Canadian auto sales volume remained high by historical standards in the first half of 2019. Yet compared to more recent results, the industry decline that began in March 2018 continued unabated in each of 2019s first six months.Year-over-year, auto sales volume tumbled by nearly 60,000 units in the first half of the year, according to Desrosiers Automotive Reports. That 5-per-cent drop produced a four-year low in combined first and second quarter sales.There are two ways to view the markets 2019 decline. First, passenger cars are, for the most part, the culprit. While SUV/crossover popularity expands, the car sectors loss of market share is staggering; down 3 percentage points to 27 per cent in the span of just the last year, and down by nearly half over the last decade.The second perspective requires, incidentally, a look at the automakers presumed to be least affected by a car decline: Detroits homegrown brands. Combined, the traditional three domestic manufacturers combined for a 9-per-cent drop in first-half sales, a decrease valued at nearly 47,000 sales. The cause? In part, its the pickup trucks that power the Detroit marques. Full-size pickups arent matching the otherworldly pace generated back when the industry exited the last great recession with a boom.Nevertheless, a truck-heavy brand remains Canadas most popular auto brand in 2019, and Japanese brands that dominate whats left of the passenger car market position themselves high in the rankings, as well.These are Canadas 5 best-selling auto brands in the first half of 2019.5. Nissan: 65,959, down 7 per centWith Hyundai hot on Nissans heels thanks to the huge success of the Kona subcompact crossover, its Nissans Kona competitor the Qashqai thats allowing Nissan to maintain its position in the upper echelon. Qashqai volume is up 10 percent in 2019 with 10,294 sales year-to-date, its Nissans No. 2 seller while sales of 14 other Nissan nameplates are in decline. That includes every member of Nissans car lineup, which is collectively down by a third, year-over-year.4. Chevrolet: 74,868, down 18 per centAs the Cruze and Sonic disappear, one would hope that Chevrolets lacklustre car effort would be offset by traditionally strong pickup truck sales and rising utility vehicle volume. Yet compared with the first-half of 2018, Chevrolets pickups even with a new Silverado on the market are down 9 per cent. (Combined, the new Silverado and its corporate GMC Sierra twin have lost more than 5,000 sales already this year.) Meanwhile, Chevrolets SUV/crossover performance has been a let-down this year. The Equinox, Suburban, Traverse, and Trax are all in decline.3. Honda: 87,298, down 4 per centHonda is by no means late to the SUV party, nor does the brand enter the crossover gun fight with a dull knife. The CR-V is hugely popular in fact, its consistently one of Canadas two top-selling utility vehicles. But CR-V sales are slowing of late as a new RAV4 exerts control. Plus the once subcompact-segment-dominating HR-V is now distinctly less popular than rivals from Hyundai and Nissan.Then theres Hondas insistence on a distinctly premium price point for the Passport, which will keep the newest Hondas volume low. These shortcomings become more noticeable when the Civic, Canadas most popular car in 21 consecutive years and Hondas top seller, suffers a 9-per-cent decrease during a period in which the brands utility vehicles cant make up the difference.2. Toyota: 108,047, up 3 per centRare among auto brands in 2019, Toyota volume is on the rise. In fact, Toyotas current pace could result in record calendar year performance for the brand. It helps that Toyotas car sales arent falling, but rather are slightly-better-than-flat so far this year. And it also helps that, while numerous Toyota utilities and both Toyota pickup lines report decreased volume in 2019, an all-new RAV4 is absolutely tearing up the sales charts.After a record sales year in 2018 (which succeeded record years in each of the previous six years) RAV4 volume is up a staggering 20 per cent so far this year. With 31,933 sales already in 2019, its Toyotas top-seller; accounting for three out of every 10 Toyotas sold in Canada.1. Ford: 155,570, down 3 per centLet there be no doubt: with 74,905 sales so far this year, Fords F-Series truck lineup is of paramount importance to the Blue Oval. Virtually half of the buyers who walk into a Ford showroom drive away in an F-150 or Super Duty truck. But the F-Series, on its own, isnt going to instantly cancel out a shrinking car lineup thats down by more than a fifth this year. Nor is the F-Series able to overcome a transitioning SUV/crossover lineup that reported nearly 4,000 fewer sales in the first half of 2019 than in the same period one year
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Canadian auto sales fall for 16th straight month
