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New, New Beetle a step forward for the car, a step backward for the cuteness
By Jim Bray --VolkswagenIt’s a Beetle you probably won’t want to stomp on, unless you’re only referring to what your foot does to the accelerator pedal.
Bavaria Takes on the Cute Ute Market
By Jim Bray --Automotive NewsBMW’s entry into the small sport utility market is the new X1, a vehicle recognizable instantly as a BMW, which should come as a relief to BMW fans around the world. It’s all BMW, too, but smaller and more affordable than the company’s established X3 and X5 SUV’s.
Hyundai extends sales growth into 2012
By Online --Hyundai MARKHAM, ON, - Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. announced today that it sold 7,460 vehicles in January, representing an 11.6% increase over the same month in 2011. The January result represents the 37th consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth and the best-ever January in company history. The January result tops a month where the Elantra was named the 2012 North American Car of the Year (NACOTY).
Toyota Canada Inc. launches into 2012 with best January in history
By Online --Toyota
TORONTO, - Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) started the year off with a record-setting 10,660 sales in January.
Toyota sales highlights for January 2012 (vs. January 2011)
Total Toyota sales: 9,565 (up 17.2%)
- Toyota car sales: 4,965 (up 13.4%)
- Yaris Hatch sales: 476 (up 188.5%)
- Prius/Prius v sales: 263 (up 176.8%)
- Camry/Camry Hybrid sales: 1,007 (up 168.5%), leads intermediate sedan segment for third month in a row
- Avalon sales: 39 (up 116.7%)
- Toyota truck sales: 4,600 (up 21.6%)
- RAV4 sales: 1,428 (up 34.5%)
- Venza sales: 791 (up 33.2%)
- Tacoma sales: 512 (up 22.8%)
- Sienna sales: 693 (up 18.7%)
- 4Runner sales: 234 (up 16.4%)
- Toyota hybrid sales: 501 (up 143.2%)
Best January ever for Subaru Canada
By Online --Subaru
MISSISSAUGA, - Subaru Canada, Inc. today reported that it set a new record for January results as sales ascended to 1,876 units, up 7.0 percent over the same month last year.
International automakers out of the gate strongly in 2012
By Online --Automotive News
TORONTO – The members of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC) began 2012 where they left off in December 2011, with significant overall sales increases that outperformed the market. For the first month of 2012, overall light-duty vehicle sales in Canada were 97,492* up 15.4% over January 2011. For AIAMC member companies, sales for January were 53,082** up 26% from last year.
Mazda3 Promises Earth-Friendly Zoom-Zoom
By Jim Bray --Mazda
You might think Mazda using a word like “SKYACTIV” to describe its products might mean it has come up with a practical flying car. You’d be wrong, of course – not that Mazdas can’t fly along the road in their own right. They do, after all, offer “Zoom-Zoom.”
Canadian Production of the All-New 2012 Honda CR-V Begins at Honda of Canada Mfg. in Alliston, ON
By Online --Honda
 ALLISTON, ON, - Production of the all-new 2012 Honda CR-V, Canada’s top-selling import SUV, officially began today at Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) in Alliston, ON. With the addition of CR-V to the Ontario facility, Honda Canada’s two best-selling vehicles, the Honda Civic and CR-V, are now being made in Canada by Canadians.
“The Honda CR-V has set the gold standard in the compact SUV segment and has been embraced by Canadians since it arrived here in 1997,” said Jerry Chenkin, executive vice president, Honda Canada Inc. “We’re proud that the all-new 2012 CR-V will be Canadian built.”
The addition of the CR-V to HCM’s production lineup makes it the first Honda plant in North America to produce four distinct models (Civic, CR-V, MDX and ZDX) on one line, demonstrating the flexibility and capability of HCM and its Associates.
Hyundai launches new marketing message in Canada
By Online --Hyundai
MARKHAM, ON, - Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. announced today that one of its most ambitious television advertising projects has hit Canadian airwaves. The company developed five unique, brand-focused 30-second commercials under Hyundai’s new global brand statement “New Thinking. New Possibilities.”
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