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2014 signals major changes in auto industry

From January to November 2014, the Philippine automotive industry sold 213,427 units, reflecting a 30-percent surge over the same period in 2013. …

10 features we liked in the Toyota Wigo

The Toyota Wigo has an inherent advantage even before anyone plants his or her bum on the driver’s seat: that “T” badge. Early reports pronounced that the car was more than just a pretty badge. The favorable…

Toyota Wigo sells 627 units in March, grabs 27.9% market share

The newly-launched Wigo is having the Toyota effect in the mini hatchback market. It has reportedly grabbed a 27.9% share in the entry-level hatchback segment in March, its first full month of sales. The segment includes the…

Geneva 2014: Toyota shows playful Aygo hatchback

If we have the Wigo, Toyota Europe gets the Aygo. Like the Wigo, Aygo is an A-segment hatchback with a 1.0-liter engine. Only it gets a more adventurous design, even more so than the first-generation car. And…

Toyota Wigo: First drive

After a spectacular media launch in Cebu last Wednesday starring popular singers Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) released the Wigo to motoring journalists for testing after their return to Metro Manila. I was…

Toyota launches all-new Wigo hatchback, starting at P448,000

Toyota Motor Philippines has launched the all-new Wigo hatchback at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu. The Philippines is the second country to launch the new vehicle, after Indonesia. The Wigo, known as the Ayga in Indonesia, was…

Toyota PH says Wigo, Toyota Europe says Aygo

Toyota is bullish on the A-segment hatchback market. Just as it is launching the Wigo in the Philippines, Toyota Europe has teased the all-new Aygo via a teaser video. The new design theme is dubbed “J-Playful.” Aygo…

Toyota Wigo hatchback: first photos

Toyota Motor Philippines will today launch the all-new Wigo, an A-segment hatchback that will go wheel-to-wheel with cars such as the Mitsubishi Mirage, Hyundai i10, Chevrolet Spark, and Suzuki Celerio.   The Wigo follows a familiar one-box…

All cylinders firing for Toyota with Innova launch; Wigo next

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is venturing into the small hatchback category through the upcoming introduction of Wigo, the automotive firm’s first foray into the low-cost segment.…

Here Wigo: Toyota PH to launch sub-P500k hatchback in February

Toyota is firing on all cylinders. Barely a month after the launch of the all-new Corolla Altis, Toyota is already planning to take on the A-segment market that it once dominated.…