A jury made up of 93 distinguished international journalists from 28 countries have spoken: the Volkswagen ID.4 is the 2021 World Car of the Year.
April 21, 2021
The Volkswagen ID.4 Is The 2021 World Car Of The Year
A jury made up of 93 distinguished international journalists from 28 countries have spoken: the Volkswagen ID.4 is the 2021 World Car of the Year.
April 20, 2021
Toyota Motor PH Reveals July Launch for 2021 GR Yaris And These 16 Dealerships Are Now Accepting Reservations
We’ve tackled this before, but Toyota Motor Philippines has confirmed what we knew all along: the 2021 Toyota GR Yaris will only be sold at 16 dealerships, and it will be available in limited numbers.
No, Honda Cars PH Didn't Shortchange The Market When They Introduced the City Hatchback And Discontinued The Jazz
When the all-new Honda Fit or Jazz launched at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2019, the reaction from enthusiasts was almost entirely negative. This, it seems, is one of the reasons why Honda, on a regional level, decided to instead develop the City Hatchback instead.
2021 Honda City RS Hatchback Arrives In The Philippines For P 1.115M (w/ Specs)
Meet the newest member of the Honda City family: the first-ever 2021 City Hatchback. Designed to meet the needs of a wider group of customers, the City Hatchback fuses the defining characteristics of Honda’s sub-compact sedan—sportiness, spaciousness, and efficiency with the everyday versatility of a five-door hatchback.
What The Punk? Will You Drive This Beetle Cloned Named The ORA Punk Cat?
Remember Great Wall’s Volkswagen Beetle clone? Well, it’s finally got a name: meet the 2022 Ora Punk Cat. Yeah, Punk Cat. Let that sink in for a second.
Geely Targets To Become A Top 5 Auto Brand In The Philippines
Sojitz G Auto Philippines (SGAP), the exclusive distributor of Geely vehicles in the Philippines reported its best month ever in terms of sales last March.
All 2021 Nissan Navara Variants Get A 5-Year Warranty
Nissan Philippines is the first and only brand to offer a standard five-year, 150,000-kilometer warranty in the pickup truck segment with their new 2021 Navara.
Ford Gets Into The Touchscreen Wars With The 2022 EVOS
Hey Ford Philippines, we’d forgive you for the Territory if you’d throw us a bone, and offer this gorgeous 2022 Ford Evos for the local market.
Vehicle Importers Brush Off Effects Of DTI Safeguard Bond With Strong March 2021 Sales
The DTI safeguard bond, which was supposed to help carmakers with a local presence seemed to have the opposite effect. The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors (AVID) managed to brush off the effect of the DTI safeguard bond (at least for now) by posting 5,193 units sold in March 2021—just a 4 percent decline compared to February 2021.
April 19, 2021
The 2022 Seres SF95 is Huawei's P 1.6M Car
Huawei is trying a different approach with its first vehicle—the 2022 Seres SF95. In an atypical move, it won’t be sold at traditional car dealerships, but it’ll be made available at the brand’s flagship stores alongside its mobile phones and smart devices. The cost? It starts at a cool RMB 216,800 or P 1.608 million.
Geely's Flagship SUV Has 238 Horsepower And Offers Unmanned Automated Valet
Geely Auto is confirming that its new CMA-based SUV is heading to global markets. Known internally as the KX11, it has since taken on the name Xingyue L for the Chinese market (it goes on sale there in the coming weeks). It serves as their new flagship SUV offering the best that Geely has to offer.
Honda Shows Off First-Ever EV SUV: the 2022 Honda SUV e
Honda is inching closer to the production of its all-electric SUV by showing it off in prototype form at the Auto Shanghai. First shown in September as a concept, the Honda SUV e will be the Japanese carmaker’s first all-electric vehicle for the Chinese market.
Indian-Assembled Suzuki Jimnys Have Landed in the Philippines
In January, we reported that Suzuki has started exporting its Jimny sub-compact off-roader sourced from their joint-venture plant with Maruti in India. At the time, Suzuki confirmed that Latin America would be the first export market followed by the Middle East and Africa. Well, now we can include the Philippines to that list as well.
