With September being the first “ber” month, Christmas is just around the corner. As a lead up to the holiday festivities, Suzuki Philippines has some great news with its Four the Win Promo this September. For the entire month, four models—the Swift, Celerio, and even the recently launched New Ciaz and New Vitara AllGrip come with cash discounts or low downpayment deals.

San Miguel Corporation has announced that the first batch of trains for its MRT-7 project is set to arrive in the country from South Korea next week, even as work continues for the completion of the much-awaited mass rail project.

Toyota Motor Philippines is recalling a number of GR Supra models, proving that Gazoo Racing models aren’t immune to special service campaigns.

Ford made a “Very Gay Raptor” as a response to an internet troll and a strong statement against homophobia. The performance truck was wrapped in gold and rainbow and paraded the streets of Cologne, Germany to celebrate Pride Day.

The refreshed 2022 Subaru Forester has made its way across the pond to North America. More or less, it stays true to the new features seen in the JDM version (new front-end, ladder-type roof rails, etc.). The big news, however, is the arrival of the Forester Wilderness—a rugged, off-road centric version of Subaru’s compact SUV.

Head-turning designs and an engaging driving experience are just two factors in Mazda’s move towards the premium space. Above all, the Japanese carmaker wants to create a deeper bond between car and driver, and this is seen through several of its ownership and aftersales programs.

It looks like even Subaru can’t escape the effects of the global semiconductor shortage. The All-Wheel Drive specialist just announced that it’s suspending production at all of its manufacturing facilities in Japan starting September 7 September 13 (per a September 6 update).

Despite SubieFest not happening this year due to community quarantine restrictions, Motor Image Pilipinas, the exclusive distributor of Subaru vehicles is marking the occasion with substantial savings on the Forester, Subaru XV, Evoltis, and Outback until the end of the month.

Ford has announced that production stoppage of its F-150 pickup trucks will extend beyond the initial two-week projection.

A look back three decades to 1991 is a trip back to a landmark year for Mazda. Most famously, the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours saw Mazda become the first Japanese brand to take overall victory in the world’s most renowned endurance race, while the extensive product range included mainstream models and attention-grabbing coupes and sports cars.

Typically, it’s hard to get excited over a refresh. What are you expecting? A new bumper? New wheels? A new color? Be that as it may, Nissan’s come out swinging when it comes to their so-called “big minor change.” First up, there’s the new Navara—a pickup truck that, on paper, might be six years old but thanks to a convincingly done refresh earlier this year, it’s managed to catapult itself once again as the segment’s best all-rounder (read our review here). And then, you have this, the new 2022 Terra. Its SUV derivative has now undergone its very own refresh, and guess what? It’s also managed to become the segment leader.

Nissan Philippines launches the much-awaited new 2022 Nissan Terra, a premium SUV upgraded to deliver best-in-class safety, entertainment, and versatility. From now, customers can test drive and purchase the 7-seater SUV with a starting price of just P 1.649 million.

Flushed with money from its new parent company, Geely, Lotus will soon be moving production of a majority of its upcoming models to Wuhan, China.

As the country continues its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Caltex, marketed by Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI) is once again offering fuel discounts to Filipino motorists already vaccinated from the virus with the second run of its “Caltex Biyaheng Bakunado” promo from September 1 to 21, 2021 at participating Caltex stations.

Suzuki has found good use for its Jimny LCV by transforming it into a fully-operational mobile coffee bar. Subsequently, it’ll be used by the carmaker for all its promotional events, at least in the United Kingdom.

Hyundai is expanding its SUV portfolio with the first-ever 2022 Casper. Named after a skateboarding technique where the board is made to flip, it, according to the Korean automaker aims to change the game when it comes to existing SUV stereotypes.

Volkswagen will start phasing out the manual gearbox by 2023 in Europe with plans to discontinue the stick shift altogether in major markets such as the U.S. and even China by 2030.

Suzuki will halt production at its factory in Hungary for two weeks in September due to the global shortage of microchips.

It looks like Subaru is keen to put their conservatively-designed (aka bland) interiors behind them. Fittingly, the Japanese carmaker is doing it first on their upcoming all-electric vehicle, the Solterra.

RAM and Lexus top the 2021 J.D. Power U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) as the highest rated mass market and premium brand respectively.

Isuzu and long-time collaborator Artic Trucks are at it again, and this time, they’ve weaved their magic onto the all-new 2022 D-MAX.

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) sold the Honda Team Mugen SF13 race car which was on display at the lobby of their Santa Rosa, Laguna office to raise money for the nation’s frontliners.

With San Miguel Corporation (SMC) partnering with Palafox Associates to masterplan its new “aerocity” development in Bulacan, Felino “Jun” Palafox, Jr. outlined what exactly went wrong with the country’s major Central Business Districts or CBDs.

San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) airport and aerocity project in Bulakan, Bulacan will be a pacesetter for green cities that are both sustainable and equitable, one that aims to address social and environmental concerns that affect even the country’s major financial districts today.

With the loss of their production hub in Thailand, Chevrolet Philippines is considering 2021 to be a year of rebuilding. True enough, apart from launching the all-new Tracker sub-compact SUV, they’ve also culled half of their line-up.

Last June, Subaru showed off the 2022 Forester compact SUV two months before its official on-sale date in Japan. Now that it’s at showrooms there, the carmaker has revealed even more details on the changes they’ve made.

Afraid to go out and walk inside a showroom in this pandemic? Chery has you covered. United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI), the official distributor of Chery vehicles in the Philippines, enhances its sales and after-sales capabilities with the launch of its newest digital innovation the ‘Talk To A Pro’ feature, where guests can schedule a zoom meeting available via the website and the mobile app.

Toyota is resuming operations of its e-Palette self-driving people mover at the Paralympic Games a couple of days after one of its mobility vehicles hit a visually impaired pedestrian at an intersection in the Athlete’s Village.