A car caught fire on Acadian Thruway near Perkins Road on Monday. Smoke was billowing out of a Black PT Cruiser sitting in the center lane. Firefighters were on the scene and dousing the flames.

For '64 and '65 models, the Acadian Beaumont nameplate was put on the same midsize body design used for the Chevy Chevelle and Pontiac LeMans in the U.S. The market placement of this car gave ...

and General Motors' contribution to Canadian car building: Acadian. Launched in 1962 as its own brand, Acadian was mostly aligned with Pontiac and Buick dealers. Canadian Pontiac models already ...