The January-October 2017 year-to-date sales reports of over 20 Philippine automotive industry players reconfirm that completely built up (CBU) imports greatly outnumber models assembled locally from completely knocked down (CKD) packs.…
When the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) was founded in 1985, the Progressive Car Manufacturing Program (PCMP), hatched in 1973 and flaunted as a model car program in Southeast Asia, was collapsing.…
The spreadsheet below shows how much CBUs (complete built ups) outnumber locally assembled CKDs (complete knock downs) in car dealer showrooms these days.…
With two Korean car manufacturers, Hyundai and Kia, having successfully entered the Philippine market, another Korean challenger arrived a few years ago.…
The Vitara (not to be confused with the Grand Vitara) was the first four-wheel Suzuki motor vehicle, along with the Samurai, to be sold in the Philippines, starting in 1994.…
How much weight do consumers give to exterior design when they are shopping for a mini subcompact passenger car?…
To many car buffs, there is no sweeter sound on earth than the deep-throated rumble of a V8 engine.…
Chevrolet’s global entry in the booming subcompact crossover market began production in April 2013. By 2015, the Trax had made its first full year of sales in the United States, where it became the third bestseller in…
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” the saying goes. Well, when in Texas, love trucks as the Texans do. On my second visit to the Lone Star State a week ago, I saw again how…
Dallas, Texas—One of the nice things about traveling to the United States at this time of year is that you get to buy the Consumer Reports New Cars issue.…
