- Chevrolet Traiblazer
- Great Wall Haval H5
- Great Wall Voleex C30
- Great Wall Wingle
- Hyundai Genesis Coupe (FL)
- Isuzu D-MAX LS 4WD
- Kia Sportage 2.0 EX CRDi 2WD
- Peugeot 508
- Peugeot 3008
- Peugeot 5008
- Peugeot RCZ
- Subaru WRX STI 4DR A-Line
November 9, 2012
Philippine Car Price Guide: November 2012
We're nearing the end of the year and you know what that means: not much new cars. Nonetheless, there are some new additions to the November 2012 edition of the Philippine Car Price Guide as well as several price adjustments. Here are some to name a few:
November 8, 2012
Ford Posts Best-Ever Monthly Sales in Philippines
Ford Philippines today reported that October represented its all-time best monthly performance, with strong demand across all nameplates driving overall retail sales up by 50 percent year-over-year to 1,248 units.
The record month was given a significant boost by the best-ever month for the Ford Ranger pickup, as the class-defining all-new Ranger delivered sales that jumped 213 percent from the previous generation truck last year to 282 units.
American Suzuki Goes Bankrupt Pulls Out of US Car Market; Mitsubishi Next?
American Suzuki Motor Corporation, the sole distributor of Suzuki automobiles in the US has announced that it's pulling out of the US car market and has filled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Citing low sales volumes, limited number of models in its line-up, unfavorable foreign exchange rates, among others, Suzuki will cease to sell cars and trucks in the US market after stocks are depleted and instead will re-align their business solely on motorcycles, ATVs, and watercraft.
Hyundai/Kia Admit to Exaggerated Mileage Claims in US
A probe done by the US-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded that Hyundai and Kia have both been found guilty of exaggerating a majority of their vehicle's fuel economy claims for the 2012 and 2013 model years. Apparently, the EPA estimates that this practice has been done since late 2010. As such, both of these Korean automakers will compensate the owners of some 900,000 vehicles sold under the now false claims.
Volvo Philippines Takes Customer Service to New Level with Volvo Service 2.0
Volvo Philippines continues to go full throttle as it takes the concept of customer service to a new level. In addition to the obvious offerings from the Volvo workshop – such as Volvo Genuine Parts, Volvo methods and internationally trained Volvo technicians – the Volvo dealer has a complete service offering where the customer is always in focus. A fully integrated offer, Volvo Service 2.0 offers the Volvo owner something new, and something more than what others are offering.
November 6, 2012
Subaru to Hold Kansha Festival on November 14-18
Motor Image Pilipinas (MIP), the exclusive distributor of Subaru vehicles in the country, along with its authorized dealers will hold it’s much awaited annual Kansha Festival from November 14 -18, 2012 at all of its showrooms. Also known as Subaru customer appreciation week, the Kansha festival is originally a celebration adapted from the Japanese “Kinro Kansha no Hi” or Labor Thanksgiving Day.
In observance of this holiday in Japan, Motor Image will be using the same theme by giving away exclusive offers on selected Subaru vehicles, accessories, parts, aftersales service and even Subaru Lifestyle merchandise items which will only be offered only during the campaign week.
Mitsubishi to Celebrate Mirage Launch with 'Mirage Music Festival and Expo' on November 16
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) is pleased to announce the much awaited launch of the all-new Mitsubishi Mirage on November 16. With this, MMPC will be treating its valued customers and the general public to a night filled with fun and awesome music as it holds the Mirage Music Festival at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds. Simply as exciting as driving home the all-new Mirage, MMPC promises you to experience an overwhelming night of surprises and an array good music from some of the country’s top OPM bands such as Pupil, General Luna, Up Dharma Down, Urbandub and a lot more.
Aside from the superb band lineup for the Mirage Music Festival, MMPC will also giveaway exciting raffle prizes such as iPads, Toshiba Netbook, Toshiba LCD TVs, and cool Mirage exclusives such as T-shirts, Mirage USB drives and wireless PC mouse.
Philippine Hyundai Technicians Win in First Hyundai Global Service Competition
Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI), the official distributor of Hyundai vehicles in the Philippines, proudly announces that two Filipino Service Advisors (SA) from the HARI dealership network won top honors at the 1st Hyundai Service Advisor Championship. Mr. Eduard de Guzman, who landed among the top 10 finalists, and Mr. Rommel Agpoon, stood out from among 62 participants from 44 countries to bag the Outstanding Skills and Recognized Skills Awards respectively, exhibiting Hyundai's continued commitment to service excellence.
Review: 2012 Chevrolet Colorado LTZ 4x4 M/T
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Boy, how times have changed. Fast-forward to today and pick-ups have become more of everyday vehicles: it transports the kids to school and the wife to work while still being able to do a bit of hauling every now and then. For all intents and purposes, buyers are now looking at pick-ups as alternatives to compact crossovers especially given the higher cost of unleaded gasoline as well as the poor condition of Philippine roads and their propensity to flash flood. In this regard, Chevrolet was caught napping.
