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A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Ford's fuel economy woes Remember Hyundai's recent adjustment of their official fuel-economy figures? Talk about egg on your face - and certainly one felt that competing manufactu

AT this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, Lincoln pulled quite the clever PR coup: they stacked their display with a smattering of historical greats, from a 1929 L Dietrich Convertible Coupe to a breathtakingly blue '56 Continental Mark II coupe once own

EVER wonder why you drive a "sedan" while the neighbour has a "coupé" or perhaps a "cabriolet"? By and large, the nomenclature of automotive body styling comes from the terminology of horse-drawn carriages - cabriolet, for instance, comes from the F

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Car thieves uninterested in green When it comes to automotive theft, the usual suspects are always at the top of the list of cars that appeal to the Usual Suspects.

IN the future, your car will drive itself. And thank goodness for that.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Honda takes a mulligan on new Civic To say the motoring press was not overly fond of the redesigned Honda Civic would be a slight understatement.

"SUZUKI Canada, including its automotive division, remains fully open for business in Canada, and will be honouring all customer commitments." Well thank goodness for that. With this opening statement, Mr.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Hurricane Sandy soaks East Coast, devastates car sales Savvy consumers will no doubt remember the aftermath of hurricane Katrina and the flood-damaged cars that popped up, often s

LIFE as an automotive writer is more than a little surreal sometimes. Here I am, committed cycle-commuter and grandson of an Ulster diesel-bus mechanic, swanning about town in a near-$600,000 drop-top Roller like my last name was "the Third.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Then comes the baby carriage, at 80 km/h As a new father, I'm always on the lookout for the latest in baby-related gadgetry.