Philippines

Chevrolet donates ultradurable footballs for One World Futbol Project

In the pursuit of bringing the “healing power” of play to disadvantaged children and youth, Chevrolet has made a special delivery of more than 17,000 nearly indestructible One World Futbols to schools and communities in the country.…

Better infrastructure needed for calamity situations

Two days before the start of the Tokyo Motor Show 2013 here, the coverage of the national tragedy caused by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: “Haiyan”) to the Philippines remains top priority for international cable news channels like…

Filipino drivers lead Asia’s fuel savers

Filipino drivers lead among Asian counterparts in observing fuel-saving techniques, according to an important study commissioned by power, energy and gas technology leader Shell.…

Car companies take ‘emergency detour’ to ‘Yolanda’ victims

One of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall ravaged central Philippines the past weekend. Almost immediately after the initial damage and casualty reports from the field came trickling in, the local car industry went into…

Manila Auto Salon kicks off next week

The biggest automotive aftermarket fair in the country—2013 Manila Auto Salon—will open its doors to thousands of custom car and sport truck enthusiasts this Nov. 14-17 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, in Pasay City.…

Desperately waiting for the roadmap

First, it was Ford Motor Co. that shut down its assembly plant in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, at year’s end, 2012. Now, rumors are rife that Nissan Motor Philippines, which is merging with Nissan light commercial vehicles…

China’s maverick automaker now in PH

When German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese carmaker BYD Co. Ltd. pulled out all the stops to set Sept. 27 as the date for announcing their entry into the Philippine car market, many thought…

The Philippines joins the growing Volkswagen network in the Asia-Pacific

When the Volkswagen brand was launched last weekend with a festive public display of its cars at Ayala Corp.’s Greenbelt Makati stomping grounds, the theme was “The Time is Now.” Europe’s biggest automaker (12 car brands,…

Despite steady growth, local auto sector lags behind Asean neighbors in sales

The Philippine automotive sector and its counterparts in the Asean are expected to become highly lucrative markets for global automotive firms in six years’ time, thus presenting huge opportunities for further expansions.…

Lipa adds to growing Peugeot network

After launching Peugeot Las Piñas, Peugeot Cagayan de Oro, Peugeot Quirino, Peugeot Cebu and Peugeot Nueva Ecija earlier this year, Eurobrands Distributor Inc. (EDI), official importer of Peugeot vehicles in the country, together with South Auto-X Group…

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