Tesla is recalling over 475,000 vehicles as part of two separate recalls, the largest of which involves potential failure of the rearview camera. That recall affects 356,309 2017-2020 Model 3s, while the second recall, which addresses a faulty hood latch, concerns 119,009 Model S vehicles.

It’s no lie to describe the 2022 Santa Cruz as an authentic pickup truck, but it’s equally honest to label it a car/crossover mutant with a cargo box. It just depends on your mood. Here's our review.

The NHTSA has opened what it calls an “engineering analysis” to look deeper into issues that have caused a number of engine fires in Hyundai and Kia vehicles in recent years. From this, the agency could decide a large-scale recall is warranted, which could affect some 3 million vehicles.

Thanks to the partnership with Nissan/Renault, the Outlander has been given a new lease on life with its new generation. Here's our review of an SUV that remains popular in Canada, even though competition is plentiful in the segment.

Auto123 picks the 11 most notable all-new vehicles we reviewed for the first time in an eventful 2021 for the automotive world. Between electrification and self-driving technologies, between the pandemic and supply-chain challenges, the times, as Dylan said, they are a’ changin’…

A report out of South Korea this week indicates that Kia is developing a hybrid variant of its Seltos sub-compact SUV, and that it could be ready for 2023.

Nissan has previewed a pair of very comely camper van concepts ahead of their full presentation in Tokyo in the new year. Either of the Mountain Base or the Caravan Myroom concepts would be most welcome companions on any back-to-nature road trip, we say...

We put to the test new BFGoodrich T/A K02 tires, all-terrain products that stand out right off the bat for being four-season tires approved for winter use.

The latest surge in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant has led many exhibitors to cancel plans to be present in the flesh at CES in Las Vegas in early January. Today, GM, Google and TikTok joined others like Amazon, Twitter and AT&T, who had already cancelled in-person events.

Subaru has several cards up its sleeve that will spill out on the table at the next Tokyo Motor Show. In preparation for the event that will take place in less than a month, the company has shared an image of a concept that will be unveiled there. Expect some other models dressed up in new STI accessories as well.

Ford is having to recall nearly 185,000 2021 and 2022 F-150 pickup trucks. The problem this time is related to components that can come into contact with the driveshaft and damage it.

How to choose between the 2021 Toyota Sienna and 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid? Auto123 pits against one another two great hybrid choices for families. With minivans like this around, who cares if you’re being uncool?

Ford has confirmed details regarding the battery pack capacities that will be available with its electric F-150. The pickup is expected on the market next summer.

The last Buick Grand National to be built is headed to Barrett-Jackson Auctions in January. It’s anyone’s guess what price this unique car will command, but with only 33 miles on the odometer, expect it to be high

Mitsubishi has gotten tongues wagging once again with a new teaser image of its Ralliart concept. Earlier this year, the company announced the return of the name, but we still don't know what form it will take. The new image keeps intact that secret.

Jeep introduced the L version of its Grand Cherokee last year. For its second run, the model is already benefiting from small improvements, including the addition of screens, new packages and new colours.

Fortunately, for bargain hunters in Canada in 2022, there are still new cars available at really affordable prices. You have to be willing to make some compromises, but then you'll be able to drive a good quality car for a really reasonable price!

GM says at least 122 Chevrolet Corvettes are being scrapped because they were so heavily damaged by the recent tornadoes that damaged its plant in Kentucky. The total may climb, as inspections of completed C8s that had been parked outside the facility continue.

Distribution giant FedEx has taken delivery of its first BrightDrop EV600 vans. The all-electric model was developed in just a year by General Motors, and its order with FedEx is for 500 units.

Once again, Chevrolet is having to push back resumption of production of its 2022 Bolt EV and EUV models. This time, the automaker is hoping to restart production at the end of February on the horizon for a resumption of activities. Here’s hoping it won’t need to delay that again.

Chevrolet has just launched a heart-tugging new ad just in time for the holidays. If this ad that features a 1966 Impala reborn doesn't make you feel the slightest bit emotional, you've got a hard heart indeed.

It once promised the world an electric pickup truck before scandal dramatically scuppered its plans. But now EV start-up Nikola has delivered its first battery-powered semi-trailers. The model it has put together delivers more than 500 km of range and a payload capacity of 82,000 lb, according to its own promises.

GMC has completed the first units of its new all-electric Hummer EV pickup truck. The initial edition of the vehicle is reserved for the American market, so Canadian buyers will have to wait until next year to get theirs.

