importing car to canada

A Lockport man’s Porsche Carrera may be a fast car — but it wasn’t fast enough to help its owner avoid a stiff fine for trying to evade import duty and taxes when importing it to Canada from the United States. Read the full story (Winnipeg Free ...

One of the big pitfalls in importing a newer car into Canada from the U.S. is the warranty coverage. Many manufacturers refuse to honor warranties on cars that have been imported from the USA. Even some of the manufacturers that do honor warranties still ...

Importing a Mercedes Benz into Canada can be slightly more costly and difficult than many other brands of vehicles. Many Mercedes Benz vehicles will require some kind of modification, that in some cases can work out to be quite expensive. If you are thin...

Canada Border Services Agency has begun holding free seminars in various cities throughout Canada about importing cars into Canada. These seminars are very helpful and informative to anyone thinking about purchasing a vehicle in another country and import...

Check out the new visual overview of the process of importing a vehicle into Canada. This diagram is available to be seen online here, or can be downloaded in PDF format to be printed out or sent to friends.

Canadians used the power of the dollar - which is at a 30-year high against the American dollar - to import a record 112,826 automobiles from U.S. car dealers in 2006. The North American Automobile Trade Association (NAATA), which represents automobile im...

A record number of Canadians are looking to their American neighbours for their next new or used car, a trend that will grow with the strength of the loonie, said the North American Automobile Trade Association. Last year, 112,826 American cars were impor...

The Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 114 - Locking and Immobilization Systems, has been amended and, effective September 1, 2007, will require that every Multipurpose passenger vehicle, passenger car, truck, and three wheel vehicle manufacture...

If you’ve found the car you want to purchase that is located in U.S.A. you’re in luck! The current situation of the Canadian vs. U.S. dollars means you may be saving big bucks on your vehicle purchase. Importing a car, truck, van, motorcycle a...

A recall clearance letter is a required document for importing a vehicle into Canada that states that your vehicle is free from safety defects that resulting from the manufacturing process. This document will be unique to the vehicle you are importing and...