safety

DTI sues 9 QC firms selling car batteries, tires without PS mark

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…

Back to school, back behind the wheel

June means that it’s back to school for many kids. Transporting kids and families safely and securely is a demanding task. …

Toyota expands Takata airbag safety recall

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…

All-new Toyota Innova first drive: a level-up leap

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 991 Gen 2: next chapter in the Porsche evolution

PORSCHE has always been an interesting company. Of all the sports car manufacturers in the world, none enjoy Porsche’s greatly admired status.…

DTI taps foreign labs to do test on Montero Sport

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…

Suddenly lost control of your truck? Six common mistakes of truck drivers

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…

Deadly airbag maker Takata told to improve quality culture

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…

‘Big 3’ oil firms out of Pandacan depot by Nov.

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…

Not more than two seconds

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…

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