Text and photo by Walter Villa IN A SERIOUS bid to be the dominant force in auto technology in the future, Japan’s No. 2 automaker Nissan unveiled three concept cars in the ongoing the…
THERE’S nothing like a jaw-droppingly-beautiful car and exciting technology to bring a motor show to life. Mazda Motor Corp. had both of these, in one car. …
A FEW hours prior to the formal opening of the 44th Tokyo Motor Show, the Philippine media contingent of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. had a chance to sit down for a short interview with MMC’s new president and…
BMWS are best known in these parts as cosseting conveyances for the pampered behinds of a select few. And why not? They’re smooth, confident automobiles suitable for whisking away an Apec delegate or two. But underneath each…
AS A CAR enthusiast, one can easily dismiss Volkswagen as a company merely living on past glories, looking back in time with rose-tinted spectacles. Indeed, when a company such as the Ayala Group throws considerable financial…
THE DIESEL emissions deception scandal that has engulfed Volkswagen, the world’s top-selling automaker, in the United States and Europe is unlikely to affect the sales of diesel-fueled motor vehicles in the Philippines.…
THE AUTOMOTIVE industry has had its share of scandals—not the ones you might see in your e-mail or dubious DVD vendors, but serious ones that can endanger consumer life and limb. …
NOW ON its fifth year, Foton’s Big Show is coming up with the biggest ever exclusive showcase of its vehicle lineup ranging from passenger vehicles, light- and heavy-duty trucks, and heavy machinery. …
Whenever the topic of globalization is brought up, we often hear key concepts and ideas such as “global village,” “free markets,” “tax-free,” “boundary-less flow of goods,” “services,” “ideas” and “information.” Sounds all fine and dandy in principle,…
IF FELIX Mabilog Jr. had a choice, he would rather not have that episode a few months earlier where his Indian-made vehicles came under scrutiny after his company bagged the P1.317-billion vehicle supply contract for the Philippine…
