Does this sound familiar? “Around 80 percent of fatal accidents … involve motorcycles and motorized scooters and often involve alcohol-impaired drivers.…
After a spectacular media launch in Cebu last Wednesday starring popular singers Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) released the Wigo to motoring journalists for testing after their return to Metro Manila. I was…
The last time I drove and rode a Chevrolet Trailblazer 4x4 LTZ out of town, it was already quite impressive. Now, less than a year later, the 2014 Trailblazer has been upgraded to become more powerful…
As you drive or commute to work today in Metro Manila or any other urban center in the Philippines, you will be inhaling 500 ppm of toxic sulfur, courtesy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources…
Two weeks ago, I laughed when someone asked me if a manual transmission (MT) car would be OK for me to drive. The question brought back memories of all the MT cars I have owned ever since…
As you read this column this morning (Wednesday, Jan. 29), the man who leads the largest mobility consumer network in the world (100 million members of motoring clubs on six continents) is delivering the keynote speech at…
If you are wondering why I am writing only now about a car that was launched in Manila way back in May last year, it’s because the 2013 Kia Carens is one of those “hard to get”…
Jaws dropped among automakers all over the world when the Qoros 3, a compact sedan made in China, won the maximum safety rating of Euro NCAP’s (New Car Assessment Program) crash tests last year after topping the…
The Tiguan, a compact crossover/SUV that is one of the six diesel Volkswagen vehicles being initially distributed in the Philippines by Ayala Automotive Holdings’ Automobile Central Enterprise Inc., has been getting some brickbats for remaining largely unchanged…
In recent years including 2013, auto industry analysts have noticed that the younger generation has lost interest in buying cars especially in matured markets like Europe, where efficient public transportation is available, economic growth is stagnant and…