Audi Canada confirms that two its high-performance models, the TT RS and RS 3, are not part of the division’s lineup for 2022. Dealers have been advised to steer buyers who had made deposits on the two models to other options in the brand’s lineup in Canada.

No one could make a plausible argument against this statement: The 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye is one of the most insane, off-the-wall cars it is possible to legally drive when not on a track. At some point government is sure to step in with new regulations, but for now the arms race rages on. Here’s our review.

Get ready for a TV sitcom lampooning life at a car company in the age of electric and self-driving cars. Airing on NBC starting in January, American Auto will follow goings-on at the HQ of a fictional automaker by the name of Payne Motors.

The 2022 Acura MDX Type S has received a $79,000 starting price in Canada. The performance variant arrives at Canuck auto dealerships starting next month.

The 2022 Infiniti QX60 is the new and improved edition of a three-row SUV that has remained popular in Canada, despite it being a clearly aging model. Here's our first test drive of a model the update of which is most welcome.

Others have comes before it, but now we have a potential serious rival for Tesla: the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 2022 electric crossover may give the EV behemoth a real run for its money. Here is our first drive review.

The Subaru Forester 2022 is substantially revised for this new edition, and while we can confirm that the SUV retains all its usual charms, there is a new one added to the list: the new Wilderness version. Here is our first test of the 2022 Foreste and its wilder variant.

Toyota has announced that it will build a record number of vehicles in January. Setting a target of 800,000 vehicles, the automaker wants to make up for delays caused by the shortage of microchips and other components and by Covid-19-related problems that have bedeviled it and some suppliers.

The Arrival Car made its official online debut today, the result of a collaboration between a fledgling UK-based EV maker and ridesharing giant Uber. For now, the all-electric people mover is designed with the European market in mind, but the Arrival company is setting up shop in North America, so…

It’s déjà vu, all over again: both the Montreal and Toronto auto shows have once again been cancelled, this time due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Faced with the explosive increase in cases here and abroad, organizers really had no choice but to cancel the events.

Mazda Canada has announced priding and trim details for the 2022 MX-5 roadster, which gets a $33,300 starting price. This year buyers get some new tech, new seating elements and new colour options.

GMC has shared a first teaser image showing the front end of its upcoming electric Sierra pickup. The model is expected to be available in 2022 as a 2023 model, and with the Hummer EV it will give the brand not one but two electric trucks to offer consumers – a total no one else can match.

The Mercedes-Benz EQXX concept we saw in snippets two weeks ago will make its official debut at CES 2022 in Las Vegas in early January. According to its maker, the Vision EQXX concept is the most efficient vehicle ever produced by the company. Here’s a new image of the electric model.

The 2022 Mazda MX-30, the first all-electric vehicle sold in North America by the Japanese brand, has its qualities and it has its flaws. We took it in hand for a second time to confirm if our opinions on both were well founded.

Vietnamese automaker VinFast will present three more new all-electric models at the next Consumer Electronics Show in January to go with the two it premiered in Los Angeles last month. The new models remain incognito, but we can expect a small SUV called the VF e34, and two even smaller models.

Millennials are now bigger consumers of pickup trucks than Baby Boomers. Is this a surprise, though? A study shared by CNBC reveals some interesting trends.

An electric pickup concept was one of several eye-catching concepts shown during Toyota's presentation this week. The model, which looks close to production, could hit the budding electric pickup segment sooner rather than later. But is it a third, all-new Toyota pickup or simply an electric version of the next-gen Tacoma?

The presentation of Toyota/Lexus’ electrification plan included new images that tell us more about the future Lexus RZ electric crossover. The EV is of course essentially the luxury counterpart to Toyota first all-electric SUV, the BZ4X (and to Subaru’s Solterra, while we’re at it), and shares many of the Toyota EV’s components.

As part of today’s presentation of its electrification plan – which included a preview of several future EVs - Toyota showed a concept that is already getting a lot of attention. The Cruiser EV compact model takes the styling of the Land Cruiser, and fans are already salivating.

A long-time BEV skeptic, Toyota’s attitude towards the technology is “evoliving”, shall we say. Today the automotive giant unveiled its plan to invest $70 billion to electrify its lineup, and Lexus will lead the way. The luxury brand will, if all goes well, be an all-electric brand worldwide by 2035.

