August 6, 2021
U.S. Targets 50 Percent Of New Car Sales Will Be Electrified By 2030
The U.S. is pledging that by 2030, 50 percent of new car sales will be electric. This was announced by President Joe Biden, flanked outside the White House by executives from Detroit’s major automakers.
Filed Under:
Electric Vehicles (EV),
News
August 5, 2021
Hyundai PH Offers Up To A Million Off Its Trucks and Buses This August
To celebrate its 20th year this month, Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI), the official distributor of Hyundai passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the Philippines, revs up your enterprise with its Augustong-Gusto deals on some of its dependable people and business movers.
Filed Under:
Hyundai Corporate,
Hyundai CV,
News
Toyota's Hydrogen-Fueled Corolla Race Car Finished Second To The Last
After competing and finishing the Fuji Supertec 24-hour endurance race, Toyota brought their upgraded combustion-engined Corolla, fueled by hydrogen to the five-hour Super Taikyu race in Autopolis. It finished 43rd out of 44th; but that’s beside the point.
Filed Under:
Environment,
Motorsports,
News,
Technology,
Toyota Corolla
PNP Now Allowing Hatid-Sundo Of APORs
Update: check out the full list of APORs here (8/6).
Following the public uproar created by the strict rule against picking up and dropping off (hatid-sundo) of essential workers during the NCR’s August 6 to 20 Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), the Philippine National Police has backed off, offering a set of requirements instead that fetchers need to bring with them at all times outside their residences.
Chip Shortage May Outlast The Pandemic
The global semiconductor shortage will have far-reaching and long-lasting effects that are likely to have a greater impact on the automotive industry than the COVID pandemic.
Filed Under:
News,
PHL Auto Industry
Breitling and Bentley End Partnership After 19 Years
Swiss watch brand Breitling and British luxury car maker Bentley have been working together for 19 years, the longest ever serving partnership between a watch brand and a luxury car manufacturer.
Filed Under:
Bentley Corporate,
News
Lexus PH Offers Captivating Deals On NX And LS This August
Lexus’s passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance enables the luxury lifestyle brand to create amazing experiences for its customers. It also sees an authentic connection between vehicles and premium lifestyles, which is why Lexus is making it even easier for more people to experience its unmatched craftsmanship and hospitality.
Filed Under:
Lexus Corporate,
Lexus LS,
Lexus NX,
News
New York International Auto Show Canceled Anew
Proof that the pandemic is far from over. The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) has been canceled once again after state and local officials there announced new safety measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Filed Under:
COVID-19,
New York International Auto Show,
News
August 4, 2021
2021 Subaru XV Now Also Offered with Frontliner Discount
Motor Image Pilipinas, Inc., the exclusive distributor of Subaru vehicles in the Philippines, reaffirms its commitment to support frontliners and essential workers for their sacrifices for the nation by extending its Special Frontliners Appreciation Promo for the month of August.
Filed Under:
News,
Subaru Corporate
Get The Honda Odyssey With A P 100k Discount This August
Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) announces its new promotion under “Keep on Driving” campaign. The promo features different exclusive deals and exciting offers from August 1 to 31, 2021.
Filed Under:
Honda BR-V,
Honda Brio,
Honda City,
Honda Civic,
Honda Corporate,
Honda HR-V,
Honda Jazz,
News
Subaru Forester To Wilderness Off-Road Treatment
The early success of Subaru’s off-road-centric Wilderness brand has prompted the Japanese all-wheel drive specialist to fast track more models to get the rugged treatment. Coming soon, exclusively for the North American market (for now) is the Forester Wilderness.
Filed Under:
Compact SUV,
News,
Subaru Forester
After 37 Years, Toyota Is Still Making The Land Cruiser 70
For the Land Cruiser’s 70th anniversary, most eyes are focused on the all-new Land Cruiser 300 which just started sale in Japan, the Middle East, and soon, in the Philippines as well. But something peculiar is happening in Australia, one of the Land Cruiser’s biggest markets.
Filed Under:
Luxury SUV,
News,
Pick-Up,
Toyota Land Cruiser
Kia Expands To San Pablo, Laguna
Kia, under the distributorship of AC Motors has been making waves by steadily growing its dealer footprint. Today, customers living in and around the city of San Pablo, Laguna will now have a Kia dealership to call their own.
Filed Under:
Dealerships,
Kia Corporate,
News
August 3, 2021
The Toyota Yaris Makes For One Environmentally-Friendly And Cute Delivery Vehicle
Toyota is proving just how versatile their all-new Yaris really is. The global sub-compact hatchback hasn’t just claimed the European Car of the Year, but it also spawned the high-performance GR Yaris. Now, in a rather surprising twist, Toyota has converted it into, get this, a delivery vehicle.
