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The freedom to not own a car

Because of the grossly inadequate mass transportation system in Metro Manila and other urban centers, people are encouraged to buy a car.…

Jan ’17 auto sales: Highest ever

In spite of or because of a looming excise tax hike on new cars, the Philippine automotive industry gained record-setting sales in January 2017, with a 27.8 percent growth over January 2016. In a joint report, the…

Veloster’s luster

Throughout the automotive industry’s history, the creative minds of car manufacturers have brainstormed for exterior designs that are daringly different and would make their products stand out on the road. …

Chevrolet refines the brawny Trailblazer

Among the midsize pickup-based sport utility vehicles vying for market share in the Philippines, the Chevrolet Trailblazer is the widest and tallest in its class aside from having the strongest engine.…

Back to work: Choosing the 2017 Truck of the Year

Motor Trend, the magazine that originated the annual Car of the Year (COTY) award in 1949 in the United States, conducts the Truck of the Year activity in tandem with their COTY and Person (in the automotive…

Nissan PH marketing VP promoted to head Nissan Korea Co. Ltd.

The Philippine auto industry was surprised last week to learn that S.J. Huh, Nissan Philippines Inc.’s (NPI) vice president of marketing, sales and dealer development, is leaving at the end of the month to assume the presidency…

All-time high 417,356 vehicles sold in 2016

Last November, the Philippine automobile industry, buoyed by first semester sales, raised its 2016 total sales target from 350,000 units to 370,000 units. The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) saw the higher target…

3 Chevrolets, 2 Mazdas make it to Car and Driver’s annual selection

Unlike Motor Trend’s Car of the Year, SUV of the Year, Truck of the Year, and Person of the Year, Car and Driver’s annual 10 Best Cars event does not divide the contenders into categories.…

Picking the best cars of 2017

Since 2004, the Car Awards Group Inc. (CAGI), a private, nonprofit organization of motoring journalists, has been conducting annual tests of motor vehicles to determine the Car and Truck of the Year in the Philippines. …

Cars without steering wheels and pedals, cars without human drivers inside

It could be the worst nightmare of those who enjoy driving: hundreds of cars on the road without steering wheels, brakes and accelerator pedals—and ultimately, cars without human drivers inside.…

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