what was essentially a carryover powertrain.

In the early decades of the 20th century, many ambitious entrepreneurs were able to start car companies. Entry was fairly easy for a talented blacksmith, carriage-maker or bicycle-builder with ingenuity and mechanical skills.

Nissan Motor Co., hoping to boost disappointing sales for the Leaf electric car, on Tuesday said it has improved the driving range of its alternative-fuel vehicle by 14 per cent and lowered its price tag.

Pursuing a strategy of working with other automakers, Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that it will have Mazda Motor Corp. build a small car for the Toyota brand. The subcompact, which will be sold in the U.S.

Comes with sporty-style bucket seats and fancier trim

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Any celebrity knows that a little nip and tuck goes a long way. Some celebrities have had their faces pulled so tight, their lips meet their foreheads. Thankfully, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK hasn't suffered such indignities.

It's a good idea to keep a beady eye on the range calculator on an EV as the weather gets colder. As anybody who has ever needed to jump-start their car knows, winter can be hard on a car battery.

General Motors has pulled out all the stops to make the 2013 Cadillac ATS the car that can go bumper-to-bumper with the BMW 3-Series - the acknowledged benchmark in the compact sport/luxury segment.

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