October 30, 2012
Mediacorp Subaru Challenge 2012 Crowns Winner After 78 Hours
The MediaCorp Subaru Challenge 2012 – The Asian Face-Off came to a sensational close today, with 42-year-old Singaporean Gan Yu Shen Tholmas taking top honors in a grueling 78 hours 30 minutes face-off, clocking the second longest winning time in the 11 years of the Challenge.
The three-time participant, Mr. Gan, was a direct entry contestant who was selected from an online competition organized by Motor Image on the “I Love Subaru’ Facebook fan page.
Pouring Rain Reduces Subaru Challenge Participants to 36 After 54 Hours
A late afternoon heavy downpour today brought welcome relief to contestants who braved the unusually hot weather conditions for more than 50 hours in the MediaCorp Subaru Challenge 2012 – The Asian Face-Off.
The rain renewed optimism among the remaining 36 contestants in the 11th annual event - 25 from Singapore and 11 from nine regional teams, facing off at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza for the top prize of a Subaru car.
Review: 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i-Sport and XV 2.0i
October 29, 2012
Heat, Humidity Take Toll on Subaru Challenge Participants; Contestants Down to 80
The heat and humidity ignited the fighting spirit in contestants today at Asia’s biggest endurance challenge.
As an added incentive to spur the contestants on, organizers declared an additional cash prize of S$5000 for the second place winner.
As the contest entered its second night, in what is expected to be an arduous face-off to win the top prize, 80 contestants remain, with 30 from the regional teams and 50 from Singapore.
October 28, 2012
High Spirits Buoy Subaru Challenge Participants
The Mediacorp Subaru Challenge 2012 – The Asian Face-Off, now in its 11th year, kicked off at 1pm yesterday at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, with 400 participants from 10 countries across the region vying to win a Subaru car.
October 27, 2012
MediaCorp Subaru Challenge 2012 Kicks Off
Asia’s most anticipated endurance challenge kicked off at 1pm sharp today at Ngee Ann City’s Civic Plaza, with 400 participants from around the region vying to win a much coveted Subaru Car.
More than 900 competition hopefuls thronged the event site this morning, some as early as 7am, for the chance to take part in the final qualifying round and go into what is expected to be an arduous, four-day face-off to win the top prize of a Subaru car, additional titles and cash prizes.
Driving Change with Caltex Fulfills Dreams of Smokey Mountain Kids
Change is about to happen at Smokey Mountain as Caltex’s latest social investment initiative, Driving Change with Caltex, makes a stop at Manila’s once dumpsite with the goal of providing the children in the community an avenue where they can play and rebuild the childhood joys they had missed out on due to poverty.
Driving Change with Caltex is the company’s latest reality community project show, in partnership with Fox International Channels (FIC), which harnesses the power of social media to embark on regional social efforts, from October 5 to November 4, 2012, spanning five Caltex markets in Asia—Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, and Singapore.
October 26, 2012
Volkswagen Appoints Ayala Corporation as Philippine Distributor
Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest car maker, has chosen to partner with one of the Philippines' largest and most respected business groups, Ayala Corporation. In a statement issued from its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen announced the appointment of Ayala's wholly owned subsidiary, Ayala Automotive Holdings Corporation, as the Philippines distributor of Volkswagen passenger vehicles. This distributorship agreement brings together two premiere corporate names to compete in an industry with high growth potential.
Ferrari Sets Guinness Record for Largest Parade
Ferrari recently set a record-breaking parade of 964 Ferrari cars during the Ferrari Racing Days at the Silverstone Circuit in the UK. The event has been officially entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. Having previously set a record of 385 cars at Silverstone in 2007, the record was then transferred to Japan in 2008 with a parade of 490 Ferrari cars at the Suzuka circuit. Ferrari, together with the Ferrari Owners Club of Great Britain, were determined to take the record back in style and have now raised the bar to heights that will take some beating; at one point in the parade when all the cars were moving simultaneously, there were only less than 250 meters or 820 feet separating the lead car from the tail of the parade, meaning that the entire 3.66-mile Silverstone Grand Prix circuit was filled with Ferraris, three wide across the track.
October 23, 2012
Review: 2012 Honda Civic 1.8 EX
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Peugeot Roars Back into Philippines
Honed and perfected through more than a century of experience, Peugeot automobiles have become a synergy of style and technology epitomized by its tag line of “Motion & Emotion”. What started out as a manufacturer of bicycles has become Europe’s second largest selling automobile brand and the world’s leading producer of diesel engines. With such a reputation, Peugeot is surely a force to be reckoned with, and all they need is the best local partner to grow the business in the Philippines. That partner has arrived through Eurobrands Distributors, Inc. and now they are setting their sights on leading the luxury car segment.