In this Monday, April 24, 2017, photo, GM pickup trucks are on display at Quirk Auto Dealers in Manchester, N.H.Charles Krupa / Associated PRess The Canadian auto industry posted its sixteenth consecutive deceleration in sales in June, contracting another 7.2 per cent during the month compared to the same period last year.The latest monthly report from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. reveals virtually all the top-selling brands such as Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler reporting lower sales.Year-to-date, auto manufacturers saw sales of roughly 980,000, compared to just over one million during the same period last year.Weve been expecting single-digit declines all year and thats exactly what weve been getting. The auto markets have always been cyclical and were clearly in a correction period, says Dennis DesRosiers, president of the Toronto-based consultancy.According to DesRosiers, most vehicles are built to last for around a decade, or about 300,000 kilometres. Most people bought new vehicles in the early part of the cycle and they continue to hold on to it, leaving the market saturated.DesRosiers expects this downward movement to continue this year and possibly into 2020.What is more puzzling is the decline in sales of luxury vehicles a trend DesRosiers has been noting since January. Luxury vehicles are a more reliable segment, and until recently, had been one of the fastest growing since this century. In 2008, luxury cars held 7.1 per cent of the countrys market share, but by 2018, that share had grown to 12.1 per cent.Luxury cars have a shorter lifespan, and a regular turnover with income levels often not deemed an issue for their buyers. Mercedes-Benz saw a 17.7-per-cent drop year-to-date, with contracting Audi just over 20 per cent and BMW falling 6.6 per cent during the period.We wonder if some of that is pretend luxury buyers, people that got into the luxury market but really werent legitimate luxury buyers, said DesRosiers. Now that vehicle is 8 or 9 years old were back down to a more normal situation and they just cant afford to go in.While overall auto sales may be down, the actual ownership of vehicles has never been higher in Canada. According to DesRosiers, in 2000, 17 million, or two-thirds of the population owned a vehicle that figure now stands at 86 per cent, or 28 million.Were becoming very American-like in our ownership habits and the types of vehicles were driving, said DesRosiers. U.S. Department of Transportation data shows that there were 0.77 cars for every person in America in 2016.In terms of individual brands, Ford led the pack once again with 154,203 units sold in Canada this year to date, marginally lower compared to the same period last year. DesRosiers attributes Fords continued dominance in the market to its F-series and the latest edition of the F-150 heavy pickup truck. General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Toyota followed Ford, respectively.Looking at the glass half full, if sales for the remainder of 2019 track along current levels, we will still have one of the better sales years ever in Canada, David Adams, president of industry association Global Automakers of Canada, said in a separate report.The slowdown in Canada is in sharp contrast to auto sales across the border, which rose nearly 2 per cent to 206,083, driven by a 56 per cent jump in FCAs Ram
Origin: Canadian auto sales fall for 16th straight month
Trump’s threatened tariffs against Mexico could cripple auto industry
President Donald Trump waves to the cheering crowd as he arrives for a rally, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pa.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President Donald Trump’s vow to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods over illegal immigration threatened to increase costs for automakers and other manufacturers and left Mexico’s president calling to resolve the issue “with dialogue.” Trump on Thursday night opened a new front in his trade wars, threatening to place escalating tariffs on Mexico and jeopardizing a new North American trade agreement. Mexico is by far the largest source of U.S. auto imports and tariffs on goods from there would increase costs for many major manufacturers. “These measures aren’t beneficial for Mexicans or Americans,” Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a press conference Friday. He has not received a response from Trump to a letter he sent the American president overnight calling for talks. The latest move announced by the self-described Tariff Man would put 5-per-cent American duties on all Mexican imports on June 10, rising in increments to 25 per cent in October unless Mexico halts “illegal migrants” heading to the U.S. Trump warned the levy “would gradually increase until the illegal immigration problem is remedied at which time the tariff will be removed.” On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied,.. Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019 The move, which has major implications for American automakers and other companies with production south of the border and the U.S. economy as a whole, represents Trump’s latest expansion of his trade wars. It comes just days after he removed steel tariffs on Mexico that had caused retaliation against U.S. farm products. It also marries two of his signature issues — trade and immigration — as he ramps up his campaign for re-election in 2020. The value of cars, trucks, buses and special purpose vehicles imported into the U.S. from Mexico totaled about US$68 billion last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. “Tariffs will mean higher price tags on cars for sales in U.S. and that will hit sales,” said Seiichi Miura, an analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley. The tariff move came the same day that Trump presented notice to Congress to pass his renegotiated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has allowed tariff-free trade with Mexico and Canada since it came into effect in the 1990s. The administration said Thursday’s plan to increase tariffs on its southern neighbor was not linked to Trump’s NAFTA replacement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which the White House is presenting as his No. 1 legislative agenda
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Fiat Chrysler plans merger with Renault in latest auto industry jolt
In this file photo taken on August 21, 2017, a car dealer in Turin, Italy, shows the logos of Jeep, Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo automobile company, brands of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).Marco Bertorello / Getty Images Fiat Chrysler Automobiles proposed a merger with Renault to create the world’s third-biggest carmaker as manufacturers scramble for scale to tackle an expensive shift to electrification and autonomous driving. The transaction would be structured as a 50-50 ownership through a Dutch holding company, Fiat said Monday. Renault shareholders, including the French government, would get an implied premium of about 10 per cent. In a statement, Renault’s board said it would study what it called a “friendly” proposal. The carmakers are moving ahead without Renault’s 20-year partner, Nissan, and Mitsubishi Motors, the other member of their troubled alliance. Fiat has conditioned the merger talks on Renault agreeing not to pursue a transaction with Nissan in the short term, according to people familiar with the matter. The Japanese company would be welcome to join the merged entity later. The broad strokes of the plan would make Fiat’s founding shareholder, the Agnelli family’s holding company Exor NV, the single largest investor in the combined entity. Fiat chairman John Elkann would likely stay in the role while Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard would be chief executive officer, the people familiar with the proposal said. The talks come as automakers worldwide face intense pressure to spend heavily on new technologies and adapt to trends such as car-sharing. Falling sales in the world’s biggest markets – China, the U.S. and Europe – have brought fresh urgency to consolidate. Fiat and Renault expect their joint annual synergies to amount to more than 5 billion euros, coming from areas such as purchasing power. “Fiat and Renault are looking for surer footing by gaining scale, and that’s not a bad idea for mass-market carmakers,” Bankhaus Metzler analyst Juergen Pieper said. “The execution of the deal is a significant hurdle. But on paper, this proposal looks good.” The plan has political backing from the French state, which is Renault’s most powerful shareholder. Italian Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini, who initially threatened to intervene, later gave his blessing—telling Agence France Presse he trusts the deal “will safeguard every job in this country.” Together, Fiat and Renault made about 8.7 million cars last year, which would vault the pair past South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and Detroit’s General Motors. That’s still behind the world’s two biggest automakers, Volkswagen and Toyota Motor, who both topped 10 million vehicles last year. But if combined with output of Renault’s existing alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi, the total would be more than 15 million vehicles a year. Fiat and Renault would have a “broad and complementary brand portfolio” covering markets from luxury to mainstream, the Italian company said in its statement. Premium brands Jeep, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Infiniti would come under a common umbrella. Fiat would give Renault access to the North American market, while gaining clout in Russia, the French carmaker’s second-biggest market with its Avtovaz
Origin: Fiat Chrysler plans merger with Renault in latest auto industry jolt
Trump delays imposing tariffs on auto imports and parts
