http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:15:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-economy-in-february-signs-of-the-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-economy-in-february-signs-of-the-time/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:25:52 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349950 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-economy-in-february-signs-of-the-time/feed/ 0 Yale University is now a debt collector. Amazon enters the second-hand market. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/plant-in-cambridge-gets-34-million-from-ottawa-and-ontario/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/plant-in-cambridge-gets-34-million-from-ottawa-and-ontario/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:17:41 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340962 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/plant-in-cambridge-gets-34-million-from-ottawa-and-ontario/feed/ 0 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Toyota will receive nearly $34 million from the federal and Ontario... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/toyota-says-it-has-settled-first-wrongful-death-suit-amid-hundreds-of-sudden-acceleration-claims/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/toyota-says-it-has-settled-first-wrongful-death-suit-amid-hundreds-of-sudden-acceleration-claims/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:59:01 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338844 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/toyota-says-it-has-settled-first-wrongful-death-suit-amid-hundreds-of-sudden-acceleration-claims/feed/ 0 LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Toyota Motor Corp. has settled what was to be the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/will-the-furia-help-the-toyota-corolla-become-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/will-the-furia-help-the-toyota-corolla-become-cool/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:31:12 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/will-the-furia-help-the-toyota-corolla-become-cool/feed/ 0 Cars like the Corolla are the reason Toyota has a reputation for building reliable,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/plaintiffs-attorney-settlement-reached-in-toyota-recall-case-worth-more-than-1-billion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/plaintiffs-attorney-settlement-reached-in-toyota-recall-case-worth-more-than-1-billion/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:54:15 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331722 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/plaintiffs-attorney-settlement-reached-in-toyota-recall-case-worth-more-than-1-billion/feed/ 0 LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it has reached a settlement... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/on-the-straight-and-narrow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/on-the-straight-and-narrow/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:20:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302196 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/on-the-straight-and-narrow/feed/ 0 The German auto manufacturer simplifies its style http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/the-marikana-effect/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/the-marikana-effect/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:27:01 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/the-marikana-effect/feed/ 0 After a strike left 34 dead, one mining firm increased wages by 22 per cent. Could the deal be contagious? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/das-auto-giant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/das-auto-giant/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:45:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273592 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/das-auto-giant/feed/ 0 Volkswagen is on track to become the world's biggest automaker by volume http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/south-korean-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/south-korean-cool/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:30:36 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/south-korean-cool/feed/ 10 Once the butt of jokes, the South Korean companies are suddenly the fastest-growing automakers http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/the-greenest-of-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/the-greenest-of-all/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:25:36 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171071 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/the-greenest-of-all/feed/ 23 Nissan believes its purely electric Leaf car, not hybrids, is the way of the future http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/10/toyota-vindicated-by-u-s-investigation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/10/toyota-vindicated-by-u-s-investigation/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:17:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/10/toyota-vindicated-by-u-s-investigation/feed/ 4 Driver error was behind 39 of 40 instances of "sudden acceleration" http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/02/this-week-good-newsbad-news-6/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/02/this-week-good-newsbad-news-6/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:00:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168790 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/02/this-week-good-newsbad-news-6/feed/ 0 Hope comes to the U.S. economy, while a suicide attack devastates Russia http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/26/yet-another-recall-for-toyota/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/26/yet-another-recall-for-toyota/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:00:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168775 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/26/yet-another-recall-for-toyota/feed/ 7 1.7 million Lexus vehicles could leak fuel http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/24/toyota-ends-2010-as-world%e2%80%99s-largest-carmaker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/24/toyota-ends-2010-as-world%e2%80%99s-largest-carmaker/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:51:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168466 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/24/toyota-ends-2010-as-world%e2%80%99s-largest-carmaker/feed/ 0 Japanese company beats rivals despite series of recalls, safety issues http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/14/motor-city-magic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/14/motor-city-magic/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:01:36 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/14/motor-city-magic/feed/ 1 Detroit rediscovers its old swagger as Toyota is stuck answering questions