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Detroit Prods Drivers to Buy Instead of Lease!   Excellent article in the Wall Street Journal today.

Yesterday GM Canada follows Chrysler U.S.  lead and will be out of the leasing business on August 1st.

Some say it is the price of gas that is changing the car world and that is true in the US, but in Canada it may be two-fold.  With all the  car dealers bringing in used US cars and many Canadians going south, or doing comparison shopping the “real value”  of many of the leased and new cars has been discovered. 

You were gouged on the price in the first place!

Continue reading “GM Canada follows Chrysler U.S. lead.. Ford Next?”

CanWest Automobile writer David Booth “chirped” in today with an article concerning rumours of Auto Industry’s death being exagggerated. 

Continue reading “Booth - “Rumours of Auto Industry death Greatly Exaggerated””

Honda Canada denies any responsibility but decides to pay 15,000 Quebec Honda and Acura owners $37.50 each  ( what about the rest of Canada, and North America? ) is this a play to cut losses and run?

A Honda spokesman stated, “”in the in the interest of customer satisfaction” and to avoid the further expense, inconvenience and distraction of burdensome and protracted litigation.”    Maybe they need to move their Lawyers onto something else!

Continue reading “Honda Canada settles out of Court!”

On this rainy summer afternoon, we were browsing through this site, fixing links reading over some of the past media coverage, when we came upon Neil MacDonald’s now famous article written December 7th, 2007. 

Continue reading “Want a Cheaper Car? Sorry you’re Canadian”