Brand-new Subaru cars sit in a lot at Auto Warehousing Company near the Port of Richmond on May 17, 2019 in Richmond, California.Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Caught in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump decided against declaring commercial war on America’s friends. The White House said Friday he is delaying for six months any decision to slap import taxes on foreign cars, a move that would hit Europe and Japan especially hard. Trump is hoping to use the threat of auto tariffs to pressure Japan and the European Union into making concessions in ongoing trade talks. “If agreements are not reached within 180 days, the president will determine whether and what further action needs to be taken,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. The president has dusted off a rarely used weapon in the U.S. trade war arsenal – Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 – to investigate whether auto imports are a threat to U.S. national security, justifying tariffs. The Commerce Department sent its recommendations on the issue to the White House in February. In a statement, the White House said that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has determined that imported vehicles and parts are a threat to national security. President Trump said he agreed, but decided to defer any action for 180 days and directed the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer “to address the threatened impairment of national security” in negotiations. In the meantime, Ross will monitor imports and tell Trump of circumstances that “might indicate the need for further action.” The White House statement doesn’t mention tariffs, but clearly they are the prime option to reduce imports. In justifying action for national security reasons, the statement says the U.S. industrial base depends on American-owned auto companies to come up with technology to maintain U.S. military superiority. The Commerce Department found that because of rising imports of autos and parts over the past 30 years, the market share of U.S.-owned automakers has fallen. Sales revenue has dropped, causing a lag in research and development spending by U.S. automakers which is “weakening innovation and, accordingly, threatening to impair our national security,” the statement said. But the statistics used to justify the action are fuzzy and don’t match market share figures from the industry. In 2017, General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Tesla combined had a 44.5 per cent share of U.S. auto sales, according to Autodata Corp. Those figures include vehicles produced in other countries. It’s possible that the Commerce Department didn’t include Fiat Chrysler, which is now legally headquartered in The Netherlands but has a huge research and development operation near Detroit. It had 12 per cent of U.S. auto sales in 2017. The Commerce figures also do not account for research by foreign automakers. Toyota, Hyundai-Kia, Subaru, Honda and others have significant research centres in the U.S. “The case remains clear — cars are not a national security threat,” the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, an industry trade group, said in a statement. “We are deeply concerned that the administration continues to consider imposing auto tariffs. By boosting car prices across the board and driving up car repair and maintenance costs, tariffs are essentially a massive tax on consumers.” Trump used the national security justification last year to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. One of the motivations was to coerce Canada and Mexico into agreeing to a rewrite of North American free trade pact. In fact, the Canadians and Mexicans did go along with a revamped regional trade deal that was to Trump’s liking. But the administration has so far refused to lift the taxes on their metals to the United States
Origin: Trump delays imposing tariffs on auto imports and parts
Android Auto redesigned to be more user-friendly
Google is rolling out its first major update for Android Auto since the app was introduced five years ago. The first and most noticeable change is the darker colour palette, which makes it easier to look at during nighttime and keeps it from being too distracting while driving. As soon as you get into your car, all you have to do is start the vehicle and Android Auto will remember the media you were listening to, and immediately return to the spot you left off. Hey, Google, voice commands can now be used for navigation and other functions. The redesigned bar along the bottom of the screen can also be customized to view your next direction. Vehicles with wider screens will also be able to take advantage of more controls, including music playback and directions. More information will also be available on the same screen; for example, turn-by-turn directions and incoming calls can be viewed without changing screens. Google wants it to be easier to accomplish more by using fewer taps, and we think this is a great design ethos. Navigate over to the new notification centre and you’ll find that your calls and messages have been grouped together to bring you the most up-to-date information available. Other subtle changes include the fonts, and the new round icons (they used to be square). Android Auto has expanded to be available on more than 500 vehicles from 50 different brands, and Google is committed to introducing it on as many as they can. The update will hit vehicles in the
Origin: Android Auto redesigned to be more user-friendly