Genesis has presented in greater detail the 2023 edition of its G90 sedan, which has been completely redesigned for the occasion. Buyers can expect, among other things, luxury in spades and new features that promise to get heads turning.

The tornadoes that hit the Midwest this week damaged the GM plant in Kentucky that makes the Chevrolet Corvette. The damage at the plant is not severe, but it is forcing a production shutdown this week. The National Corvette museum was also damaged by the tornadoes.

For at least the third time in recent months, a Bricklin SV-1 was offered up for sale online last week. The model was much derided in its time for its failings on the quality, performance and comfort front, but it has a become more lovable over the years, it seems.

Mercedes-Benz has to fix a worrisome problem with its new EQS and S-Class sedans. It has issued a recall because in some vehicles, a software misconfiguration was allowing drivers to watch TV… while driving.

Ford could delay launch of some new all-electric models so it can produce more of the highly in-demand Mach-E. According to Automotive News, production of the upcoming all-electric Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator variants might be delayed by 18 months.

Le Jeep Grand Cherokee souffle sa trentième bougie cette année, le légendaire 4x4 lancé en 1992 (en tant que modèle 1993) qui s’accompagne déjà d’une variante L depuis quelques mois pour plaire aux troupes plus nombreuses. Voici notre premier essai du vrai Grand Cherokee, cleui sans le L.

The Montreal and Toronto auto shows are still scheduled to go ahead in January and February, respectively, but the Omicron variant is forcing everyone to keep a wary eye on developments. For now, organizers are confident that the measures in place will be sufficient.

Auto123 puts the Kia Niro EV to the long-term test. Today, part 8: as we confirm the happiness that comes with an EV in daily use.

The Canadian federal government says it will act to impose quotas on dealerships across Canada for electric-vehicle sales starting at the end of 2022 or early in 2023. The quotas are designed to help Canada catch up to other countries and reach its targets for eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Lexus has announced pricing and trim details for the next-generation 2022 LX 600 SUV. The price of entry for the big luxury SUV is set at $106,950, with the top model costing $151,200. The model goes on sale next January 20th.

Toyota confirms it is sticking with its pioneering hybrid model for at least one more go-around. The automaker says we can expect a fifth-generation Prius to launch as early as next year. There is speculation it might feature a hydrogen-burning combustion engine, something Toyota has been working on for a while.

A new addition to the SUV lineup for the coming year, the 2022 Kia Sorento PHEV is tailor-made for those who like acres of space and teaspoon sips of fuel from the powertrain. This combination would have been unthinkable a decade ago, but not anymore.

Volkswagen has announced it plans on making another, distinct model based on its ID. Buzz electric microbus concept. The ID. California will be a Buzz-based campervan. We’ll only see it in the second half of this decade, alas.

Audi confirmed this week what it has long hinted at, that it will produce an all-electric sports car as a replacement for the departing R8 supercar. It may keep the R8 name or it may not, but what counts is that the German automaker will continue on with a halo car in the high-performance field.

Genesis has confirmed it will introduce a new range-topping GV80 Prestige Signature edition fitted with second-row captain’s chairs. So far Genesis’ new flagship SUV is only confirmed for the U.S., but odds are good we will get it here as well.

Automotive sales figures crunched by Desrosiers Automotive Consultants show a continuing downward trend in vehicle sales in Canada in November. The lack in inventory might be more to blame than lack of demand, however, which means better sales performances should come as shortages are resolved.

We test drove the entry-level AWD version of the 2021 Toyota Highlander, which led to the question: Without the extras, is this SUV worth it?

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares drove an updated version of the Chrysler Airflow electric crossover onto centre stage during the auto giant’s Software Day this week, revealing a prototype that’s rapidly approaching production-readiness. Could we see the final product in the coming months, or even weeks?

Nissan will bring the Ariya electric crossover to the Montreal Auto Show in January for its official Canadian premiere. The model was supposed to debut on the market this fall or early this winter but has been delayed and now is set to launch sometime in 2022.

Hyundai Canada has confirmed to Auto123 that the new XRT trim unveiled this week for the 2022 Tucson will be sold in Canada, under the Urban name. The new model receives the same $37,199 MSRP as the N Line variant.

Reports point to both Volvo and its Polestar offshoot planning development of small electric crossovers in the next couple of years. The Volvo product would be smaller than the upcoming C40 Recharge, but it might not take the XC20 or C20 moniker, but rather a real, honest-to-goodness name.

