Toyota Corolla Altis

A new hybreed of the Toyota Corolla Altis

The new Toyota Corolla Altis was launched the other day. What does this mean to the country? In many ways, nothing new. In other ways, something game-changing. The Philippines is a Toyota country. It’s also a very…

A look at the previous 11 generations of the Toyota Corolla Altis

The year was 1966, when Toyota introduced the Corolla model (known in Japan as the Toyota Karora). In less than a decade, it became the best selling car worldwide in 1974, and in 1997, it surpassed the…

The Toyota Corolla Altis heralds a ‘new hybrid era’

EXACTLY a decade after Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) introduced the second-generation Toyota Prius (some consider the original Prius as “gen zero”), the company now brings out the hybrid-powered version of a mainstream nameplate. Launched on Monday were…

September Storm

Do you remember a time when the launch of a new Toyota Corolla was the biggest automotive event of the year? Memorably, the introduction of the 1988 sixth-generation Corolla GL (as it was known here), marked the…