Ford F150

The Ford F150 is perennially one of Canada’s top-selling trucks. With its powerful engine, ample towing capacity, and classic design, it’s easy to see why the Ford F150 remains one of Canada’s most popular.

The Ford F150 has a 3.5-litre EcoBoost engine, capable of producing up to 375 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. With its impressive towing capacity of up to 13,200 lbs, it’s the perfect truck for hauling heavy loads. The Ford F150 also features a sleek exterior design, with a chrome-coated grille, chrome-accented trim, and a spacious interior.

The Ford F150 is available with a wide array of features, including Ford’s SYNC 3 infotainment system, a 10-speed SelectShift automatic transmission, and an integrated trailer brake controller. Plus, with its class-exclusive Pro Trailer Backup Assist, you can get your trailer in place quickly and easily.

Dodge Ram 1500

The Ram 1500 is the Dodge’s best selling model in Canada. With its advanced technology, powerful engine, and stylish design, it’s no wonder why the Ram 1500 made the cut.

The Ram boasts a 5.7-litre HEMI V8 engine, capable of producing up to 395 horsepower and 410 lb-ft of torque. With its impressive towing capacity of up to 12,750 lbs, it shrugs off heavy loads. The Ram 1500 also features a bold exterior design, with a chrome-accented grille, LED headlights, and a comfortable interior.

The Ram 1500 is also available with a range of features, including a Uconnect infotainment system, a TorqueFlite 8-speed automatic transmission, and an integrated trailer brake controller. Plus, with its available blind spot monitoring system, you can stay safe on the roads.

Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is a full-size light-duty pickup truck. It’s one of Chevy’s most popular models, thanks in part to Canada’s love affair with pickups. The Silverado has a 5.3-litre EcoTec3 V8 engine, capable of producing up to 355 horsepower and 383 lb-ft of torque. The Silverado has a towing capacity of up to 12,500 lbs, so it’s great at pulling heavy payloads. It also features a classic exterior design, with a chrome-accented grille, LED headlights, and a spacious interior.

The Chevrolet Silverado comes with many standard features, including Chevy’s MyLink infotainment system, an 8-speed automatic transmission, and an integrated trailer brake controller. Plus, with its available lane departure warning system, you can worry less and spend more time enjoying your Silverado.

GMC Sierra

The GMC Sierra is General Motors Canada’s most popular new vehicle. With its advanced technology, powerful engine, and rugged design, it’s no wonder the GMC Sierra remains a fan favourite north of the 49th.

The GMC Sierra has a 6.2-litre EcoTec3 V8 engine, capable of producing up to 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque. It boasts a good towing capacity of up to 12,500 lbs. The GMC Sierra also features a rugged exterior design, with a chrome-accented grille, LED headlights, and a comfortable interior.

The GMC Sierra is available with a range of features, including GMC’s IntelliLink infotainment system, an 8-speed automatic transmission, and an integrated trailer brake controller. Plus, with its available forward collision alert system, you can rest assured knowing that you’ll have plenty of time to react in the event of an emergency on the road.

Ram 2500

The Ram 2500 is among Canada’s best-selling diesel pickups. The Ram 2500 offers up an array of powerful features, a heavy-duty engine, and an aggressive design—and Canadians love it.

The Ram 2500 has a 6.4-litre HEMI V8 engine, capable of producing up to 410 horsepower and 429 lb-ft of torque. It also has a behemoth towing capacity of 17,980 lbs, which means that it can make quick work of even the heaviest loads. The Ram also features an improved exterior design, chrome-accented grilles, LED headlights, and a spacious interior.

The truck is also available with a range of features, including the new Uconnect infotainment system, a TorqueFlite 6-speed automatic transmission, and it also has a built-in trailer brake controller. Plus, with its available adaptive cruise control system, you can simply relax and enjoy the ride.

Conclusion

Canada is a beautiful country, but let’s face it, the terrain can get a little rugged. That’s why there’s no better vehicle for Canadians than a new truck. But with so many different trucks available on the market, it can be hard to choose the perfect vehicle for your next new ride.

Whether you’re looking for a powerful pickup truck for towing or a family-friendly SUV for camping trips, Canada’s top-selling trucks have something for everyone. So, head on over to Kijiji Autos today and find the perfect new truck for you and your lifestyle.

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The 2015 GMC Sierra Carbon Edition will be coming in three trim levels, meaning the Carbon 22 Edition, the Carbon 20 Edition, as well as the Carbon Edition version.

The base level Carbon 22 Edition will be sold with the Sierra SLE Double cab and crew cab versions, coming with a the black painted grille, black tubular side steps, fog lamps, dual-zone climate, 22-inch allow wheels and much more.

The GMC Sierra Carbon 20 Edition will be offered in the Sierra SLE double cab versions, adding the 20-inch aluminum wheels, carbon fiber hood appliques, or the same black painted grille.

Eventually, the 2015 GMC Sierra Carbon Edition will be coming in the Sierra 1500 double cab, sporting features like 110-volt power outlet, remote keyless entry, LED cargo box lighting and many more.

The standard 2015 GMC Sierra Carbon 22 Edition will cost $42,270, the 20 Edition is set at higher $38,275, while the Carbon Edition will set you back at $33,075.

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Thus, the GM is trying to catch up the lost time and give its customers what they deserve, by promising some huge investments in Brazil, in order also to deal with all the problems its models are having.

Thus, the GM automaker is planning to invest 2.8 million dollars in Brazil, an investment plan to be carried out within the next five years.

The chief executive officer at GM, Mary Barra, stated that the company is facing new challenges, for which massive efforts must be done to see the prospected plan in Brazil.