October 22, 2012
Ford Cainta Opens, Showcases Brand's New Look
Ford Philippines celebrated the continued expansion of its nationwide dealer network with the opening of Ford Cainta, the first of 12 new authorized dealerships the company will open over the next six months.
The additional 12 locations will expand Ford’s dealer network by 50 percent, bringing the total number of authorized Ford dealerships to 35 in the Philippines.
Search for 2012-2013 Philippine Car of the Year Begins
With three test weekends down, qualitative testing for the 2012 - 2013 Car of the Year Philippines (COTY-P) has been as much a mix of vehicles as of respective reactions. Various configurations of four-wheeled personal transport - from the pint-sized, front-wheel-drive Hyundai EON to the mechanically-balanced, four-wheel-drive Subaru Impreza sedan to the mobile-boardroom Chrysler Town and Country minivan - have been put through their paces through either the North or East Triangle loop of Quezon City, always departing from the bright, expansive, and well-secured staging area provided by the official test venue ETON Centris, located at the busy corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue.
Hyundai POPArt Contest Voting Only Until October 28!
Help pick the final 12 winners by voting from over 500 qualified entries to the Hyundai POPArt Contest.
Official voting period runs from October 16 to October 28 at Hyundai Philippines’ official Facebook page. You may vote for as many entries as you like. However, only one vote per entry is allowed daily. Fifty lucky voters will win exclusive Hyundai merchandise. Popularity of choices consists 20% of the final judging criteria.
The 12 winners will receive a cash prize of Php 50,000 each and a chance for their artwork to be part of Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc.’s (HARI) 2013 Hyundai Calendar and limited edition merchandise.
The Hyundai POPArt Contest, launched by HARI is a competition that brings together aspiring Filipino artists in its advocacy to promote home-grown talent and to showcase the beauty and uniqueness of Filipino art and culture.
Last Few Days for Honda Accord Special Offer
Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) will offer Accord buyers big savings and attractive financing options this month of October. Accord buyers can choose either a low interest or low down payment scheme through UnionBank. At the same time, all-in and zero discount packages will also be available. In addition, Honda will provide a Special Financing Assistance that Accord buyers can apply to any of these financing options to get added savings. For cash buyers, special discounts can be availed.
The Honda Accord provides its owner with a commanding presence, powerful yet fuel efficient driving performance, spacious interior and high level of safety. With this new offer from Honda, owning an Accord just became easier.
This offer is available until October 31, 2012 only. For more information, customers may visit any of the 28 Honda authorized dealerships or UnionBank branch nationwide or log on to www.hondaphil.com.
Volvo Now Offering Polestar Performance Package on Selected Models
Volvo Philippines goes full throttle as it now offers performance tuning for late-model Volvo gasoline and diesel turbocharged engines. The tuning is not limited to any single car and this makes the power boost available for a wide variety of old and new Volvos. Volvo works closely with its official motorsports partner, Polestar, and its team of engineers who have run Volvo official motorsport since 1996. Together, they developed the technology to ensure exhilarating driving wrapped in world-renowned Volvo safety.
October 16, 2012
AVID Posts 20% Growth to Cap 3rd Quarter
The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID) announced its January to September sales record of 21,762 units, up by 20% from 18,086 units in the same period last year. Both the Passenger Car (PC) and Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) categories saw positive growth. In the same period, PC sales maintained a robust pace with 38% growth to 12,931 units sold as opposed to 9,343 units sold. Leading the pack of gainers for this period were British United Automobiles, Inc. (MINI), The Covenant Car Company, Inc. (Chevrolet) and Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc., posting 35%, 26%, and 15% growth respectively. Likewise, the LCV category saw a 1% rise to 8,831 units sold versus 8,743 units sold in the first nine months of 2011.
For the month of September, while total sales fell by 9% year-on-year on the back of supply setbacks in the PC category, LCV sales rose by 31% to 1,005 units sold from 770 units sold on strong consumer demand.
Review: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe 2WD & 4WD
Korean culture is taking the entire world by storm. Everything from food to pop music to soap operas is enjoying tremendous success, catapulting them to mainstream culture. The latest one to cross the oceans from Seoul to the rest of the world is PSY and his addictive song, “Gangnam Style”.
Gangnam refers to a district in Seoul where people are generally considered trendy, hip, and classy. You can liken it to their version of Beverly Hills in the US or Bonifacio Global City here. Cool and chic as the people are from Gangnam though, they never proclaim that they are, hence the comedic value of the song. In that sense, the all-new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe is a true citizen of Gangnam. It’s not a luxury pretender. It’s cool and classy, down to its diesel-fed soul.
October 15, 2012
Day in the Life of Daily-Driven Porsche 962C Race Car
So what's it like to drive an endurance race car on the streets? Let the guys at MotorHEAD and the legally-registered Porsche 962C in Japan show you how it's like. See the iconic Group C race car do the most mundane things like getting gas, buying something from the convenience store, and even a bit about its history. This is a perfect way to start the week!
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