When it comes to economic growth, not many people think of trucking as an indicator.…
Photos by Charles E. Buban A thick plume of dust hung over our SUVs as we flew about Busuanga Island’s bumpy, gravely dirt road. Visibility sometimes dropped to near zero so the…
THE MANILA International Auto Show is among the most anticipated gathering of cars, car lovers and drivers in the country. With over 500,000 visitors since 2005, nearly 200 participating companies from the automotive sector, 500 exhibitors and…
IT TURNED out that “old-fashioned values” like trust, teamwork, and customer care are what it takes to achieve success in today’s modern, highly-competitive automotive industry. These values shape the business styles of the various dealerships recognized as…
FOR topping the Urban Concept Battery-Electric category of the recently concluded 2016 Shell Eco-marathon Asia, a team from the De La Salle University will head to London later this year to compete in the first Shell Eco-marathon…
Photos by Charles E. Buban Sometimes it is rewarding to arrive late in the game. Late entrants have the advantage of forming a better picture of the “battlefield,” have more time to learn through the…
When Michinobu Sugata took over the presidency of Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) in 2010, the company already boasted 28 dealerships that helped the company close the year with a record 56,855 unit sales. This figure…
CAN TRIUMPH be sweeter the second time around? For Peugeot, which won the 2016 Dakar Rally, it definitely is, considering it has been 26 years since the French automaker came out victorious in the world’s premier…
Text and photos by Charles E. Buban Occam’s razor is a logical principle that states one should avoid “stacking” information to prove a theory if a simpler explanation fits the observations. In other words, the…
ANDRES Calma, son of Philippine basketball legend Hector Calma, cemented his place in a different sport when he was declared champion of this year’s edition of the Toyota Vios Cup (Season 2) One Make Race. …
