At the start of 2015, Nissan unveiled its all-new NP300 Navara, and Nissan Pilipinas Inc. big boss Toti Zara was famously quoted as saying, “Let the pickup wars begin!” Indeed, with 2015 heating up to be a…
A few weeks back, I had the pleasure of visiting the Shell Eco-Marathon Race being held at the Quirino Grandstand Complex. It was exciting indeed in a nontraditional way, but it was still a competition, albeit in…
WHEN BMW launched the X5 in the mid-90s, it created an entire segment, a trend which to this day is unabated. SUVs and the like are growing in huge demand. And premium car companies such as…
Whenever a car manufacturer, known for producing a particular type of vehicle at a very high level, decides to produce an altogether different vehicle from its usual model lineup, question marks start popping up, doubts surface, and…
Back in 2006, I was part of a Philippine contingent brought to Malaysia by then Nissan Motors Philippines Inc. for the Japanese Super GT Championship. While my media colleagues all headed home after the race, I took…
MANILA, Philippines–To the cynic, the Shell Eco-marathon might just be one giant PR stunt meant to attract attention, cause some unfounded excitement, and, for motorists who passed through Luneta/Rizal Park and Roxas Boulevard over this weekend, a…
MANILA, Philippines–At the launch of the all-new Nissan Navara NP300 model a few weeks back, Nissan Pilipinas Inc. president Antonio “Toti” Zara was famously quoted as saying, “Let the truck wars begin.” Indeed, pundits and critics, as…
Hot on the heels of the PGA Cars-organized World of Supercars show held at SMX Mall of Asia a few weeks back, PGA Cars, the local authorized distributor for Porsche automobiles in the country, brought back the…
Since the automotive industry is projected to hit another all-time high in 2015 with overall vehicle sales projected to breach the 300,000 mark, I thought I’d check and see how the aftermarket industry as well as the…
SINCE the Tata Group acquired the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford back in 2008 and merged the two hallowed British brands together, Tata has infused massive capital into the two ailing companies, which finally allowed…
