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Audi announces Truth in Motion documentary about U.S. ski team [w/VIDEO]

Following last year's Truth in 24, Audi is turning its keen lenswork to the U.S. Ski Team with a documentary called Truth in Motion: The Road to Vancouver. With multiple subjects this time, and less about domination than revelation, the film will showcase the stories of team athletes as they prepare for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. It will air for the first time at the end of January, about two weeks before the Olympic cauldron is lit on February 12. You can read all about and check out the trailer after the jump. [Source: Audi] ... Read more →

REPORT: GM to invest C$100M in Ingersoll plant to boost GMC Terrain, Chevy Equinox volume Chris Shunk

It's early, but so far, General Motors' 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain twins are exceeding sales expectations by enough of a margin that the automaker may have to shell out some serious ...

Oh, Canada! Great White North journos pick their cars of the year Chris Shunk

Guess what boys and girls, the auto show season is ramping up and that means the constant flow of Car of the Year awards is upon us. The biggest auto show award in our quaint little hemisphere is ...

VIDEO: Hyundai steps up to remedy world's worst parking job Jonathon Ramsey

More than a million-and-a-half people have watched an BMW X5 driver from Ontario, Canada make the tiniest of parking errors: hitting the gas instead of the brake and driving on top of two other ...

Ford and Canadian Auto Workers reportedly reach a deal Dan Roth

Ford Motor Company and the leadership of the Canadian Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement after a marathon four-day wrap-up to negotiations. Union membership needs to approve the ...

Scion brand finally headed to Canada next September 1 month ago on Autoblog

It's official: Scion is headed to the land of Bob and Doug. Toyota's sub-brand will arrive in 45 dealerships in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver ten months from now, in September 2010. Scion's full model range will be offered -- xB, xD, and tC -- and dealers will present them in a "store within a ...

STUDY: Men can't help but enjoy fast cars - it's that testosterone thing again 1 month ago on Autoblog

Talk about a foregone conclusion. Researchers at Canada's John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal took thirty-nine typical young men (i.e. college guys) and placed them in one of two cars. The first was a Toyota Camry. The second was a Porsche 911 Cabriolet. They then ...

Google Street View confirms Elephantitis strikes deer population in Canada 2 months ago on Autoblog

Let's all collectively thank the glorious bit of technology that is Google Street View for letting the world know about the rare and mostly undocumented breakout of Elephantitis in Canada's deer population. Unlike the human form of the disease which is generally characterized by the swelling of ...

Autoblog gets schooled at the Jacques Villeneuve Academy 2 months ago on Autoblog

There's nothing like a Montreal summer. Once the sun starts to shine on the island metropolis after a long winter, the city transforms into a burgeoning oasis of festivals, street cafes and exotic sports cars. And grand prix or no grand prix, the world's second largest francophone city stands as ...

FYI: UAW releases list of 2010 cars and trucks made in union shops 2 months ago on Autoblog

There's "Buy American!" and then there's "Buy Union!" If you're among the most serious about keeping your red-white-and-blue money in the U.S. of A North America and organized labor is close to your ticker, then you'll want to check out this list put together by the United Auto Workers. It lists ...

Heroes or Vigilantes? Canadian citizens go on 100-mph chase in Porsche 997 to catch suspected rapist 2 months ago on Autoblog

Here's the facts: Two Canadian men in a Porsche 997 encountered a woman (who jumped in front of their car) claiming that a man in a nearby Pontiac Wave (that's a Chevrolet Aveo to me and you) had just tried to assault her. The woman climbed in the back of the 997, and with the police on the ...

Bill to limit Canadian cars to 93 mph seems stuck in neutral 2 months ago on Autoblog

When it comes to cars, they do things a bit differently in Canada. While our neighbor to the north has long been considered more progressive than the U.S., it was the United States that introduced pollution controls, and until recently, Canada never actually had any rules requiring them. The same ...