Filed Under:
News,
Sub-Compact,
Toyota Yaris
San Miguel Corporation Assures Of Adequate Food, Fuel Supply During Two-Week Lockdown
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang assured the public that the company is adequately prepared to supply much-needed food, fuel and power throughout the two-week lockdown aimed at containing surging COVID-19 cases.
Filed Under:
COVID-19,
News,
San Miguel Corporate
DOTr Maintains Public Transport Capacity During August 6-20 ECQ
Department of Transportation (DOTr) said that the current public transport supply and capacity will be retained in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to August 20, 2021.
Bentley Posts Best Half-Year Sales Ever This 2021
Bentley Motors posted their best-year half year sales performance this 2021. Retail sales increased by 50 percent even compared to pre-COVID figures from 4,785 in 2019 to 7,199 in 2021. These numbers are unmatched in the carmaker’s 102-year history.
Filed Under:
Bentley Corporate,
News
Drive Home A Hyundai Accent With Zero Downpayment This August
Until the end of August, Hyundai Philippines is giving you zero reasons not to buy a brand-new Accent with its Ready, Get Set, Go Zero promo.
Filed Under:
Hyundai Accent,
News,
Sub-Compact
The 2022 Mazda2 Features The World's Highest Compression Ratio For A Normally-Aspirated Gasoline Engine
A month after its debut in Japan, Mazda’s refreshed for 2022 Mazda2 makes its way to global markets starting with, in all places, Europe.
Filed Under:
Mazda 2,
News,
Sub-Compact
Floods Are One Less Thing To Worry About With Chery's SUV Line-Up
It’s the rainy season yet again and the flood that goes with it give a lot of motorists so much stress on day-to-day driving. Not only does it slow traffic, sometimes to a painful crawl, but it can also cause floods.
Filed Under:
Chery Corporate,
News
Toyota Reveals 2022 Land Cruiser GR Sport Details
When Toyota unveiled the all-new Land Cruiser 300 globally, they didn’t mention much about the full-sized SUV’s first-ever Gazoo Racing treatment, the Land Cruiser GR Sport. That’s all changed as they’ve finally spilled the beans at its Japanese market launch.
Filed Under:
Luxury SUV,
News,
Toyota Land Cruiser
AC Motors Now Offers Special Car And Motorcycle Ownership Package For AFP
The year 2021 has brought about many changes to our country. But some things remained constant such as the safety provided by our country’s armed and uniformed heroes. They deserve our utmost gratitude for all the work they are doing to protect and serve. That is the conviction of AC Motors, the automotive distribution and retail group of Ayala subsidiary AC Industrials, which officially handles world-class automotive and motorcycle brands Honda, Isuzu, Volkswagen, Kia, Maxus, KTM, and Husqvarna.
Win Tickets To A Virtual Musical With MG Philippines
MG Philippines has always been an advocate of OPM, having staged numerous MG Live! free concert events in the past in an effort to showcase local talent and to reinforce the brand’s youthful spirit. While MG Philippines has been unable to mount an actual MG Live! concert in recent months due to the pandemic and the accompanying heightened restrictions for mass public gatherings, the brand still finds ways to celebrate OPM and bring it to the public.
Filed Under:
Events,
MG Corporate,
News
The Honda NSX Is Ready To Say Goodbye With The Limited Run Type S
After ending the production of the current Civic Type R, Honda is also ready to say goodbye to its second-generation NSX supercar by releasing its ultimate form—the NSX Type S.
Filed Under:
Honda NSX,
News,
Sports Car
August 2, 2021
Off-Roading A Mazda MX-5 RF Is Proof That Miata Is Always The Answer
Living proof that the Miata is always the answer—even if you want to go on an off-road trail. Posted on his Facebook page, Joel Gat brought a close-to-stock MX-5 RF up a rather interesting trek up to Mount Hayden Backcountry Lodge in Ouray in Colorado, USA.
Filed Under:
Mazda MX-5,
News,
Sports Car
Honda Safety Driving Center Launches Motorcycle Gymkhana Course
Honda Safety Driving Center (HSDC), the road safety advocacy arm of Honda Philippines Inc., is now offering a motorcycle gymkhana course—a course developed to enhance precision riding through an obstacle course under time pressure.
Filed Under:
Honda Corporate,
Motorcycle,
News,
Safety
Ford Philippines Is Now A Major Parts Hub With 30 Percent Boost In Spare Parts Capacity
Ford Philippines is enhancing its parts accessibility and availability in its continuous bid to improve the Ford ownership experience.
Filed Under:
Ford Corporate,
News,
Service
Toyota To Reproduce Parts For Land Cruiser 40
The Toyota Land Cruiser 40 will be the latest vehicle to benefit from the Gazoo Racing (GR) Heritage Parts Project.
Filed Under:
News,
Toyota Corporate,
Toyota Land Cruiser
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