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February 26, 2021

GAC Motor PH Launches 2021 GN6 MPV for P 1.480M (w/ Specs)

Legado Motors, the official distributor of GAC Motor in the Philippines launches their own mid-sized MPV contender: the 2021 GAC GN6.

After a tough 2020, the country’s number one automaker, Toyota Motor Philippines is reporting an uptick in both sales and production figures in the first month of 2021, a positive sign that the automotive industry is on its way to recovery.

Ford Philippines’s fast-selling small SUV, the Territory managed to score only a 3-star safety rating at its China New Car Assessment Program or C-NCAP crash test.

Ford is gearing up for the all-new 2022 Ranger’s debut by expanding its high-tech design studio to accommodate more than 200 designers, and new equipment.

If you want the safest pickup truck in the market, get the 2021 Ram 1500 Crew Cab. It’s the only one to receive a 2021 Top Safety Pick from the U.S.-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or IIHS, beating competition such as the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado.

Peugeot has undergone a re-branding—it’s first major move as part of the newly-formed Stellantis partnership.

BMW Philippines Brings in 4 Series Coupe for P 3.990M (w/ Brochure)

SMC Asia Car Distributors Corporation heralds the arrival of the all-new 4 Series coupe. Available in two variants—the 420i Model Advantage and the 420i M Sport, the two-door, four-seater starts at P 3.990 million and comes with the premium segment’s longest warranty at 5 years or 200,000 kilometers.

Attention Honda fanbois: you can now buy official Honda Access face masks at all authorized Honda Cars dealerships nationwide (or if you prefer online shopping, through Honda Cars Philippines’s official Lazmall store).

Despite the onslaught of small Chinese SUVs, the reception towards the all-new Honda City remains strong. In a span of less than five months, the all-new sub-compact sedan has already moved more than 1,200 units.

Suzuki Motor’s 91-year-old chairman, Osamu Suzuki, is stepping down after leading an automaker for longer than anyone else in the industry.

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that 2.7 million vehicles now have Autosweep RFID tags. The figure doubled the number of stickers the company issued to motorists from 2015 to 2019 totaling 1.3 million.

Volvo Cars and Geely Auto have agreed on a deeper level of collaboration that will see them sharing powertrains, vehicle architectures, autonomous drive technologies, procurement, and even aftersales.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has amended its safeguard duty to include more exempted countries.

Isuzu Philippines is the latest automaker to announce moves surrounding the DTI’s provisionary safeguard duty. And similar to Toyota’s lead, they will be issuing refundable deposits effective March 1, 2021.

Volkswagen PH is Teasing the T-Cross Sub-Compact SUV

Right after unveiling its refreshed Santana, Volkswagen Philippines is teasing yet another product offering for this year; this time it looks to be the T-Cross sub-compact SUV.

Hyundai is going squarely against the Nissan Leaf with the launch of the first model in their new dedicated EV brand, Ioniq.

Volkswagen Philippines is finally launching its refreshed Santana sub-compact sedan after teasing it last December. Dubbed as “your First German car,” the 2021 edition has an extra spring to its step thanks to new convenience features.

Addressing the depleting rate of employment in the country brought by the pandemic, Foton Motor Philippines, Inc. (FMPI), along with the Pampanga Provincial government, is taking the lead with programs that will benefit the public by providing world-class Automotive Skills Training followed by sure employment.

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) through its dealer Peak Motors Philippines Inc. – Manila Bay, turned over a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV to Mr. Peter Wilson, CEO of Solarius Energy.

Lexus is giving what could be its V8 engine’s last hurrah by shoehorning it into their IS sports sedan. The result is this: the 2022 Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance—powered by 472-horsepower V8 engine.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is buying Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. for about USD 2.8 billion. With this, Goodyear is poised not just to strengthen its position in the North American tire market, but almost doubling its presence in China.

With the DTI implementing the Safeguard Duty on imported vehicles, Toyota Motor Philippines is taking a surprisingly conservative approach by offering a refundable deposit to select vehicles effective March 1, 2021.

Honda Launches New Colors for Genio Scooter

Honda Philippines has launched three new colors of its female-centric scooter, the Genio, all designed to salute the Filipina’s style and independence.

Lexus launched the world’s first self-charging luxury hybrid in 2004. Today, the majority of luxury self-charging hybrids on the road are Lexus. With almost 2 million of Lexus’ luxury hybrids sold globally, Lexus is the only premium brand with over 15 years of experience in sales and servicing of hybrid cars. It has the widest range of gasoline-electric hybrids available, with 5 different models ranging from compact to SUV, sedans and coupés in the Philippines.

The U.S. Army may have the Hummer H1, but the Korean army has this: the Kia Light Tactical Cargo Truck. And the automaker has just shown what its newest version looks like.

