The electric XC40, to be revealed Oct. 16 in Los Angeles, will include voice-controlled Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other services.

Nissan's Titan full-size pickup is at the bottom of the segment in sales volume. For 2020, the automaker is shifting its attention more to customers who buy trucks as everyday vehicles.

With the Taycan, which will arrive at Canadian dealerships this year, Porsche has barreled into the bustling new market of performance electric vehicles.

The power went out at Nissan's Denver data centre and the automaker's North American retail business was stymied for four days. Many are wondering how such a crippling situation could occur.

For its first EV, which goes on sale late this year, Porsche followed Tesla's cue in relying on software and touch screens to deliver media, navigation and other vehicle controls.

A power outage that began Saturday at a Nissan North America data centre in Denver shut down a critical communications system that U.S. Nissan and Infiniti dealers use to order cars and parts, obtain product rebate information, monitor recalls and file warranty claims. Nissan Canada said some of its systems were also affected. 

Porsche Cars North America CEO Klaus Zellmer calls the infotainment partnership -- for streaming services -- with Apple Music a “brand fit.”

Infiniti is elbowing its way into the crowd of German-dominated, sporty premium crossovers with a coupe version of the QX50 compact crossover.

The 2020 Cayenne Turbo S Coupe will be equipped with a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V-8 engine combined with an electric motor that will together deliver 670 hp and 663 pound-feet of torque, the automaker says. The 2020 Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupe combines a 3.0-litre single-turbo V-6 engine and electric motor to deliver 455 hp and 516 pound-feet of torque.

The product reductions will focus mainly on small vehicles, including emerging-market Datsun models. Nissan could also shrink the options and packages offered on its vehicles.

The battery electric vehicle is better suited for a spirited run across town than multiday road trip. But dealer feedback on the Cooper SE has been "very positive," Mini Canada tells Automotive News Canada.

The BMW Vision M Next is a low-slung, two-door, 600-hp, plug-in hybrid concept that previews the brand's design and technology roadmap.

So far, about 35 North American Volvo dealers — three of those in Canada — have expressed interest in a Polestar franchise.

The four-door, five-seater -- a first for the 8 series -- is a nod to changing consumer tastes and opens the 8-series lineup to a larger market than the two-door model. BMW Canada says the all-wheel-drive M850i xDrive will be the model available in Canada at launch in September.

Mercedes will pad its lineup of compact premium crossovers when the GLB, available with a third-row seat and slotted between the subcompact GLA and slightly larger GLC, goes on sale in the last quarter.