automotive

Q3 sees more launches

It had been a busy third quarter for the PH automotive market, especially so in September, with 17 automotive brands joining the 2016 Philippine International Motor Show held in World Trade Center.…

Punishing the automotive industry

The local automotive sector is one of the country’s best performing industries at the moment. …

Oil, sweat and grease: Inside the Toyota School of Technology

There are no shortcuts to success. Those who’ve made a name for themselves in the automotive industry know this by heart.…

A peek into the Thai auto industry

AT THE 2016 Bangkok International Motor Show, I was honored to be a guest of Motor Image Enterprises to witness the unveiling of the latest face-lifted Subaru Forester. You’ll read about that in other news, plus my…

Audi Q7: technological titan

IN A WORLD where ever-tightening emission regulations and carbon footprint reduction are the norm, headlined by dwindling natural resources plus the need for safer, more efficient and more versatile vehicles, it’s difficult to come up with a…

Will outrageous-looking Juke live up to expectations?

WELCOME to the wonderful world of attention-seekers and -getters, where new thinking mixes with tradition, and technology amplifies personal desires.   And on the streets, this world takes on a more frenetic pace. Attention becomes an elusive,…

Cars–big and small–are going turbo

THE PORSCHE Boxster is the latest vehicle to think small. It has swapped out its six-cylinder engine for a four-cylinder one. That’s not to say that it will be slower.   Porsche promises greater levels of power…

MotoGP champ Lorenzo thrills Filipino fans

MOVISTAR Yamaha, the 2015 MotoGP Constructors Champion, and Yamaha Motor Philippines, headed by its president, Toru Osugi, brought to our shores Jorge Lorenzo, the 2015 MotoGP Riders Champion, for the opening leg of the Yamaha GP One…

Subaru holds Kansha Festival Week

MOTOR Image Pilipinas Inc., the exclusive distributor of Subaru vehicles in the country, will once again hold its Kansha Festival from Feb. 1 to 7.   Also known as Subaru’s “Customer Appreciation Week,” the Kansha festival is…

Everest, Fortuner or Montero Sport? The top variants

THE PICKUP wars started last year, but will hit its peak in 2016, thanks to the late introduction of the all-new Toyota Hilux. This will be the Hilux’s first full year of sales, following Mitsubishi’s early launch…