It’s weird to say your newest family SUV was inspired by, of all things, a tarantula. After all, baby tarantulas are known to eat their mother. Creepy, right? With that little piece of National Geographic trivia out of the way, it’s time to focus in on that SUV designed to look like hairy spiders: the 2021 Maxus D60. Will this newest entrant in the ultra-competitive compact SUV space end up being the eater or the eaten?

If you want trouble-free ownership, forget about getting an SUV or sedan. Get a Porsche 911. In the just-released J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), the iconic sportscar took the top spot among all other vehicles for the least number of problems reported per 100 vehicles (PP100).

Honda has confirmed what Reuters reported all along: they will have a new CEO. Toshihiro Mibe, currently the company’s head of automotive research and development will succeed Takahiro Hachigo as President and Representative Director from April 1, and Representative Executive Officer (CEO) by June.

Is the 2021 Toyota Innova the MPV with Everything You Need? (w/ Specs)

Toyota Motor Philippines has officially unveiled the refreshed 2021 Innova, after an apparent leak. Their dependable three-row MPV features enhanced styling and better safety than ever.

United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI), the official distributor of Chery vehicles in the Philippines added Chery Santa Rosa, Laguna to its fast-growing list of dealerships in the Philippines.

Nissan’s all-new 2021 X-Trail just got the results of its latest crash tests, and the scores are troubling.

Subaru wants to embrace the off-road lifestyle as it prepares a sub-brand to go head-to-head with the likes of Jeep and Bronco.

Work on the MRT-7, another massive, game-changing, privately-funded infrastructure project of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), has crossed the halfway mark, with civil works now 51.73 percent completed, and electrical/mechanical (E&M) works 55.31 percent done.

MG Philippines opens its newest dealership located in General Santos City. With this, residents and nearby inhabitants of this first-class, highly urbanized city are now given ready access to the British-heritage MG automobile lineup and MG’s aftersales services.

Chery Auto is Taking Passenger Health and Safety Seriously

The worry surrounding COVID-19 has pushed Chery Automobile to put customer health and safety first in its vehicle design. With that, Chery engineers have taken extra steps to ensure that the air you breathe in their vehicles is 100 percent safe and clean.

Suzuki Philippines Incorporated (SPH) gives back to Marikina City, where the most recently opened Suzuki Auto dealership is located, by lending three units of the Super Carry to the city’s local government unit. The realization of aiding the LGU with additional mobility springs from SPH’s commitment to aid the Filipino people in any way possible.

Isuzu Philippines Corporation and Isuzu Automotive Dealership Inc (IADI) inaugurated a bigger Isuzu Pasig dealership as well as its Isuzu Pasig Truck Center (IPTC).

Ford Philippines is recalling its Territory for a problem which may cause the compact crossover to not start once the engine is switched off.

Nissan Philippines has a rather thin SUV line-up. While it does have the Terra mid-sized SUV and the X-Trail, it doesn’t have anything smaller at the moment (the Juke has already been officially discontinued). And while rumors abound that the sub-compact Kicks is arriving locally, they could pretty much slot this in too: the 2022 Qashqai.

The report cards are out, and Mazda is Consumer Reports’ Best Brand for 2021. This is the first time the Japanese automaker stood atop the rankings, but it follows up their win at the publication’s reader reliability survey late last year.

Lexus returned to the top of the U.S. J.D. Power vehicle dependability study after losing the top spot last year. Meanwhile, Kia is the highest ranked mainstream brand, and third overall.

GAC PH to Increase Prices by P78k Due to DTI Safeguard Tariff

Legado Motors, Inc., the official distributor of GAC Motor in the Philippines, announced that it will be increasing the prices of its whole vehicle line-up effective March 1, 2021.

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is expediting work on the Skyway Extension project that will make the Skyway System even more accessible to motorists from the south as the company announced road closures to usher construction works at the southbound section starting midnight on February 20.

After a short tease, Honda has finally pulled the wraps off the all-new 2022 HR-V. Like the Japanese market Fit, the third-generation HR-V takes on a human-centric design approach, hoping that it’ll meet the expectations of its would-be owners.

Kia’s new logo makes its debut on a production car: meet the 2022 K8. With a focus on modern, premium quality, and dynamic performance, the K8 moves forward in the sports sedan space, and hopes to build success of the K7 (aka Cadenza).

Araneta City partners with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to open an accessible drive-thru saliva collection center for COVID-19 testing in Metro Manila.

Honda Motor Co., will be naming a new CEO as early as the end of this week, if reports from Reuters are true.

Ford is taking a big leap towards electrification with the announcement that its European line-up will go zero emissions capable by 2030.

SMC Cleanup of Tullahan River Heads Further Upstream

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is extending the total reach of its P1-billion Tullahan-Tinajeros river system cleanup to 11.5 kilometers, close to halfway of the entire 27-kilometer stretch, to further complement ongoing flood mitigation measures in the cities of Navotas, Malabon, and Valenzuela, before the start of the rainy season.

Don’t let the looks fool you—it may look like an evolutionary take on McLaren design, but the Artura is the start of a new chapter for the British supercar maker.

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