The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is filing formal charges against nine establishments in Quezon City for allegedly selling automotive batteries, tires and lighters without the required markings and labels. In a statement, the DTI reported…
June means that it’s back to school for many kids. Transporting kids and families safely and securely is a demanding task. …
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. announced that, based on recent information from Takata and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it is expanding its recalls involving Takata front passenger air bag inflators. The involved vehicles are equipped…
DON’T fix it if it ain’t broke, says the old adage. And old as it is, automotive leviathan Toyota seems to have never heard of it. …
PORSCHE has always been an interesting company. Of all the sports car manufacturers in the world, none enjoy Porsche’s greatly admired status.…
Eight foreign laboratories have expressed interest in conducting full vehicle tests on a model being produced by Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC). The tests to be conducted are meant to determine the cause of the alleged…
NOT A day passes, it seems, without a horrific road accident involving trucks making it to the news. And in almost every truck mishap, the driver and/or his pahinante (assistant), if they survive, claim that the truck…
WASHINGTON, United States—Embattled airbag maker Takata was told by an independent panel Tuesday to improve management oversight and automation as the faulty airbag scandal continues to rock the global auto industry. The panel, commissioned by the Japanese…
Officials of the so-called “Big 3” oil companies have said they will be out of the Pandacan oil depot in Manila by November. This was the assurance they gave Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada and Vice Mayor Francisco…
In 2013, the United States’ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set a new voluntary guideline for the automotive industry: Any single interaction of a driver with a car’s connectivity system should not take more than two…