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The Jeep Renegade Will Soon Leave the U.S. and Canada

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and Canada after several years of declining sales, ending the run of its most affordable model. Cheaper, smaller off-roaders are massively popular south of the border, where they get other forbidden fruit like the Suzuki Jimny. It’s the end of an era. Maybe not the most impactful or exciting era, but the end, nonetheless.

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QOTD: Which JDM Car Do You Wish Was Sold in North America?

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We all know there are certain Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cars you cannot buy in the United States or Canada. I am not quite sure what my choice would be, though I like oddballs like the Honda Jazz and Suzuki Jimny. Image: Suzuki] Become a& TTAC& insider. What I am curious about is this: What would you choose?

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Economic Modelling Study Shows Canada Can Meet Global-Warming Reduction Targets While Growing Jobs and Economy

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Canada can succeed economically while meeting targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to an economic modelling study commissioned by the Pembina Institute and the David Suzuki Foundation. The study indicates that Canada can implement much stronger climate policies than the US and still prosper economically.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

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liter Suzuki three-cylinder engine, rated at 49 horsepower. The next-generation version of this car, the Geo Metro XFi , was the final new production car available in the United States with under 50 horses , using a fuel-injected version of the same Suzuki three-banger. In Canada, this car was badged as the Pontiac Firefly.

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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

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North Americans had been buying Daewoos for quite some time by the 2000s, with the 1988-1993 Pontiac LeMans (United States) and the Asüna GT / Passport Optima (Canada) paving the way for Daewoo-badged machinery. The next-generation Nubira appeared here with Suzuki Reno badges in 2005. There were problems.

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Electric Car Company Aurica Motors Enters Two Partnerships for Manufacturing Training and Engineering

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Motive Industries in Calgary, Canada is a specialized vehicle design, prototyping and production engineering company. Motive develops concept vehicles for major automakers such as Dodge, Hyundai, Suzuki, Chrysler, and Toyota.

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Torotrak and Univance enter cooperation and license agreement for variator components and assemblies

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Suzuki Motor Corporation; JATCO Ltd; CNH America LLC (USA), Mazda Motor Corporation; UD Trucks Corporation; Isuzu Motors Limited; Kayaba Industry Co., Canada); Aichi Machine Industry Co.,Ltd.; It also enables energy to be recovered efficiently through flywheels, improving fuel economy. Major customers of Univance are: Nissan Motor Co.,

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