Matt Bubbers
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This is work. Columnist and car critic for The Globe and Mail @GlobeDrive, and elsewhere. Automotive editor @SharpMagazine. Also @mattbubbers.bsky.social
Toronto
Joined March 2010
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RT @cleanenergycan: 🇨🇦🇪🇺 "If North American vehicles are considered too gigantic and heavy to safely share the road with reasonably sized E….
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If North American vehicles are considered too gigantic and heavy to safely share the road with reasonably sized European ones, the correct solution isn’t to forgo European-approved cars
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Supersized American cars shouldn’t be a barrier to Canadians getting some great European options /via @globeandmail @globedrive
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If North American vehicles are considered too gigantic and heavy to safely share the road with reasonably sized European ones, the correct solution isn’t to forgo European-approved cars
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Which cars are made in Canada? And where are Canada’s most popular models made? Check here /via @globedrive @globeandmail
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In North America’s tightly integrated auto manufacturing sector, parts may cross the borders of Canada, the U.S. or Mexico five or six times before being put into a finished vehicle
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RT @MarcoOved: EXCLUSIVE: More than 200 Canadian auto dealers were “stiffed” when Elon Musk-run Tesla “had a run on the bank,” claiming ten….
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“Tesla had a run on the bank,” said the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association’s Huw Williams, describing how the U.S. giant rushed to claim 8,653 EV sales in the final 72
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RT @globedrive: Trump’s tariffs threaten to cripple Canada’s EV manufacturing industry before it gets off the ground
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The lives and livelihoods of the roughly 500,000 people directly and indirectly supported by Canada’s auto industry are at stake, as well as those of auto workers in the U.S. and Mexico
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Trump’s tariffs threaten to cripple Canada’s EV manufacturing industry before it gets off the ground /via @globeandmail @globedrive
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The lives and livelihoods of the roughly 500,000 people directly and indirectly supported by Canada’s auto industry are at stake, as well as those of auto workers in the U.S. and Mexico
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Wrote this before the trade war kicked off but it’ll only exacerbate the problem, making life worse for auto workers and consumers:.
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The average full-time worker earning around $76,000 a year would have to spend more than their entire after-tax annual income to buy the average new vehicle listed on AutoTrader, and that’s a problem
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Ineos Grenadier SUV is a billionaire’s pet project that (kind of) works /via @globeandmail @globedrive
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Clearly built with a singular, peculiar vision to be a new old-fashioned off-roader, it doesn’t break any fresh ground, but the Ineos Grenadier is a breath of fresh air
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Andreas Preuninger is quite a character/cult leader /via @globeandmail @globedrive
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Preuninger has overseen the creation of 27 sports cars for Porsche. Each one remains distinct in his memory, including the 2025 Porsche 911 GT3, which was recently shown off to the world’s press
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Against all odds and major electrical issues, Canadian coal mine worker finishes legendary Dakar Rally /via @globeandmail @globedrive
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Jordan Strachan has become one of only a handful of Canadians to ever complete the legendary and occasionally deadly Rally since it began in 1978
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Your car nerd friend’s new holy grail. (It’s the new Porsche GT3, obviously.)
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And Jordan just crossed the finish line! An incredible accomplishment for a first time Dakar racer.
From a B.C. coal mine to racing the Dakar Rally: Jordan Strachan’s dream is about to become reality /via #dakar @globedrive @globeandmail
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Finally got a pic of an Alpina E30 into Canada’s national newspaper. Struggling to think of a more perfect car right now….@globedrive @ALPINAGB
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From a B.C. coal mine to racing the Dakar Rally: Jordan Strachan’s dream is about to become reality /via #dakar @globedrive @globeandmail
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The Alberta dirt biker is set to show is skills in a gruelling 7,700-kilometre race across Saudi Arabia’s towering sand dunes
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For all the hand wringing about EVs in 2024, Hyundai Canada is doing just fine. More than fine actually. Early estimates from the company put ZEVs at 33% of national sales; EVs at around 18%, a 40% YoY increase. @globedrive @HyundaiCanada #EVs.
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This is the good stuff. This is the stuff my brain craves. 1973 Front Axle Restoration - Datsun 240Z (Part 6) - YouTube
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