The GM is thinking bold these days, even if the Brazil auto market is in decline, with output production of just 15% since the beginning of the year.

But the same Barra announced in Brazil during a visit there, also seeing president Dilma Rousseff, that the carmaker is planning to use the country at its full, in order to develop new technologies and performance products.

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We are talking about a “play ball” strategy that the GM is trying to pull, renouncing thus the old trick of keeping truck discounts low, in order to gain profitability.

Mary Barra, the GM Chief Executive Officer, said in an interview that Chevrolet and GM must stick together in order to play the ball against Toyota and Nissan.

On the other hand, Kenn Bakowski, the Canyon Marketing Manager said that the Canyon models are those vehicles that provide a lot premium features and technology, maneuverability and “inherent capabilities.”

More than that, Tony Johnson, the Colorado marketing manager, also stated that the Colorado model is that mid-size truck capable of offering value and versatility to its customers.

“It will also have strong appeal for people who know they want a truck, but want one that is easier to maneuver in traffic and easier to park at work or at home,” Johnson also stated.

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Duncan Aldred, Vice President at the GMC`s Sales and Marketing Division, reported that the 2015 GMC Sierra HD All Terrain was manufactured to please all customers more easily in terms of maneuverability on hard off-road conditions.

“Equally comfortable whether it’s a night on the town or traversing a remote job site, it has all the capability that customers demand from a GMC heavy-duty truck on the job,” Aldred also stated.

The 2015 GMC Sierra HD All Terrain model is offered in the SLE and SLT trim levels of the 2500HD and the 3500HD double cab models.

The 2015 GMC Sierra HD All Terrain comes with an all-wheel drive system as expected, alongside an electronically controlled transfer case.

More than that, adaptability on off-road conditions has been supplied by the Ranch twin-tube shock absorbers, hill-descent control as well as the Z71 Off-Road package.

There are no prices set for the 2015 All Terrain version, but expect the off-road vehicle hit its dealerships in the US, somewhere this summer.

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Earlier this year, GM took quite a hit, with a massive recall to repair a discovered ignition switch fault.

And if that wasn’t bad enough, the recalls just kept pouring in, with this one being the fifth one in the past two weeks. As recalls go, this one isn’t all that big for the manufacturer, with only 8.208 units being affected, but little by little, GM is gathering expenses and losing customer faith.

As for the recall itself, the issue seems to be located at the front brakes, which received rear brake rotors by mistake. In these vehicles, the front brakes have to handle more load as the rear ones, and as result of this issue, owners might experience reduced braking performance. Luckily, no incidents or victims were recorded so far, and Gm is hard at work making sure there will be none.

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That is why, most issues, once discovered, are quickly resolved by recalling the affected models.

The worst outcome of failing to find and remedy various problems is the death of the vehicle occupants. Not so long ago, GM issued a recall for two of its models, namely the 2005 – 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2003 – 2007 Saturn Ion. The problem was related to the ignition switch.

At that time, things didn’t look so grim, but recent news seem to indicate that as many as 303 people might have lost their lives due to this shortcoming. Usually, the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) handles these situations, but a third party company discovered that the problem was deeper than originally thought.

The ignition switch issue was discovered to be related to the fact that in certain accidents, the airbags failed to deploy, a fact only Fredman Research Corporation managed to discover. 303 death is not a small number, even considering the impressive number of vehicles affected by the malfunction, so the NHTSA got an earful for failing to discover this when investigating the ignition switch.

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And not just for the utilitarian side of the deal, but also for their acceptable and even eye catching design (maybe that’s pushing it a bit).

If so, then you will be glad to know that the American car maker will be presenting the brand new 2015 GMC Canyon at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show, which is set to start on January the 13th. But what do we know about the vehicle so far? In truth, we know almost nothing except that it will be unveiled next week.

With the recent teaser released by the manufacturer, one might think that at least a hint could be gleaned from it, but I doubt it. For a pick-up truck, they are certainly quite secretive, overly so, even. The 2015 GMC Canyon is said to draw heavily from the Colorado model, and the manufacturer describes it as a “semi-serious duty cycle truck.” We’ll just make our own minds about it at the Detroit Motor Show.

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One of the latest interviews with Steve Girsky, vice-president of General Motors, confirmed that GM is now having a dedicated team in charge with analyzing Tesla’s evolution. The orders for starting the team came directly from Akerson, who considers that Tesla may be “a big disrupter if we’re not careful”.

If we think of it, General Motors may have all the reasons to fear from Tesla, a company that does everything it takes for thriving and that managed to pull further projects that GM itself gave up to.

One example would be the hydrogen skateboard chassis concept that General Motors came with back in 2002. While GM did not take the project further, Tesla had no problems to inspire from it and came up with Tesla Model S chassis who underpinned a whole generation of vehicles after that!

If you want a more recent example, what say you of Chevrolet Volt, from General Motor’s portfolio, which lost the title of the best sold EV in 2012 because of Tesla Model S? Now do you still believe that Tesla is no threat to GM?

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To show its support, the US car maker promised that by 2017 they will have twice as many vehicles that are capable of doing 40 mpg or 5.9 liter/100 km.

This announcement is the latest step in a series of improvements that GM implemented in order to be more eco-friendly. Since 2010, GM has also been fitting solar panels all over their installations, managing to reduce their world wide power usage by 7 percent.

In addition to energy saving, Gm is also recycling up to 90 percent of all waste material produced. If the promise to have more eco-friendly cars turns out to be true, the giant will earn the gratitude of many ecologists. Unlike the CO2 emissions imposed on cars by 2020 in Europe, the US seems to be a bit more flexible, giving car makers more room to juggle.

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