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Chevy to reveal next-gen, midengine Corvette in July

Chevrolet plans to unwrap the next-generation Corvette, featuring a midengine layout for the first time, in July. GM President Mark Reuss, who also heads the automaker's global product development programs, posted an image of the eighth-generation Corvette -- the C8 -- on his Facebook page late Thursday.
GMC launches CarbonPro truck bed on Sierra

General Motors is ready to launch its industry first carbon fibre bed on the GMC Sierra pickup. Pricing for the option was not disclosed.
Ford packs 2020 Escape with 3-cylinder engine, hybrid powertrains

Ford's plan to combat the glut of competitors and weakening retail demand is to put some white space between the Escape and its rivals. That starts under the hood.
Magna's Walker: Pair up to keep cars affordable

The head of Canada's largest supplier is urging automakers to slow investments in electric cars and form partnerships to help keep prices in check.
Magna's Walker sees possibilities in Oshawa

Don Walker, the CEO of Canada's largest supplier, says if the numbers work out, it would consider a North American plant for contract manufacturing. GM's Oshawa plant might be a possibility once the automaker ends production there.
Iconic Land Rover Defender returns to Canada after 21-year absence

Jaguar Land Rover confirmed U.S. and Canadian dealers will, for the first time in a generation, again be selling the all-new version of the Defender off-road vehicle. The company is gearing up to launch the Defender, once prohibited in the U.S. because of safety rules, late in 2019 as a 2020 model.
Time for automakers to tap the brakes on self-driving car technology
Is any C-level executive at an automaker going to have the guts to put the brakes on autonomous driving r&d? I doubt it.
Magna exec touts 'scalable building blocks' for future powertrains
Despite conflicting global emissions regulations and consumer demands, automakers can profitably deliver vehicles with as many as 50 powertrain combinations, says a top Magna executive.
Chevy to launch all-new 2020 Silverado HD in fall 2019
With profits from pickups more important than ever as sales of cars fade, Chevrolet is making sure one of its biggest cash cows won't ever get old. The brand said the next-generation Silverado HD will debut next year as a 2020 model.
Cadillac readies exclusive twin-turbo, 4.2-liter V-8
Cadillac, for the first time in 26 years, will have an exclusive engine -- a 4.2-litre twin-turbo V-8, making good on a 2016 promise by brand President Johan de Nysschen.
Infiniti rolls out industry-first variable compression engine
When the next-generation Infiniti QX50 crossover arrives next year as a 2019 model, it will be powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine introducing a technology never seen before in a regular production vehicle: variable compression.
NAFTA partners agree on update
Trade representatives from Canada and Mexico agree with the Trump administration's assertion that the two-decade-old NAFTA pact should be renegotiated.
Magna's Walker takes issue with industry expectations for EVs, self-driving cars
Automakers are overstating the market potential of electric cars and the timeframe of when self-driving vehicles arrive, charged Don Walker, CEO of Canada's Magna International.
Magna-built Jaguar E-Pace priced at $44,300 in Canada
Jaguar's E-Pace, the automaker's performance-oriented compact crossover, is coming to Canada in early 2018 and will slot in one of the market's hottest segments.
Corvette Carbon 65: The first collectible of 2018
The first collectible car of the 2018 model year is the Chevrolet Corvette Carbon 65, a limited-production model that celebrates the sports car's 65th anniversary. Most U.S. and Canadian Chevrolet dealers will never see the car.