By Andy Gregory, VCC communications It started as a piece of metal in the auto shop at Vancouver Community College (VCC), and now car-lovers all over B.C. are jockeying to own it. This 1967 Factory Five Cobra kit car, worth an estimated $60,000, was built by several dedicated, at-risk youth from East Vancouver. They spentRead Full Story
New York is “hailing” a new era of urban mobility, as the city with the nation’s largest taxi fleet has selected Nissan to design and supply the next-generation “Taxi of Tomorrow.” The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City beginning in lateRead Full Story
car2go has selected Vancouver as the first Canadian city selected to launch its innovative mobility service. A newly created company, car2go Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, will also be located in Vancouver. First launched with great acclaim in Ulm, Germany, three years ago, car2go was successfully rolled out a year laterRead Full Story
Lotus debuted its stunning new Evora S and Evora IPS (Intelligent Precision Shift) models at this month’s New York Auto Show. Both models showcase the versatility of the multi-award winning Evora. Lotus will be at the New York Auto Show until May 1st so fans of the unique British automotive manufacturer have a fewRead Full Story
Bristol Cars, which went into administration in early March this year, has a new owner. Its assets and goodwill have been purchased, and it will be part of a hi-tech, Surrey-based company bearing another name from Britain’s motoring history: Frazer-Nash. The names Bristol and Frazer Nash (no hyphen) were closely associated in the immediate post-WarRead Full Story
The 100-percent electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF has been named 2011 World Car of the Year at this month’s New York International Auto Show, edging out the BMW 5-Series and the Audi A8 for the top spot. The award is the latest in a string of accolades for the world’s first affordable mass-market, all-electric vehicleRead Full Story
Greg Harper of Breakfast Television visited the Vancouver Auto Show on Friday, April 1st. You can watch the full video Clip here. At about 3 minutes in, Greg talks to Nigel Matthews of Hagerty about the very rare 1959 Jensen 541-R (shown above), which was a big winner at last year’s All British Field Meet.Read Full Story
March 14, 2011 – Following the earthquake in Japan on March 11 Nissan Americas has been working around-the-clock with its teams in Japan and abroad to assess the status of its employees and the impact on its operations. Facilities/Production All Nissan Americas manufacturing facilities remain operational and will continue normal production schedules until further notice.Read Full Story
