In July four years ago, the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors (Avid) was founded by eleven car companies that do not assemble motor vehicles in the Philippines and were therefore relegated to nonvoting associate membership in…
The Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini) aims to become the world’s largest automaker and is targeting global sales of 10 million vehicles a year by 2018. Of these 10 million, 800,000 will bear the…
The third-generation Nissan X-Trail that selected Asia-Pacific motoring journalists test drove in Kyushu, Japan, last month not only looks very different from the outgoing model, it also has a raft of new, advanced technological features that Nissan…
While other global car manufacturers are stalling or struggling with massive safety recall issues, Ford Motor Co. surges ahead. On April 25, Ford reported a net income of $989 million in the first quarter of this year,…
For five motoring journalists from Manila two weeks ago, a familiarization tour of Nissan Motor Corp.’s facilities in Japan included visiting its Kyushu plant, Nismo (Nissan Motorsports International Co. Ltd.) headquarters and global headquarters gallery in Yokohama.…
The man who designed fantastic-looking Nissan cars like the 370Z, Murano, GT-R, Juke, Infiniti FX45 and now the Nissan sports car concept (see photo) exudes the energy, dedication and passion of a creative artist. Interviewed last…
At a roundtable discussion with selected motoring editors and columnists last Wednesday, top BMW Group executives led by BMW senior vice president for special projects-Asia Kay Segler and BMW Asia president Sergio Solero revealed the German-based premium…
Whenever the third generation Mazda3 SkyActiv is featured, the soul red five-door hatchback always take center stage. So I welcomed the opportunity to test-drive and photograph a pearl white sedan which replaced the soul red hatchback test…
Hardly anyone was surprised when Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (Hari) announced that it had been appointed the Philippine government’s official mobility partner for the 23rd World Economic Forum East Asia (WEF-EA) and the Asean Finance Ministers’ Investor…
It is the fourth week of May, the middle of the current year, but still the frequency of road crashes involving buses and trucks continues unabated. Although the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is…
