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January 6, 2023

The Revamped 2023 Toyota Hilux GR Sport Eats Ranger Raptors For Breakfast

Toyota is closing the gap to the Ford Ranger Raptor in the high-performance pickup segment with the launch of the revamped Hilux GR Sport. The 2023 model features a more off-road focused design with more power, wider tracks, tuned suspension, and bigger disc brakes.

Peugeot is heralding a new vision for future electric vehicles, and starting that era is the Inception Concept. It will inspire the French carmaker’s products from 2025 onwards, with the goal of bringing most of the innovations seen here to production.

Ram Trucks showed their first step to the future with the Ram 1500 Revolution—a battery electric vehicle concept that will head into production (in some capacity) by 2024.

Hyundai has confirmed that the all-new Santa Fe mid-sized SUV will be launched this year. This is according to an official release that announces the automaker’s 2022 sales performance and 2023 targets.

Kia Corporation has announced that it managed to sell 2,903,619 vehicles in 2022—a 4.6 percent increase year-on-year.

Andretti Global and General Motors, two American powerhouses in the automotive and motorsport sectors, have announced their intent to pursue the opportunity to compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship. GM would be represented by the Cadillac brand. The Andretti Cadillac team would be based in the U.S. with a support facility in the U.K.

BMW is offering a glimpse of its upcoming design and technological direction with the BMW i Vision Dee. With a name that stands for, “Digital Emotional Experience,” the concept car aims to go beyond the usual concepts of digitalization such as voice control and driver assistance systems.

As part of MVP group’s thrust towards providing sustainable transportation and mobility solutions, Meralco and On-Us Solutions, Inc. (Byahe) shook hands to enter into an agreement for Byahe to acquire 100 percent of Meralco’s eSakay public transportation business.

Sony And Honda's EV Brand Will Be Known As Afeela And Here's Our First Look

Three years after showing off its first concept car, Sony, with partner Honda, has finally revealed the name of its EV brand: Afeela. And to celebrate that milestone, Sony Honda Mobility—as the company is formally known has unveiled a concept that previews its first model.

After two years as the Philippines’ most searched car brand (2020 and 2021), Honda has been de-throned from the top spot by who else but undisputed market leader, Toyota.

It’s not all bad news at Honda Cars Philippines. Despite an increase in suggested retail price starting this month, the Japanese carmaker is offering deals and special offers this month with their New Year, New Deals promo until January 31, 2023.

Even Nissan Philippines isn’t immune to the rising suggested retail price on some of its vehicles. Thankfully, the effect isn’t as widespread as what we’ve seen at Honda, but it’s also not as small as we’ve seen at Toyota.

The GAC Group has big plans as it aims to become a world-class auto manufacturer specializing in electrified vehicles. To that end, the Chinese automaker has announced the ambitious “Trillion GAC 1578 Development Outline” which focuses on 1 goal, 5 areas, 7 segments, and 8 actions.

Mitsubishi Motors PH Adjusts Prices Of Strada, Montero Sport Starting This January

Along with Honda Cars Philippines (and the Toyota Wigo), Mitsubishi Motors Philippines is yet another carmaker that has announced a raft of price increases effective this January 2023.

Heads-up, 7-seater SUV/MPV buyers: the refreshed Mitsubishi Xpander Cross is launching this January 26, 2023.

If there’s one criticism you could throw at the Mitsubishi Montero Sport is that there’s a general lack of bold colors. Aside from Medium Red Mica, which is an indent order color, the rest of the palette is dominated by shades of gray: White Diamond, Sterling Silver Metallic, Graphite Gray Metallic, and Jet Black Mica.

Honda Cars Philippines is greeting 2023 with a substantial adjustment in their vehicles’ suggested retail price.

At their first face-to-face New Year’s townhall in three years, Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) outlined its strategic vision for 2023. The group, which includes not just Hyundai but Kia as well as the upscale Genesis brand, hopes to consolidate its leadership in the EV space, while also garnering better trust not just with shareholders but with customers and owners as well.

Volvo Cars Philippines looks forward to an electrifying 2023 with the market introduction of the C40 Recharge. This is based off a teaser photo that they posted on their social media accounts (see below).