Confirmed: Global 2022 Nissan X-Trail Gets Turbocharged Power
After being shown to the North American market as the Rogue last year, Nissan has finally pulled the covers off its global market sibling—the all-new 2022 Nissan X-Trail. In doing so, they are confirming one big thing: turbocharged power.
Meet the Next Toyota-Subaru Joint Product
The “Toyobaru” relationship is going to get deeper. After launching the sister sportscars—the Toyota GR 86 and the Subaru BRZ, the two Japanese carmakers have now unveiled their latest collaboration: a new compact SUV which was just shown in “concept” form at the Auto Shanghai.
Caltex PH Accelerates Network Growth in Q1 2021
Posting strong network growth in the first quarter of 2021, Caltex, marketed by Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), boosts its retail network with eight newly-opened service stations and two Caltex Havoline autoPro workshop openings in key provinces.
The Mitsubishi Mirage Is A Diva For This Real-Life Partners
While driving along Jupiter Street in Makati back in 2015, Mitsubishi Mirage owners and real-life partners, Chira dela Cruz and Ehly Garcia, were deciding on what to call their then newly purchased car.
All-New Kia Sorento Bags Two Design Awards
The all-new Kia Sorento added two trophies to its cabinet recently by being awarded with both the Red Dot Award and the iF Award for design.
5 Facts About The Lamborghini Ad Personam Customization Program
Owners of Lamborghini cars already belong to a small, select clientele. While the chances of bumping into another Huracan or Urus are slim at best, through the Lamborghini Ad Personam program, owners can pretty much make sure that no two are alike.
April 18, 2021
Review: 2021 Lexus RX 450h
Believe it or not, the Lexus RX is my idea of the “perfect car.” This is the one I’d get if I was monied enough, or if I won the lottery. It is, for me, the ideal entry for the one-car garage contest, considering the Philippine setting. It successfully meets all my criteria: it looks classy (but not flashy), it’s roomy (but not bulky), it’s efficient (but still punchy), and best of all, it’s a Lexus, so the build is bulletproof.
Maxus PH Turns Up The Heat With Summer Max Deals
It’s summer! While the temperatures rising, vehicle prices at Maxus Philippines are maxing down to make it easier to own a brand new MPV or pick-up truck.
Toyota Motor PH Reveals Details on 2021 Gazoo Racing GT Cup
After Toyota Gazoo Racing announced the return of the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup (TGR Cup), Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) reveals details for Filipinos who have the (virtual) need for speed.
You Can Now Own A Piece Of Subaru History With This Restored 2004 WRC Impreza
If you want to own a piece of Subaru history, here’s your chance. One S10 Subaru Impreza World Rally Car, driven by no less than rally legend Petter Solberg is being auctioned off.
Foton Retains Its Position As One Of The Philippines's Best-Selling Car Brands
Bucking the multiple challenges brought about by the global pandemic, and the switching of business and marketing strategies that followed, Foton Motor Philippines, Inc. (FMPI) remained one of the country’s Top 10 best-selling automotive brands last year. It also retained its position as the country’s best-selling Chinese brand.
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Is A Big Fan of Lamborghini
Tony Iommi, guitarist, and king of riffs with legendary ‘monsters of rock’ Black Sabbath, has deepened his life-long passion for Lamborghini by acquiring a Lamborghini Urus. Together with frontman Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward, Iommi—the only constant band member—forged a sound that set the template for what would become known as ‘heavy metal’.
The Kia Sportage Still Has a P 300k Discount Until End of April
Are you one of the many people right now dreaming of driving your very own car? Well, Kia Philippines is here to help you take one step closer to that dream with the Red Hot Deals program, now extended until April 30.
Volkswagen Reveals New High-Performance Family: The GTX
It sounds like Volkswagen is trying to make amends for that “Voltswagen” fiasco by teasing their next family of high-performance vehicles.
April 16, 2021
Alabang Steel Ramp Exclusively for South-Bound Traffic Starting April 19
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) announced that starting April 19, Monday at 6:00 AM, the two-lane steel ramp connecting the Alabang Viaduct to the elevated Skyway system will be used for southbound traffic only.
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