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August 6, 2021

All-New 2022 Honda Civic Debuts In ASEAN Exclusively With Turbo Power

Just four months after its worldwide debut in the U.S. (and a rather early teaser from Singapore), ASEAN becomes the second region in the world to get the all-new 2022 Honda Civic. More or less, it sticks to the same script as its North American counterpart but with small enhancements to make it more suitable for Southeast Asian tastes.

It took some time getting here, but the refreshed Mitsubishi Mirage G4 finally has a Philippine launch date: August 28, 2021. Before the full unveil though, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines released a short teaser which you can watch below.

The Philippines’ first ever Olympic Gold Medalist and “Atletang Magiting” Hidilyn Diaz finally gets hold of a gift in gratitude for her historic feat at the Tokyo Olympics – a top of the line Kia Stonic.

In order to avoid any possible confusion during the two-week period of the Enhanced Community Quarantine Season 3 (ECQ 3.0), the IATF has finally released the full list of individuals they deem to be APORs or Authorized Persons Outside of Residents.

Seemingly immune from the adverse effects of the market wariness over the Delta variant of COVID-19, Chery Auto Philippines continues to post record sales month after month.

After showing off its all-new Emira, Lotus is now showing the world where it’s going to be sold. The first Lotus showroom to feature the brand’s new retail identity is now open for business in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.

Using anonymized real-world data, Ford has discovered some rather peculiar and insightful habits of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) owners which could show that car owners are ready to shift to all-electric power sooner rather than later.

With the launch of the all-new 2022 Land Cruiser 300, it’s just going to be a matter of time before the world sees its Lexus counterpart, the all-new LX. One tier down though, it seems Lexus is keeping its J.D. Power recognized GX for much longer, giving it more tech for 2022.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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August 6, 2021

All-New 2022 Honda Civic Debuts In ASEAN Exclusively With Turbo Power

Here's Everything We Could Tell You About The 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage G4

A Promise Fulfilled: Hidilyn Diaz Gets Her Brand-New Kia Stonic

IATF Releases Full List Of Allowed APORs

Chery Auto PH Surpasses 2020 Full-Year Sales In First 7 Months Of 2021

Lotus Shows Off New Retail Identity

Real-World Data Shows Drivers Are Probably Ready To Go Electric

Lexus Updates GX SUV Anew For 2022

U.S. Targets 50 Percent Of New Car Sales Will Be Electrified By 2030

August 5, 2021

Hyundai PH Offers Up To A Million Off Its Trucks and Buses This August

Toyota's Hydrogen-Fueled Corolla Race Car Finished Second To The Last

PNP Now Allowing Hatid-Sundo Of APORs

Chip Shortage May Outlast The Pandemic

Breitling and Bentley End Partnership After 19 Years

Lexus PH Offers Captivating Deals On NX And LS This August

New York International Auto Show Canceled Anew

August 4, 2021

2021 Subaru XV Now Also Offered with Frontliner Discount

Get The Honda Odyssey With A P 100k Discount This August

Subaru Forester To Wilderness Off-Road Treatment

After 37 Years, Toyota Is Still Making The Land Cruiser 70

Kia Expands To San Pablo, Laguna

August 3, 2021

The Toyota Yaris Makes For One Environmentally-Friendly And Cute Delivery Vehicle

San Miguel Corporation Assures Of Adequate Food, Fuel Supply During Two-Week Lockdown

DOTr Maintains Public Transport Capacity During August 6-20 ECQ

Bentley Posts Best Half-Year Sales Ever This 2021

Drive Home A Hyundai Accent With Zero Downpayment This August

The 2022 Mazda2 Features The World's Highest Compression Ratio For A Normally-Aspirated Gasoline Engine

Floods Are One Less Thing To Worry About With Chery's SUV Line-Up