Ford of Canada dealers work to go green

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Ford of Canada press release OAKVILLE, Ontario, June 24, 2010 – Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited expands upon its Millennium Facility Program (facility design program) to include more 'green' choices for dealers when renovating or building a new dealership. The goal is simple: collaborate with dealers to implement cost-effective ways to improve the energy-efficiency of their facilities, … [Read more...]

Putting Pirelli green tires to the test

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Recently Pirelli Canada brought out a bunch of journalists to a parking lot in Brampton to show us the differences between their new Verde line of tires and the competition. It was actually part of a week long event aimed at introducing the product to retail tire store staff. That in itself is great, because it means that Pirelli is working to make sure that retailers have the first hand knowledge … [Read more...]

Nissan launches Canadian micro site for LEAF

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As they prepare for the 2011 launch of the LEAF, all electric car, Nissan Canada has launched a web site to allow consumers to learn more about Nissan's entry into the all electric scene. “The launch of the consumer website is an exciting milestone as we get closer to bringing the Nissan LEAF to the Canadian market next year,” said Mark McDade, Director, Marketing with Nissan Canada. “There … [Read more...]

Toyota Canada’s Top 10 Environmental Leadership Facts

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A little bit of Earth Day positivity from Toyota Canada We thought we’d take a page out of David Letterman’s book in honour of Earth Day, and take stock of how we’re living up to our environmental commitments with our very own Top 10 list. Our focus on innovation and technology to shape the future of sustainable mobility continues to be a pillar of our organization. Here’s a list of Top … [Read more...]

VW Canada talks about clean diesel

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On the TDI Curious site, Anne Sobecki has posted the following interview with Peter Viney, VW Canada's Director of Public Relations about the past, present and future of clean diesel. Given that nobody does diesel better than Volkswagen, I thought we should share this with our readers: What does the 2009 Green Vehicle of the Year prize awarded by Auto123 mean for the Golf TDI Clean Diesel? It … [Read more...]