THE AUTOMOTIVE year 2016 is off to a promising start, as two big vehicles were rolled out in January: the all-new versions of the Mitsubishi Montero Sport and the Toyota Fortuner. The pace is set to…
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…
IF YOU think traffic on Edsa is bad now, wait until the next few months. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced the other day that work on a drainage improvement project on the northbound lane of…
MANILA, Philippines — Web designer Maria Zurbano kisses her three-year-old daughter goodbye and sets out in the pre-dawn darkness for a torturous commute through the Philippine capital. Her ordeal, a return trip of up to six hours…
PARK CITY, Utah—Uber plans to resume helicopter flights at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday in spite of a cease-and-desist order from a Utah sheriff who says he could arrest pilots who land near Park City. The…
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday filed P638.36-million tax evasion complaint with the Department of Justice against an importer of luxury cars. Facing complaint for violation of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) specifically for willful attempt…
THE C in “CES” may very well stand for cars. Cars dominated a section of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year. As cars bring more electronic functions on board, they are becoming…
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…
THE YEAR 2016 may be the year when we start breathing a little easier. Not because of the economy or the elections, but because the Philippines is finally shifting to the Euro 4 emissions standard. The…
VOLVO’S all-new XC90 won the prestigious North American Truck of the Year 2016 award at the Detroit Motor Show, officially known as the North American International Auto Show. The jury was composed of 53 independent automotive journalists…
