auto industry

Manganese in fuel stirs industry reactions

The formal re-entry of the Volkswagen brand in the Philippines was spiced up by a statement from Automobile Central Enterprise Inc. (Acei), the official Philippine distributor of Volkswagen in the Philippines.…

Vehicle sales up by 18 percent; passenger cars on the rise-report

Vehicle sales rose to 116,617 units in the first eight months of 2013, an increase of 18 percent. The increase is due to a higher volume of passenger cars during the period.   August sales rose by…

Fast and future 2013

With a strong market and good economic fundamentals, Inquirer Motoring asks some of the automotive market leaders how they fared in the first half of 2013 and their outlook for the second half as well.…

Philippine auto assembly still far from its true potential

While President Aquino is giving his midterm report via his State of the Nation Address, we take a look at how the carmakers and car sellers have been faring for the past three years.…