In 2013, during a press conference in Nagoya, Japan, this author asked Toyota chief engineer Kouji Toyoshima: Do Toyota’s hybrid cars really need to sacrifice form in favor of function? The query came on the heels of…
Since the automotive industry is projected to hit another all-time high in 2015 with overall vehicle sales projected to breach the 300,000 mark, I thought I’d check and see how the aftermarket industry as well as the…
WHEN Chinese automaker Geely acquired the iconic Swedish brand Volvo—through its parent company Ford—for about $1.8 billion in 2010, it became the first successful purchase of a high-end global brand by a private Chinese car manufacturer.…
John and Horace Dodge created the Dodge Brothers Motor Car Co. a hundred years ago last October, and the company released a new advertising campaign launching for its 2015 Dodge Challenger. Dubbed as “Ballroom–They Dreamed Big,” it…
Happy Chinese New Year! We will be spending the start of the Year of the Sheep in a rather exciting and noise-filled way. The dragons that we will be riding though are from Stuttgart. For the fourth…
The Rolls-Royce Motor Cars stand at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show will be a haven of tranquility as the celebrated marque brings Serenity to Switzerland. Celebrating the historical role played by silk as a symbol of…
SINCE the Tata Group acquired the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford back in 2008 and merged the two hallowed British brands together, Tata has infused massive capital into the two ailing companies, which finally allowed…
MANILA, Philippines–The all-new Nissan Navara pickup made a dramatic entrance during its launch on Monday night. With Nissan president Antonio Zara behind the wheel, the Savanna orange pickup demonstrated its towing capacity by hauling out the main…
MANILA, Philippines–Imagine the economic impact and reach of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp.’s (MMPC) newly inaugurated headquarters and manufacturing plant in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, operating at full capacity. As soon as the automotive industry masterplan called the Comprehensive…
MANILA, Philippines–The numbers are finally in and to the victors go the bragging rights. The race for sales in 2014 consumed the competitive energies of auto industry players, resulting in a record-breaking 269,492 vehicles sold that surpassed…