Return of the Prix: F1 confirmed back in Canada for 2010 2 months ago on Autoblog

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Return_of_the_Prix_F1_Confirmed_Back_in_Canada_for_2010'; It's only been a year, but it's been a long one for Formula One fans in North America. Last year Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA canceled the Canadian Grand Prix – a regular fixture of the F1 ...

You didn't think the battle for Opel was over, did you? Belgium reportedly asking EU to investigate 2 months ago on Autoblog

When GM decided to hand 55% of Opel to Magna, you didn't think the Belgians were just going to have some waffles and call it quits, did you? Oh no. Belgium's prime minister made a call to the EU president about the deal, and the EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes told a Belgian newspaper, ...

REPORT: 'Old' Chrysler defaulting on loan obligations 3 months ago on Autoblog

Before there was a Motors Liquidation Co, post-bankruptcy GM's hived-off shelter for useless assets, there was Old Carco LLC. That's the company Chrysler built to house its useless assets, and unsurprisingly, it doesn't have good news for unsecured creditors. Old Carco was left with liabilities ...

GM exercises self-love, plans to re-name Canada's Buick Allure LaCrosse after all 3 months ago on Autoblog

When General Motors named the Chevrolet Nova, the majority of customers in America had no issues whatsoever with the spacey moniker. Spanish speaking countries were a different matter entirely, as the literal Spanish translation of "no va" is "no go." As the story goes, Chevy's Nova was less than ...

Ford of Canada partners with Clean Air Foundation to give C4C-like incentives 3 months ago on Autoblog

Cash for Clunkers helped all automakers move some metal during the month of August and now Ford is looking to capture lightning in a bottle up in the Great White North. Ford of Canada is working with the Clean Air Foundation to provide incentives of up to $3,000 for vehicles 15 years or older. ...

REPORT: U.S. psyched as China decides to cut auto part tariffs 3 months ago on Autoblog

China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, at which point it was given five years to adjust to the rules of open trade before any complaints were lodged against it. On schedule, in 2006, the complaints began, lodged by the U.S., Europe, and Canada. In one example of open trade ...

Canadian man earns second ticket with one finger 3 months ago on Autoblog

Stare at the maple leaf in the center of a Canadian flag long enough and it really starts to look like someone's giving you the bird. Especially if you've been sucking down Mooseheads, eh? We mention this because a man was pulled over in Port Hope, Ontario, for going about 85 miles per hour (135 ...

REPORT: Ecclestone cuts rates to bring Grand Prix back to Montreal 3 months ago on Autoblog

This year was the first in Formula One history that had absolutely no presence in North America. But that could change for next year if the latest reports from Canada are any indication, as insiders suggest that a new deal between race organizers and government officials on the one hand and Bernie ...

REPORT: VW takes issue with Magna/Opel tie-up 6 months ago on Autoblog

You knew that something like this was coming sooner or later: at least one of Magna's clients have found the supplier's majority stake in Opel to be a conflict of interest. As it turns out, Volkswagen was the first automaker to cry foul. Magna is a major supplier for VW and its brands, while Opel ...

REPORT: Two plants saved from closing under new GM/UAW agreement 6 months ago on Autoblog

According to the Detroit Free Press, the 14 plants that General Motors is expected to announce for closure on Monday was going to be 16 plants until the UAW got its way on Capitol Hill. The union charged GM with closing factories, but instead of a commensurate reduction in production, GM was moving ...

GM slashes Canadian dealership network by 42% 6 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors Canada has announced that it has begun notifying its dealer body that it will be culling its sales networks by some 42 percent. The massive cut means that GM's 709 dealers will be trimmed by around 245 stores. The cuts will come as the restructuring automaker will elect to not renew ...

Leaked GM document shows automaker plans to sell China-built cars to U.S. consumers 7 months ago on Autoblog

A planning document given to lawmakers by General Motors reportedly shows that the Detroit-based automaker plans to ship 17,335 autos from China for sale in the U.S. in 2011. If GM succeeds in importing vehicles to the U.S. from China, it could be the first automaker to do so. The document ...

