Double-digit increases in deliveries across Isuzu Philippines Corporation’s (IPC) light commercial vehicle and truck and bus lineup in the first nine months of the year have lifted the company’s total to nearly a fifth of its results during the same period last year.

Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI), the official distributor of Hyundai vehicles in the country, kept its growth momentum as it remains as one of the automotive industry’s high flyers. Hyundai closed its 2016 nine-month sales with a robust 50 percent growth, mainly attributed by both Passenger Car (PC) segment and Light Commercial Vehicles (PCV) segment. All in all, the company sold a total of 25,021 units by the end of September.

The GT Radial FlatOut Race Series (FORS) is now on the final stretch as the country’s premier grassroots motorsports event hosted the penultimate round of the 2016 season.

It was day filled with on-track action as the Time Trial and Grid drivers were all focused on scoring valuable championship points. Run under the guidance of the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP), there were a total of 82 competitors that raced around the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC) last September 17.

With customer profitability as the starting point, Scania wants to be the leading provider of sustainable transport. This means integrating sustainability fully into the business and working with others to tackle impacts, transform our industry and create lasting value.

When Michael, my Uber driver, noticed where I was heading, he started his small talk with: how do you pronounce “Peugeot”? Eager to impart a bit of automotive trivia, I told him the proper way to say it: “POO-zho” and that if he ever needs a refresher, every dealer has a pronunciation guide stickered on the façade. Then he asked: mura ba yun? Mukha kasi silang mura eh (are they cheap? It’s because they look cheap). At that point, I thought: Ouch! If I were working for Peugeot or owned one, that comment would feel like a knife piercing through my chest. Although I could try reiterating things like how they’re filled with quirky yet intricate details and that they’re made in France and so forth; I’m simply calling on Michael to try out the new 308, be it the hatchback or wagon. Discounting the budget 301 which I abhorred, this is the first mainstream car that lives up to Peugeot’s brand values.

Here’s a bit of automotive trivia for you folks: Peugeot didn’t start out making cars immediately. Two centuries ago, the Peugeot family grain mill started producing saw blades and in 1840, brought their first coffee mill to market. Thirty four years later, the company produced its first pepper mill, whose mechanism is covered by a lifetime warranty.

On its sixth leg, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) brings the Montero Sport Head to Head Test Drive Challenge in Taguig City. From October 22 to 23, 2016, MMPC invites everyone to take the opportunity to test drive the all-new Montero Sport and compare it with the competition at the Chateau Road, McKinley West, Taguig.

Honda is finding yet more creative ways to append consonants to the “-RV” suffix. Just today, the company has announced yet another addition to its growing global crossover family. Meet the Winsome Runabout Vehicle or W-RV for short.

We don’t normally cover this kind of news, but since it will affect the way you drive around Metro Manila, we thought it would be prudent to make an exception this time.

Maserati Philippines officially unveiled their first-ever SUV model, the Levante, in the Philippines. With the introduction of the Levante, the Italian marquee is able to access the largest luxury segment in the world: the premium large SUV. Thus, it contributes to the creation of the most complete product line-up in Maserati’s history.

The Bonifacio Global City turned into a motorized Bavarian festival worthy of being compared to the Oktoberfest. However, it wasn’t alcohol that was flowing; it was more of the high-octane variety.

Super GT is Japan’s premier touring car competition featuring heavily-modified production cars (for those designed to be commercially available). With an acronym that stands for “Grand Touring”, these high-performance automobiles are capable of both high-speed and long-distance driving. The cars lining up to compete in the top-class GT500 cars are from the Japanese “Big Three”: Nissan, Toyota, and Honda while domestic and overseas manufacturers go up against each other in the lower GT300 class.

After successfully launching a full range of locally-produced Euro 4 fuels almost a year ago, the country’s leading oil company Petron Corporation marked another breakthrough in fuels technology with the introduction of the Blaze 100 Euro 5 – the first Euro 5 standard fuel in the country.

With over 118 awards since its global launch, Volvo’s new XC90 SUV has earned nods and accolades the world over. Coming from different sectors all over the globe, journalists, experts, and automotive enthusiasts all agree that Volvo has indeed come up with the best Volvo to date especially with its award-winning interface, design and engine. Garnering votes as Car of the Year, Best Luxury SUV, and Overall Best in Class, among others, motoring institutions, publications and associations all gave top marks to Volvo’s reincarnation of its world-first 7-seater SUV.

Established in 2004, the Car Awards Group, Inc. (CAGI) is the longest-running organization of motoring journalists in the country today. With a vision of keeping Filipino consumers informed of the best cars for sale in the market, CAGI is now in the process of finding the 2016 Car and Truck of the Year.

After Honda unveiled the all-new 2017 CR-V, Nissan is also updating the X-Trail (well, the US market Rogue) with a bit of styling tweaks that aim to add a bit of dazzle.

Honda is not mincing words: they are ready to take back the compact crossover crown with the launch of the all-new 2017 CR-V. The fifth-generation model boasts of a bolder style, a more premium interior, and the model’s first-ever turbocharged engine. Consider us intrigued.

To maximize the efficiency of the Number 1 light-duty truck in the country, the Isuzu N-Series truck, Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) is offering substantial discounts on maintenance parts.

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) is inviting you  to the most wonderful deal of the year as Honda offers Low-cash out for City, Mobilio, and HR-V. Now you can drive any of these models for as low as P 25,000 down payment for the City E Limited Edition, P 47,000 for the Mobilio 1.5 E MT and P 66,000 for the HR-V 1.8 E CVT. This offer will run for the whole month of October 2016.

Students of Makati Elementary School will now be more road safety conscious during their commute thanks to Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of Caltex fuels and lubricants. As part of CPI’s 2016 Week of Caring (WOC) program, CPI employees in partnership with Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP) conducted a road safety education program with role-playing activities and outdoor games to teach safety in a child-friendly format.

Oil industry leader Petron Corporation has been tapped as the official fuel of the Philippine Leg of the 2016 Formula 4 South East Asia (F4/SEA) Championship, scheduled to run from October 15-16 at the Clark International Speedway in Pampanga