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2017 Ford Flex Ford is killing its boxy Flex wagon after 11 years of production time spent, for the most part, in the sales doldrums.When the vehicle was first shown at the 2005 North American International Auto show, Ford called it the Fairlane concept, resurrecting a much-revered old nameplate. (No surprise, that choice made pretty much everybody angry, just as Fords new maybe-Mach E-badged SUV has all over again.)Despite the stupid name, the vehicle was marketed as an upscale, roomy, retro vehicle with all-wheel drive, albeit one not necessarily meant for taking off-road. It could have been something great, but Ford decided to advertise it as an edgy machine for young urbanites, and not the family truckster it obviously was. The Flex continued leading a hard life marketed alongside the venerable Explorer, instead of replacing it outright.While the Explorer refused to move to a new platform due to the perceived towing benefits of the rear-wheel-drive chassis, it would eventually move to the Flex platform, ironically. The Explorer was no doubt the ugly duckling of the two, but name recognition kept it in buyers minds enough to outsell the Flex.The Flex was built in Oakville, Ontario, which means all the workers tasked with its assembly will have to find work somewhere else. Some 450 jobs will be cut from Ford production at the plant, according to an email sent to Automotive News Canada by Ford of Canada spokesperson Lauren
Origin: Ford Flex discontinued, Ontario assembly plant nixes 450 jobs

2019 Nissan Micra SPeter Bleakney / Driving Nissans budget-minded hatchback and Canadian racing series star, the Micra, will be discontinued after 2019.The subcompact car has served the entry-level market well since 2014, and delivered on what we intended Micra to do in its life cycle in Canada, which was expand the segment and bring new customers to the Nissan brand, Nissan spokesperson Claudianne Godin confirmed to autoTRADER.ca.Production of the Canadian vehicle will end in Mexico in December of 2019, apparently so Nissan can focus on other lower-priced models in its lineup like the Kicks and Sentra.Nissan says it has enough stock to hold the company over until the end of 2020, however, so if you still want to get your hands on the small hatch, you have time. The small vehicles biggest selling point was a price tag just over $10,000, a measure the next-generation Micra will not be able to match, says Godin. Thats why the fifth-generation vehicle simply wont be sold in Canada instead.Powered by a 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine with 109 horsepower, the small vehicle was more than adequate as cheap transportation for the masses. With a five-speed manual transmission, it was fun, too.As for the Canada-only Nissan Cup racing series, Godin says the 2020 season will be completely consistent with previous years Micra Cup in terms of execution and engagement with fans and
Origin: Nissan Micra discontinued in Canada for 2020