IN MY LINE of work, I have been fortunate enough to travel to many places all over the world, places that make me wonder why the Philippines, or specifically, the Filipino people cannot emulate. …
IT’S hip, funky and sporty. Honda Philippines (HPI) recently unveiled a new model of the Honda Gen S sports motorcycle line with the grand launch of the Honda CBR150R.…
WITH Volvo Car’s recent $11 billion investment, the Scandinavian icon car brand is putting a huge bet in charting its future and the direction of its future models. Volvo has been known for its excellence in road…
WHEN the second-generation Hyundai Tucson was unveiled in 2009, it was totally different from the first generation, flaunting as it did the brand’s dramatic new Fluidic Sculpture design language.…
IT SEEMS the auto industry is on its way to beating its 350,000 unit sales forecast this year. With 167,481 units already sold, over 36,000 more than what was posted during the same period last year, auto…
MOVERS and shakers of the Philippine automotive industry were buoyed by the sales results achieved in the first half of 2016 that hit a grand total of 212,901 units, which is more than halfway to this year’s…
IT’S BEEN a busy first half of the year for the automotive industry, when most product launches and new model debuts are held, especially during the auto show season of April at the annual Manila International…
I STARTED with a story angle of “What would you wish for President DU30 to solve the road safety problem?” It’s the perennial angle that we usually employ to get insights from VIPs to get our readers’…
WHEN I was conducting research for this supplement on the Philippine auto industry’s sales performance in the first semester of the year, some brands declined to reveal their sales data, whether total sales or the number of…
CAR COMPANIES are traditionally cautious when rolling out new technology. Upstarts like Tesla Motors are leading the way in introducing production versions of tech such as electric propulsion and autonomous driving. …