http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/station-wagon-chic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/station-wagon-chic/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:20:12 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159458 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/station-wagon-chic/feed/ 1 In portraying itself as the “cool” choice, Toyota has reinforced how boring its vehicles can be http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/toyotas-trouble-child/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/toyotas-trouble-child/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:20:44 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148752 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/toyotas-trouble-child/feed/ 0 After a hot start, the now sputtering Scion brand is trying to win over young buyers all over again http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/without-naming-names/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/without-naming-names/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:00:44 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/without-naming-names/feed/ 0 Hit the brakes: Nissan takes aim at rival Toyota, by showing off some years-old technology http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/toyotas-latest-repairs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/toyotas-latest-repairs/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:00:47 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139963 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/toyotas-latest-repairs/feed/ 0 While the automaker offers up more creative fixes, a new report points to driver error in some crashes http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/when-its-not-a-big-enough-incentive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/when-its-not-a-big-enough-incentive/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 17:00:14 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124370 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/when-its-not-a-big-enough-incentive/feed/ 0 Toyota's sales in Canada dipped nearly 17 per cent in April http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/23/this-week-a-week-in-the-life-of-gordon-campbell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/23/this-week-a-week-in-the-life-of-gordon-campbell/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:30:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121529 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/23/this-week-a-week-in-the-life-of-gordon-campbell/feed/ 2 Plus a week in the life of Gordon Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/plugging-in-the-car-of-the-future/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/plugging-in-the-car-of-the-future/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:09:19 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=119671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/plugging-in-the-car-of-the-future/feed/ 1 As batteries improve, plug-in cars are finally hitting Canadian roads http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/28/the-problem-isn%e2%80%99t-just-with-toyota/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/28/the-problem-isn%e2%80%99t-just-with-toyota/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:07:02 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116797 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/28/the-problem-isn%e2%80%99t-just-with-toyota/feed/ 26 Too much tourque? Figuring out how serious the acceleration issue is was hampered by opportunism and sensationalist journalism. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/11/when-it-comes-to-recalls-toyotas-not-alone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/11/when-it-comes-to-recalls-toyotas-not-alone/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:36:58 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=115122 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/11/when-it-comes-to-recalls-toyotas-not-alone/feed/ 5 Thanks to a highly integrated industry, massive recalls shouldn't be a surprise http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/crashing-computers-and-cars-too/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/crashing-computers-and-cars-too/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:00:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108696 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/crashing-computers-and-cars-too/feed/ 2 Recent recalls are raising fears about computerized hybrids http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/out-of-control/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/out-of-control/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:00:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107097 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/out-of-control/feed/ 9 How arrogance and bungled recalls sent the once flawless Toyota careening into crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/25/this-week-week-of-september-24/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/25/this-week-week-of-september-24/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:30:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=83621 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/25/this-week-week-of-september-24/feed/ 0 A week in the life of Nicolas Sarkozy http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/07/econowatch-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/07/econowatch-20/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:00:47 +0000 Steve Maich http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=74402 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/07/econowatch-20/feed/ 3 A weekly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/25/the-future-is-tiny/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/25/the-future-is-tiny/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:00:13 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72173 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/25/the-future-is-tiny/feed/ 3 It’s not just cars that are getting smaller, so are car companies http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/22/the-trouble-with-gas-sippers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/22/the-trouble-with-gas-sippers/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 16:08:03 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=59145 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/22/the-trouble-with-gas-sippers/feed/ 6 Obama's new fuel efficiency rules kick the car companies while they're down—and don't appeal to the public either http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/25/the-g-prize-as-in-gimmicky/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/25/the-g-prize-as-in-gimmicky/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:08:06 +0000 Jason Kirby http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2453 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/25/the-g-prize-as-in-gimmicky/feed/ 0 Presidential candidate John McCain is offering $300 million to whoever can develop a better...