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wiûmir Fm PNW88% WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 19M2 PAGE 28 TooaCanyerns 'sd Ca r'Performance' award The Canadian Automobile Assocation recently, ?reéonted the coveted Oa u sed. Car Performance, Award for 1992 to Toyota Canada ice. Toyota oarned this ear's, award for1 its PopularC airy model, years 1988 toé1990. In what O AA believes is the largest Canadien- survey of its Ind,. with well- over 40,000 respondents, 95 per cent of Camry ow ners report.d that if they could g o back in tume they would buy the amie car again. Asked how satisfiod they wer-e with their vohicle, 90.7 per cent of Camry, owners sald they This. compares to the 73.9 per cent of ail survey respondents Who were very satisfied with their respective modela. This year's 'pyrarnid' award i. the. second earnedý for the Canury and the. seventii'earned by Toyota.The. Carnry previoualy earned the. OAA award in 1988.. The.pureýbroze.pyraznid, syinbolin geine g excel- lenceand urilty,iicognizes owner satisfaction. Tii. award is bau.d on three main citeria: level of owner satisfaction, mechanical reli- abiltyadosorpairs, and number of owners who would chocs. the sanie car, again if gliven the. opportunity to go back in timotowhen they boughttheir vehicle. The award is the resuit-of information provided by 43$917 respondeznts to CAffs annual 'Ve'hicle. 'Durability..Survey.' QualiWng cars for tlds year's awerd must have'been produced ini the. 1988, 1989 eand 1990 model As recently as 1989e n U 2 per cent, of the. top ton *vehicles' were domnestic models, the. balance beiingJQaee. Tis year's top ton veCcIeés, inc1udig 50 per cent domestic modela, are Toyota Caniry, Toyota Corolle, Honda Accord, Ford LTD Crown .Victoria, Oldaimobule Delta 88/88 Rayail, Nissan .Sentra, Hoônda Civie, Buick lie Sabre, Buick Park Avenue, Oldamobie 98. .W~K ~ W UEN~ ~. ~ I E~> ~ ny.. - ~ ~ ~ 44.\~\ .* ...~ s 1. <-.~ 4.~ ~ ~:* .«..\... General Motors of, Canada recently announced the launcii of a new Canadien-exclusive franchie for a special lin. of imported velicles. Tie new 'AsOna' brand of cars and sport utiity vehicles will b. merchandised througii nny cf Canada's Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealer-ahipa- "Tsmarketing venture is designed to augment- our already succeaful efforts in reaching specific market segments tiirougii our Geo and Saturn-Saab-Isuzu franchises, that were launched Tii. initiai products for the. Asthna franchise - include the. Sunfire, an uplevel, 2+2 sports coupe, and t he Sunrunner, a stylisii sport utility vehicle. GM foundfry closîng was ""diffîcuit decision #O FROM PAGE 22 <"This bas been a v.ry difficuit decision for us ta make,, but one whicii w. believe -is .neceusary to iniprove the.overal competitive position end long.torm viabiity of the. company. MOnly by eliminating the. exces ap cit cn w. hope ta provide lon-term job securityfoth mgjority of our employeea," said Peapples. Saes of' *19.3 billio n in 1991 wer. announced 'Monday by Peapples. - Net income for the. y.ar increased ta *$323.3 milion, up from $46 million in 1990. Peapples attribut.d the. profitability improvement ta aa number 0f factors including the. aggressive cost-ýsavings prograni implemented by GMCLmin1991, les reliance, on inntv progranis i the.Canadien marketplace, a higiier level of option content. in vehicles produced in GM of Canada's assembly plants and lower depreciation and tool aorzaion charges. In lin. witii the. July,, 1991 announcemont that the icaborogh Van Plant would cose in tii. spring 0f 1993, tii. 1991 income statement includes a special pro-tex charge 0f $131.8 million for coete associated witii Revenues were up sligiitly from, 1990 levels of *18.5 billion, but overell lowor car and truck sales in tii. Northi Amorican market refl.cted weak consumer confidence levels., hIthe, Canadien market, Chevrolet-Geo-Olasmcbîle, Pontfiac- Buick-GMC Truck,- Saturn-Saab. Isuzu and Cadillac dealers sold a total of 422,580 vehicleS in 1991. '#With 'the more youthfU, performance.oriented appeal of our Pontiace prcducts,' said Erdman, "the. merriage between, Pontiac and Asfapomses to lead to succesafulproduct offerlngs for today's younger car buyers."' According, to Erdman, ,tuas market segment represents buyers who do flot nessarîly consider major purchesea, including vehicles, as statua symbola . Tnoy're looking for-,cuality, and valua," -said Erdman,, 'while retainingý a certain sens. of style and individualit;y."ý Tiie As1üna franchises were first launched in the, Toronto market in mid-February, then expand.d to include, other key Canadian markets thia yoar. Tii. Sumukiner sport utility vehicle was scheduled to go on sale lator tuis month. T7 .Sufesprscoupe, which willbe a',13 models exPectod -to b. available in .arly summer. As an edded sefety feature, the, Sunire will include a driver's aide supplemental inflatable restreint (air beg) as standard equipmenit. SErdmen said the. company ia currently exemining future producte for the Asana franchise frm various international GM adverlient Meet the Durham Dodge Chrysier team Durhamn Dodg. Oiiuysle r, fonme$Iy Whitby Dodge Chryler would-like ta welcome you té their n.w convenient location. Aller over 20 pears lu Wiiby, they relocated their deaersip thtii corner 0f Bloor St. and Tiiorun Rd. just seven montha mg. Teir current location shlows much more spaCe. hence. providing the custamer ivith quicl, delivery from their abundant stock andý variety of modela that tiieyce select from wile at Durhamz Dodg Chuysler. Bull Hodsoll dent of thia one owner dealershipisa"iads on kind ofguy, who i alwaysaalbeta listen ta the. customer", quotes sales manager Ted Ellis. Ted smi p Durhami Dodge Chxysler by sayini "Wre mi the. service business and' we- work as a toani. 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