You can get Apple CarPlay for your old (2018) Toyota, but not Android Auto
2018 Toyota CamryHandout / Toyota If you were disappointed that your 2018 Camry or Sienna wasn’t available with Apply CarPlay or Android Auto, Toyota has good news: you can now be half-disappointed that the brand is offering a retrofit for Apple CarPlay, but not Android Auto. Phone connectivity is a relatively new thing for the Japanese brand, and its first car to feature it was the 2019 Avalon. Since then, both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have been added to the Camry, Corolla, C-HR, and Sienna. Toyota’s retrofit will only allow Apple CarPlay to be added to 2018 model year Camrys and Siennas. Those models were chosen for their popularity. For the US market, Apple Carplay, Android Auto, and Amazon Alexa will be available for 2018 model year Camry and Sierra, offering the full suite of cell phone connectivity. Amazon Alexa is not available for vehicles in Canada yet, but it is disappointing that Android Auto will be left out. The retrofit will likely cost a few dollars to install, but more information will be given at the dealership, which is where the vehicle will need to be taken for the install. The length of the install is not yet known. Mazda rolled out a similar program late last year, offering Android Auto and Apple CarPlay on vehicle models as old as 2014. Its retrofit takes about two hours to install, and costs CAD$445. Mazda was also one of the last companies to include phone integration into their vehicles, with the first model being the 2018 Mazda6, followed by the CX-5 and CX-9. We expect that Toyota will offer phone connectivity for more models in the
Origin: You can get Apple CarPlay for your old (2018) Toyota, but not Android Auto
Newfoundland and Labrador eliminates taxes on auto insurance
Twillingate, Newfoundland, in the background with the 2018 Toyota Camry XSE V6.Sarah Staples Despite Newfoundland and Labrador having the highest insurance rates in Canada, the government is taking steps to lower the cost. According to The Telegram, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball announced to ministers and supporters that automobile insurance tax would be eliminated as part of the 2019 auto insurance reform. “Eliminating this tax can be added to the suite of reforms and will be dealt with in the House of Assembly. We have worked very hard to not just to stabilize but to bring back sustainable measures to our province and restore confidence for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.” The high cost comes from the lack of limits on personal claim amounts, Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province without a maximum cap on payouts. This was a heated issue between the Insurance Bureau of Canada and a group of personal injury lawyers that formed the Insult To Injury Campaign, which seeks to protect accident victims. After fighting it out at the Public Utilities Board, an official report was presented on January 29th. There was still a divide. Service NL Minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh spearheaded the list of measures to stabilize the rising costs of insurance which included increasing the current deductible from $2,500 to $5,000 for bodily injury claims. We reported that Alberta is seeing inclines in insurance premiums up to 11.2 percent, and other provinces are also seeing a rise, up to 9.0 percent in Ontario and 6.5 percent in Atlantic Canada. The data was sourced from LowestRates.ca, who released the 2019 Auto Insurance Price Index for Q1, which tracked the average cost of car insurance. Rates are as high as they’ve been since 2016 when LowestRates.ca started tracking them, while governments are trying to enact laws that will lower the insurance rates for drivers with mixed
Origin: Newfoundland and Labrador eliminates taxes on auto insurance
Drivers in Alberta saw the steepest hike in auto insurance rates
The upcoming hard market for insurance wont be easy on your wallet.Susan Gamble / Sun Media Of all the provinces in Canada, Alberta drivers saw the steepest rise in their auto insurance over the last year, with Ontario and Atlantic Canada not far behind. In the first three months of 2019, rates have climbed 11.2 per cent in Alberta, while they’re up 9.0 per cent in Ontario, and 6.5 per cent in Atlantic Canada, according to online insurance comparison site LowestRates.ca. The site released its Q1 (first quarter) 2019 Auto Insurance Price Index, which tracks the average cost of car insurance each quarter. The site said that the price rise was further aggravated in Alberta and Ontario by the announcements that Esurance and AIG Insurance will leave Canada, and that other companies have said that price caps in those provinces have led to them paying out more in claims than they received in premiums in some instances. In Atlantic Canada, the highest prices are in Newfoundland and Labrador, which the Insurance Bureau of Canada says is due to a lack of limits on minor injury claim amounts, while the other provinces have capped the maximum payout. The report broke down insurance costs for men and women in the first quarter of 2019, when compared to the last quarter of 2018. In Ontario, men paid 9.4 per cent more, while women paid 6.3 per cent more. In Alberta, the rise was 4.7 per cent for men and 2.1 per cent for women; and in Atlantic Canada, rates climbed 0.7 per cent for men and 4.1 per cent for women. Some rate hikes were even higher when compared to the first quarter of 2018, with drivers in all three areas hit with increases as high as 11.6 per cent. The site reports that prices are now in at the highest levels in most markets since it began tracking prices in 2016, even though governments are trying to enact laws that will lower insurance costs for
