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The Nissan LEAF is a great electric car, and also a great car. Often overlooked, the depth of the 2019 Nissan LEAF's appeal goes far beyond its high-capacity battery and long-distance EV range. There's something about alternative means of propulsion that cause analysts, reviewers, and even shoppers to focus on only one thing: range or charge... Read more

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the 2016 model year represented the fifth consecutive year in which Mazda was the most fuel efficient automaker. Conclusions are drawn based on vehicles sold during a one year period using combined (city/highway) fuel economy ratings, and are then weighted for sales volume. Based on these... Read more

Over the next decade, you will close your car door 45,000 times. That's right: forty-five thousand. 375 door closes per month. 87 per week. An average of 12 per day. The life of a door is not an easy one. So to make sure your Nissan's doors can live up to the rigours of real life, Nissan employs Rosie, aka Mrs. Doorboto. Rosie works at the... Read more

Huge increases in the demand for Nissan's utility vehicles in every corner of the world fuelled the company's overall growth in 2017. Over the 12 months of 2017, Nissan and Infiniti combined for more than 2 million SUV/crossover sales, a 12-percent improvement from 2016 levels. Much of that increase came from the Rogue and its partner... Read more

Unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 15, 2018, was the inspiration for a future Nissan compact SUV. It's called the Nissan Xmotion Concept. The Xmotion's three-row/six-passenger layout is highlighted by two types of traditional Japanese wood joinery: kanawa tsugi seen on the centre console and kigumi... Read more

Expect The CX-30 To Arrive In Canada In Late 2019/Early 2020 Unveiled today in conjunction with the Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland, this is the second model in Mazda's next-generation lineup. This is the first ever Mazda CX-30. The CX-30, slotting in between the CX-3 and CX-5 in Mazda's utility vehicle lineup, is intended to... Read more

With each successive touchpoint, your first experience in a new Mazda reveals more and more points of distinction. "This isn't like the last car I drove," you say to yourself as you pull the doorhandle, take a seat, and push the starter button. See, that seat was artfully shaped to better conform to the S-shape of your spine in the 2018 Mazda 6,... Read more

In a shrinking new vehicle market, Mazda Canada reported an 8-percent year-over-year sales increase in June 2018, tops among volume brands last month. Despite the slight slowdown in overall Canadian vehicle demand, Mazda Canada sales are up 6 percent this year, trending towards an eight-year high for the zoom-zoom brand. Much of Mazda's recent... Read more

"We have to be careful to not say Mazda is becoming a premium brand," says the company's national manager of Canadian product strategy, Mark Peyman. But as Mazda's interior materials and build quality move well beyond traditional expectations, it's not surprising to see consumers who are interested in a premium product - without the premium... Read more

At Nissan, it's called an Intelligent Key. Mazda calls it Advanced Keyless Entry. Honda refers to it as Honda Proximity Key Entry. Kia named it Smart Key. What is it? Although the systems differ slightly by vehicle, the main themes of every form of proximity access are pushbutton start and the ability to leave your key in your jeans pocket,... Read more

Planning A Trip To California? Go To The Petersen Museum To See These 8 Japanese Cars There's nothing better than the smell of fresh, untouched, brand new car. Unless, perhaps, it's a perfectly kept, beautifully painted, lovingly maintained old car. Beginning tomorrow, May 24, 2018, and running through until next April, the Petersen Automotive... Read more