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New car share service drives into Victoria this weekend

New car share service drives into Victoria this weekend

Victoria鈥檚 increased urban density, environmental bent and active-transit network have set the stage for a new car-share program to hit the streets.
Bill Vance: The Avanti was Studebaker's brave attempt to save itself

Bill Vance: The Avanti was Studebaker's brave attempt to save itself

When the Studebaker Avanti was announced in 1962 Studebaker history already dated back 110 years to 1852. It began when Clem and Henry Studebaker opened a blacksmith/wagon shop in South Bend, Indiana.
Distracted driving not limited to holding cellphone, says sa国际传媒 Appeal Court

Distracted driving not limited to holding cellphone, says sa国际传媒 Appeal Court

VANCOUVER 鈥 The offence of distracted driving is not limited to a driver holding a cellphone in their hands while behind the wheel, sa国际传媒鈥檚 highest court has ruled.
Bill Vance: Y-Job was one man's vision of the future

Bill Vance: Y-Job was one man's vision of the future

The new LaSalle marque introduced by Cadillac was more than a 鈥渃ompanion car鈥 for General Motors鈥 most prestigious nameplate; it is credited with formalizing automobile styling.
Bill Vance: German auto maker pioneered rotary engine

Bill Vance: German auto maker pioneered rotary engine

The NSU company of Neckarsulm, Germany, (NSU鈥檚 name was a derivative of Neckersulm) began manufacturing knitting machines in 1873, later going into bicycles and motorcycles.
Bill Vance: Despite success at Le Mans, Nash-Healey sales never took off

Bill Vance: Despite success at Le Mans, Nash-Healey sales never took off

George Mason, president of Nash Kelvinator Corp., was pondering how they could sharpen up the image of the company鈥檚 cars. Aware of the sporty roadsters that were popular in Europe, he wondered about something like that for Nash.
Bill Vance: Interstate highway system inspired by autobahns

Bill Vance: Interstate highway system inspired by autobahns

It is hard to imagine the United States without its interstate highways, the 43,000-mile (68,600-kilometre) limited access multi-lane divided expressways that carry people and commerce from coast to coast and border to border without a single stoplig
Bill Vance: High price, competition doomed Hudson's Italia

Bill Vance: High price, competition doomed Hudson's Italia

The Hudson Motor Car Co. was formed in 1909 with financial backing from Detroit department store owner J.L. Hudson. The company quickly established a reputation for building fast, reliable mid-market cars and survived the 1930s Depression.
Bill Vance: Luxurious Royale was beginning of the end for Reo cars

Bill Vance: Luxurious Royale was beginning of the end for Reo cars

It seemed natural that Ransom Eli Olds would enter the automobile business; the trail had already been blazed. His family鈥檚 company, P.F.
Bill Vance: Morgan car production is still a cottage industry

Bill Vance: Morgan car production is still a cottage industry

Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan was born in 1884, the son of a vicar. But HFS didn鈥檛 follow his father鈥檚 calling, he chose engineering.