CAW President Lewenza issues address responding to Nardelli/Lasorda letter 7 months ago on Autoblog

The top dogs at Chrysler sent a letter to the Canadian Auto Workers union that essentially said that the automaker needed wage concessions of $19 per hour, or else it was Game Over. As a further way to apply pressure, Chrysler's letter frequently referenced the U.S. and Canadian governments as ...

eBay Find of the Day: George Barris Oldsmobile Toronado 67X 7 months ago on Autoblog

As the story goes, Esso Oil asked custom car guru George Barris (he of Batmobile, Munster Koach and Drag-u-la fame) to create four custom Oldsmobile Toronado coupes for the 1967 Canadian Expo. The car you see above is dubbed Toronado 67X, and according to the seller on eBay, it is one of the ...

Canadian Idle: Two Chrysler plants shut down over supplier dispute 8 months ago on Autoblog

Chrysler has been playing hardball with the Canadian government in an effort to secure up to $3 billion in loans, as company Vice Chairman Tom Lasorda recently threatened to leave Canada if it didn't receive the necessary loons. One supplier with only 60 employees is giving the Pentastar a sneak ...

Rumormill: Montreal GP could be back as soon as this year 8 months ago on Autoblog

Abu Dhabi is scheduled to hold its first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix on November 11 of this year. Due to tight capital, though, it is being reported that the event's organizers are behind on the building schedule for the race track and new support hotels. If that race gets replaced, rumor has it that ...

Canada follows suit, rejects GM and Chrysler restructuring plans 8 months ago on Autoblog

Not surprisingly, officials from the Canadian and Ontario governments have followed the U.S. government's lead by officially rejecting the restructuring plans of General Motors and Chrysler. The Canadian officials said the automakers' current plans do not go far enough and will not be certified as ...

Tuesday deadline for Chrysler Canada to make CAW deal 8 months ago on Autoblog

After declaring that the deal GM struck with the Canadian Auto Workers union wasn't nearly good enough, Chrysler has threatened to pull out of Canada if cannot come to an agreement with the CAW by Tuesday, March 31. Making matters even more pressing is the fact that the Canadian government has set ...

Worker standoff at Canadian supplier plant threatens Chrysler production 8 months ago on Autoblog

Aradco, a Canadian supplier of motor mounts and other metal parts to Chrysler, is currently under siege by 80 of its own workers. The standoff began yesterday when a dozen workers occupied the plant and welded the doors shut from the inside. The workers claim they are owned a total of $1.7 ...

Attention, Canadians: BMW wants you to drive 8 of its cars in 120 minutes... for free 8 months ago on Autoblog

The BMW 3 Series is one of the most fun cars to drive for under $50,000, and if you live near Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver, you may be eligible to try out the entire lineup at no cost to you. BMW is inviting select Canadian registrants to drive all flavors of the 3 Series for two hours and ...

Rally 'round the family: Ford backs up Chrysler's "weak" assessment of new CAW contract 9 months ago on Autoblog

GM just ratified an agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union, and as soon as it did, Chrysler blasted it for being "weak." Chrysler's complaint was that the CAW didn't offer enough concessions to bring production costs into line with market realities. Now Ford has piped up in Chrysler's ...

GM Canada workers approve contract concessions 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Canadian Auto Workers union has ratified a new contract with General Motors that should help substantially reduce the automaker's operating costs in Canada. The template of the agreement is very similar to the one reached here in the U.S. between Ford and the UAW recently. CAW said 87% of its ...

Chrysler to Canada: Pay up, or we leave 9 months ago on Autoblog

Chrysler LLC President and Vice Chairman Tom Lasorda spoke to Canadian Members of Parliament during a hearing in Ottawa on Wednesday, and based on the account published by ReportOnBusiness.com, it seems like it was really just a venue at which Lasorda was able to read off a list of demands from his ...

Tesla Roadster on sale in Canada as of... today, deliveries start in Q4 '09 9 months ago on Autoblog

Canada has not always been the friendliest territory for electric cars, but that's changing. After the Tesla empire officially expanded to Chicago yesterday, the company has announced it will join the northern rush and is now ready to take orders in Canada. Canadian buyers will have to wait ...

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Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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