GOOD+. That’s the top rating which the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gives to cars whose LATCH, or Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children, are easiest to use. And the US agency’s latest review found this…
IT HAS been exactly a decade since the zero-emission Mitsubishi i-MiEV city car was launched, and Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) is marking the model’s 10th year saying it “paved the way for the automotive industry’s seismic…
FERRARI has increased its tally of Red Dot Awards as the carmaker’s Monza SP1 wins the top “Red Dot: Best of the Best” citation. Also contributing to the count is the “Red Dot: Design Team of the…
FOTON Philippines announced it launched a line of commercial vehicles built for heavier hauls. Introduced were the Foton Hurricane EST-M 4×2 variants. The company noted its trucks are robust because these have double-layer chasses, responsive transmissions with…
AMONG the various vehicles displayed during the recent celebration of the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) 107th anniversary were the so-called Modern PUVs — models powered by Euro4 diesel engines or electric motors and which comply to new…
SEAOIL Philippines, Inc. said a one-day-only promo will allow its customers to get a P5 discount for every liter of diesel or gasoline fill-up at Seaoil service stations in Del Monte, Quezon City; G. Araneta Avenue, Quezon…
CHEVROLET Makati was named dealer of the year for Metro Manila while Chevrolet Iloilo took the same honors in the regional category in the Chevrolet Grandmasters event held on May 24. The distributor of Chevrolet in the…
SEVENTY-FIVE participants representing 25 dealerships competed in the 14th edition of the IsuzuService Skills Olympics (ISSO) held on June 1 at Isuzu Philippines Corp.’s (IPC) plant in Binan, Laguna. IPC explained each participating dealer is equivalent to…
IS THE “pneumatique” on the way out? Apparently, the verdict is still up in the air. But Michelin and General Motors have already unveiled a new generation of airless wheel technology called Michelin Uptis Prototype (or “Unique…
IF A cyclist hit — or was hit — by a car, can his or her helmet offer any protection? This is among the concerns aimed to be addressed in a new partnership between Volvo Cars and…
