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…
Subaru is one of the most exciting yet affordable car brands available in the Philippines as well as the entire Asean region, where it is distributed by Motor Image Inc., a division of Tan Chong International Ltd.…
They say good things come in pairs. So fresh off the past weekend’s dream drive and track day in a Porsche 911, I found myself behind the wheel of another monstrously fast German sled, BMW’s M5, on…
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…
I’ve had the opportunity to drive some of the best cars in the world on some of the most challenging racetracks you can ever imagine. Indeed, every time I am given the chance to do so, I…
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…
I’ve known the Autoplus crew for well over a decade. I started visiting their second shop in West Avenue when I was a college student back in the late ’90s, simply drooling over the parts I could…