A Chinese Car Caught Fire At The Guangzhou Auto Show

The long delayed 2022 Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition (aka Guangzhou Auto Show) was off to a fiery start when one of the concept cars presented at the show caught fire.

At the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon, Subaru used the annual tuning show to present the Levorg (local market WRX Wagon) tweaked by their in-house tuner, STI. Known as the Levorg STI Sport, it featured handling enhancements led by the brand’s first use of electronically-controlled dampers. Three Tokyo Auto Salons later, Subaru is bringing a sharper version of their fast grocery-getter appropriately named the Levorg STI Sport Sharp (stylistically written as Levorg STI Sport #).

Ford PH Returns To In-Person Activities For Global Caring Month

Ford Philippines returned to in-person volunteer activities last September to celebrate its annual Global Caring Month, with its employees participating in various community-building programs for the entire month.

Subaru continues to embrace its outdoorsy image with the Crosstrek Boost Gear Concept for the 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon. Based on the recently launched all-new Crosstrek, the Crosstrek Boost Gear Concept shows what a potential off-road-centric version of the compact crossover would be like.

GAC Motor has unveiled the all-new GS3—a compact crossover designed for Gen Z buyers.

Hyundai’s flagship SUV, the Palisade, makes its return to the Hyundai Motor Philippines (HMPH) website carrying a P 3.780-million price tag.

As part of the Road to Progress vision launched during its 25th inaugural anniversary in support of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) initiated a cash donation project to select hospitals nationwide. Specifically aiming to promote Good Health and Well-Being to community, IPC donated a total of P 1 million cash to four select hospitals in different regions of the Philippines with each hospital receiving P 250,000 cash to aid in their projects and necessities.

Could the end of the road be near for the Mitsubishi Mirage? That seems to be the case, as its discontinuation has just been announced for its home market of Japan.

In celebration of 50 years of Subaru’s all-wheel drive technology, the 6-star brand is bringing back the Forester XT, at least for the Japanese market.

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January 6, 2023

The Revamped 2023 Toyota Hilux GR Sport Eats Ranger Raptors For Breakfast

Peugeot Showcases All-Electric Future With 680-Horsepower Inception Concept

The RAM 1500 Revolution BEV Concept Is A "Brutiful" Three-Row Pickup Truck

All-New Hyundai Santa Fe Confirmed To Arrive In 2023

Strong Sportage Sales Helps Boost Kia's Global Sales Past 2.9 Million Vehicles In 2022

GM Looking To Enter Formula One With Cadillac Brand

The BMW i Vision Dee Shows Off Brand's New Design Direction

MVP Group Acquires Meralco's E-Jeep Business

January 5, 2023

Sony And Honda's EV Brand Will Be Known As Afeela And Here's Our First Look

Toyota Dethrones Honda As Most Sought After Car Brand By Filipinos

Honda Cars PH Offers Low Down, Preferential Insurance Rate For Honda BR-V

Nissan PH Bumps Up Prices Of Kicks E-Power, Urvan

It's Time To Take GAC Motor Seriously With Their Trillion RMB Plan

January 4, 2023

Mitsubishi Motors PH Adjusts Prices Of Strada, Montero Sport Starting This January

2023 Mitsubishi Xpander Cross Launching On January 26

Should Mitsubishi Motors PH Bring Back Impulse Blue For The 2023 Montero Sport?

Honda Cars PH Greets 2023 With Hefty Price Increase

Hyundai Aims To Improve Customer Trust, Safety As They Roll Out More EVs In 2023

Volvo PH Teases All-Electric C40 Recharge

January 2, 2023

A Chinese Car Caught Fire At The Guangzhou Auto Show

The Subaru Levorg Sport # Is The Closest Thing We'll Get To A WRX STI Wagon

January 1, 2023

Ford PH Returns To In-Person Activities For Global Caring Month

2023 Subaru Crosstrek Boost Gear Embraces The Great Outdoors

The 2023 GAC GS3 Outruns The Geely Coolray, Looks Mighty Impressive Too

Hyundai Palisade SUV Returns To Philippines With P 3.780M Price Tag (w/ Specs)

Isuzu PH Completes P 1M Donation Project To Health Care Institutions

Mitsubishi Announces Discontinuation Of Mirage Sub-Compact

Subaru Brings Back Forester XT In 2023 For All-Wheel Drive's 50th Anniversary