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What a trip! 30 years of Inquirer Motoring

HAPPY 30, Inquirer! Though our own Motoring section was born a year after, in 1986 (making us just a year younger), we share in the celebrations of undoubtedly the Philippines’ most widely read and influential broadsheet. …

Mazda MX-5 roadster named Car of the Year Japan

Mazda Motor Corporation’s all-new Mazda Roadster (known as MX-5 outside Japan) has been named the 2015-2016 Car of the Year Japan. The all-new Roadster is the sixth model in Mazda’s new-generation lineup of vehicles that feature the…

Montero Sport driver in QC mishap blames ‘sudden acceleration’

A woman was rushed to the hospital after the company-owned Mitsubishi Montero Sport she was driving slammed into a concrete barrier of the Skyway project on Araneta Avenue in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City, early Saturday morning. Cathleen…

Duterte, Alan Cayetano know what to do with traffic

They may differ in their approach to certain issues, but presidential contender Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and his running mate, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, see a common solution to Metro Manila’s worsening traffic problem: a decentralized…

Road works compound traffic along Edsa northbound

Motorists on Saturday experienced heavy traffic along the northbound lane of Edsa due to road reblocking and repairs. Starting Saturday morning, heavy traffic was observed along the stretch of Edsa starting from Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City…

Netizens vent ire on judge in social media over Uber, GrabCar

“If regular taxis cannot compete, let that be the end of them.” This was the reaction of netizen Tamarindwalk and many others to a Quezon City court decision to slap a 20-day temporary restraining order against those…

Neutral tech experts must mediate Montero issue

WE SAW this coming as early as four years ago. In 2011, this author wrote an Inquirer Motoring article about the need for an independent technical body in the local automotive sector, much like that of the…

‘SUA technically impossible–‘Mitsubishi PH

MITSUBISHI Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC), mired in controversy over allegations of sudden unintended acceleration in dozens of its Montero Sport units, made a stand on the issue in no uncertain terms during the press conference held yesterday…

DTI to probe ‘sudden acceleration’ complaints vs Montero Sport

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has formed a team to investigate the reported “sudden and unintended acceleration” incidents involving a car model manufactured by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC). The DTI, in accordance…

Mitsubishi reveals new Mirage

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. announced details for the fuel-efficient 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage featuring a new exterior design, improved performance and enhanced interior appeal. The changes for the 2017 model year are led with the new exterior…

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