Daniel Rufiange

BMW rolled the dice when it launched the XM four years ago. As the first standalone M model built from scratch since 1978, meaning it wasn’t based on an existing production car, it hasn’t sold the way the brand hoped, and its future now looks shaky at best. Just 7,608 units moved worldwide in 2025, …

The Nissan Frontier returns largely unchanged for 2027. The midsize pickup is playing it safe this year, banking on consistency, though there’s at least one small win: a new exterior colour joins the lineup for the new model year. Nissan Canada has also just locked in pricing for the upcoming model year. Let’s break it …

When labour disputes make headlines, they are usually about North American automakers and workers. Germany also has a well-earned reputation for tense standoffs between the two sides. It’s less common to hear about it elsewhere, especially with automakers where large portions of the workforce aren’t unionized. There are exceptions, though. In South Korea, Hyundai’s union …

The saga surrounding General Motors’ L87 6.2-litre V8 is back in the headlines. The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) has expanded its investigation into nearly a million of the automaker’s pickups and SUVs after determining that last year’s recall didn’t fully solve the problem. – The probe has now moved to an engineering analysis, …

Unifor and General Motors have struck a tentative agreement affecting more than 4,600 unionized employees across four of the automaker's Ontario facilities. Ratification votes are set for later this month. The news lands against a backdrop of stalled trade talks between Canada and the United States, leaving no shortage of uncertainty hanging over the industry.

For two or three years now, Ford has been talking about tackling its quality problems at the root instead of just cleaning up after the fact once vehicles are already on the road. Given how rough the automaker’s track record has looked lately, that kind of talk was easy to shrug off. But the newest …

The Nissan Ariya gets refreshed for 2027, with updated styling, upgraded onboard tech, and more versatile charging capability. The electric SUV lands at Canadian dealerships this fall. – Pricing starts at $48,998, before fees – A $5,000 federal incentive applies to the SV FWD trim – A new NACS port opens up access to Tesla’s …

Thirty-two years after his tragic death on the track at Imola, Ayrton Senna remains a legendary figure in motorsport. The three-time Formula 1 World Champion still captivates entire generations who never saw him race, and anything tied to the Brazilian driver keeps climbing in value. Case in point: this 1991 Honda NSX, crossing the block …

Automotive regulations can get downright bizarre sometimes, and Polestar’s current predicament is a textbook case. The automaker says it has no idea why the U.S. Department of Commerce stripped its authorization to sell vehicles in America starting with the 2027 model year, even as parent company Volvo got the green light to keep selling. Volvo …

Even the class valedictorian slips up now and then. Toyota, a brand that still enjoys a strong reliability reputation overall, has just announced a recall covering certain Tacoma TRD Off-Road trucks due to a problem affecting the Bilstein remote-reservoir shocks fitted to that trim. – Roughly 48,000 trucks are affected in the United States – …