Photos by Aida Sevilla-Mendoza If 19 million units of a car you manufacture have been sold across 100 countries over a period of almost 40 years, would you radically change it? Toyota Motor Company would—and did. Toyota…
The hottest segment in the automotive market today is commercial vehicles, as confirmed by the latest year-to-date sales report of car and truck manufacturers. The joint report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc.…
Just as one should beware of Greeks bearing gifts, automakers should beware of competitors named after Greeks. The Kia Seltos is named after Celtos, the son of the Greek God Hercules. This was the first revelation made…
Every motorhead knows about the Kia Stinger, the Korean brand’s 365-hp twin-turbo V6 compact executive sedan. But not everyone knows that the new (since January 1, 2019) Philippine distributor of Kia vehicles , Adventure Cycle Philippines, Inc.…
You will never see anything quite like the 2019 Suzuki Jimny on the road. It is the smallest, lightest dedicated 4×4 sport utility vehicle in existence today. Launched on the global market late last year in time…
It all began in May 2018 when Volkswagen Philippines, an Ayala Group company, launched five new VW models imported from China. The vehicles – the Lavida, Lamando, Tiguan, Santana and Santana GTS – are manufactured in Shanghai…
In this country, everyone looks forward to September as it marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Perhaps no sector welcomes September more than the automotive industry. The car companies’ anticipation of September was validated when…
A traditional British brand with a sporting heritage has come all the way from England through China to offer Filipino consumers a new wave of distinctive automobiles at affordable prices. Morris Garages, better known as MG,…
At the 4th Vehicle Safety Course 2019 held last month in Pasay City, the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asia (ASEAN NCAP) staff distributed a book compiling all the results of the vehicles tested since crash…
Remember Geely? It is a Chinese automotive brand that arrived in the Philippines many years ago and then vanished from the scene almost unnoticed. Now, Geely is due to be noticed big time. Last Wednesday, Geely…