Origin: Drivers in Alberta saw the steepest hike in auto insurance rates
News Roundup Auto Show Edition: The most popular reveals from New York
2020 Toyota HighlanderDerek McNaughton / Driving The 2019 New York International Auto Show hasn’t been a record event in terms of bombastic reveals. There’s the Shanghai Motor Show happening at the same time; Genesis revealed its tiny, futuristic EV in NYC before the auto show for some reason; and BMW didn’t even bother attending at all this year. Well who needs BMW anyway?! Not only did our editors find plenty of new rides to nerd out on (and some to make fun of) down in the Big Apple, they also picked up on a handful of new vehicles that are, for one reason or another, considerably important in the grand scheme of things. Here are five of the most significant reveals from the 2019 NY Auto Show. VW forays into small-truck territory with the Tarok Concept The Tarok Concept is part SUV, part small truck and all gamble for Volkswagen. And as a concept, it’s a gamble they’ve yet to fully make, but we’re kind of hoping they do, because this functional unit with a reconfigurable cargo bed with more capacity than the Toyota Tacoma, Ford Ranger or Jeep Gladiator, is bound to have its share of use cases. The powerplant is the same 147-hp turbo’d 1.4-litre 4-cylinder the Golf uses, and a solid rear axle is an unlikelihood at this point, but if you’re looking for a way to ease into a pickup truck, this segment-defying concept from VW could show you the way. The 2020 Toyota Highlander takes the high road with a full redesign Picking up on what the newly restyled RAV4 recently put down in terms of design language, the fully redone 2020 Toyota Highlander debuted in NYC looking fresh and ready to carry the next generation of North American middle class families wherever it is they need to go. The Highlander is riding on Toyota’s New Global Architecture Platform (TNGA-K), and contains a 295-horsepower V6 that’s paired to smooth 8-speed automatic. The new hybrid variant is more efficient than ever; 17 per cent more efficient than its predecessor, in fact, and it comes with the option for AWD or FWD. The 2020 Subaru Outback takes centre stage Subaru displayed its new 2020 Outback in a sort of terrarium it set up within the Javits Centre, showing off the car’s new style, new engines, and updated platform and tech. It may not be the main breadwinner, but the Outback epitomizes Subaru in many ways, and is an important vehicle for the brand in that sense. Power for the sixth-gen Outback comes from either the new direct-injected 2.5-litre Boxer four-cylinder, or a 2.4-litre turbo-four, the latter of which makes 260 horsepower and 277 lb.-ft. of torque. Other new tricks in the Subaru bag include its ability to send power to side-to-side with its new active torque-vectoring system; new modes for Snow/Dirt and Deep Snow/Mud; and Subaru’s DriverFocus Distraction Mitigation System that searches driver facial cues for signs of fatigue. Mercedes brought a rare and noteworthy product: a hot sedan 2019 Mercedes-AMG A35 Derek McNaughton / Driving The 2019 Mercedes-AMG A35 is a sedan. Remember those? But its rarity as a four-door car is just the hook here. It’s also something of a limited edition, and pretty speedy too. Inspired by its 2.0-litre turbo-four making 302 horsepower and 29295 lb.-ft. at just 3,000 rpm, the AMG A35 will do 0 to 100 in 4.8 seconds with Race Start launch activated, which is a tenth of a second quicker than the hatchback variant for some reason. Coming early 2020, but there’s no price yet, so maybe wait to place your order. Nissan honours the 240Z with the 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition Fifty years ago the Datsun 240Z debuted in New York. This year Nissan is celebrating the anniversary with a limited edition coupe featuring retro racing stripes a la BRE (Brock Racing Enterprises), a 332-horsepower 3.7-litre V6 engine, a 6-speed manual or 7-speed auto, and a bunch of unique badging and suede-trimmed details. We’re the Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition a bonafide future collectible right off the bat, especially with only 50 destined to arrive in Canada. And finally, here is our take on the best and worst of the New York Auto Show from our Editors:
Origin: News Roundup Auto Show Edition: The most popular reveals from New York
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