Mazda’s MX-30 has gotten kudos for its cute looks and driveability, but many thumbs-down for the measly 161-km range it offers. Now, Mazda says a limited quantity of MX-30 PHEV models equipped with a range-extending rotary generator will be made available as soon as next year.

Like it did with its Santa Fe, Hyundai has introduced a new XRT trim coming to the Tucson lineup of 2022, which is distinguished by a more rugged appearance though not really upgraded off-road capacities. And as with the Santa Fe, our Canadian version will likely get the Urban name.

Honda’s move towards electrification will be spearheaded by Acura, which has confirmed it will skip making hybrid and plug-in hybrid models altogether and go straight to producing all-electric vehicles. This will put it on track to garner a higher percentage of EV sales by 2030 than Honda itself.

We spent a week with the all-new 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz, and found it’s not all that different from spending it with a Tucson! Ok, there’s an extra bed here, a little less passenger space there, etc. but the differences are minor when you’re at the wheel. Except, just try to move a fridge with a compact SUV.

Mazda Canada has announced pricing and trim details for the 2022 CX-9. The three-row midsize crossover gets a starting MSRP of $40,950 CAD, and the lineup includes the Kuro Edition, back for another year.

The EPA has announced range figures for the different variants of the upcoming 2022 Kia EV6 all-electric crossover. Cruelly, top range for the most-efficient model in the lineup is given as one solitary km under 500.

Honda Canada has announced details regarding changes coming to the Passport SUV for 2022, along with pricing for the range. That range now includes a new more-rugged TrailSport edition.

Honda is issuing a recall of certain recent-model Pilot and Passport SUVs and Ridgeline pickups over a potentially faulty hood latch that could fail and cause the hood to fly up while the vehicle is in motion. Over 51,000 vehicles in Canada are affected.

Recently, at BMW's performance centre in California, we had the chance to drive seven vehicles in seven hours. Here's how the festival of tests played out, with some impressions of each 2022 product we drove.

Kia Canada has announced pricing for the revised 2022 Kia Forte and Forte5, now available in a new sporty trim, the GT-Line with turbo engine. Here are the details.

Nissan showcased the powertrain of its new Ariya electric SUV in a racing concept. Auto123 marvels at the Ariya Single Seater Concept, inspired by the automaker’s participation in the Formula E racing series for all-electric cars.

Kia is recalling some 2022 Carnival minivans in Canada and the U.S. due to a structural issue that could potentially cause the passenger-side sliding door to open inadvertently – notably when the vehicle is in motion.

Mazda Canada has announced pricing and trim details for the Mazda3 for 2022. Actual changes are minor and mostly involve more standard equipment further down the trim ladder, and starting MSRP for the regular base model is set at $21,200 CAD.

Lexus has just released some images showing part of the styling adorning its first electric SUV – and given it a name for the first time. We're still a long way from the production version of the RZ, but it shouldn't be too long before we see a first prototype in full. Expect the EV to debut in 2022.

The 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 is, to use technical jargon, a very cool truck. It has a great engine and capability, and it’s also s one of the best-looking trucks on the market thanks to a good mix of the modern and traditional. Here’s our review of the Elevation trim.

The Ford Maverick Hybrid is now all sold out for its first year of production, according to the Carbuzz website. Consumers who want one will have to wait for next summer to get one.

BMW has shown images of its upcoming i7 electric sedan being tested in camouflaged form in northern Sweden. The next generation of the 7 Series car will be introduced next year and in addition to gasoline and hybrid powertrains, there will of course be this all-electric variant in the offering.

Volvo Canada has shared pricing for the C40 Recharge coming in 2022, and things couldn’t be simpler: $72,600 gets you in the door for the one available version. Volvo says it is taking reservations on the all-electric coupe-style SUV starting today, with deliveries in Canada expected next spring.

Auto123 had the opportunity to drive a few versions of the Mercedes-Benz GLE over the past few months. Here's our review of the wide-ranging lineup’s base model, the 350.

Infiniti just shared a video that tells us a little bit more about its electrification plans. The company wants to offer several electric models by 2030, but these could coexist with models running on combustion engines – or via other means. Along the way, it teased some new concepts.

Volkswagen Canada has announced pricing for its Jetta and Jetta GLI models for 2022. Roughly speaking, buyers will pay $1,000 this coming year more for the model, which is getting some touch-ups for 2022.

Karim Habib, head of design at Kia, mentioned in an interview that he would like to work on a pickup truck. That's all it took for speculation about Kia's plans to get going again.