THE UNITED ASIA Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI) recently held the first leg of the year’s roadshow series “UAAGI On the Move” at the SM Mall of Asia Central Atrium in Pasay City.

ALL AUTO BRANDS are preparing for full electrification at some future point, according to Hariphil Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI) Vice-Chairman, President, and CEO Maria Fe Perez-Agudo. While data might show a slowdown even for countries like Japan, South Korea, and the United States, the executive posited that the ubiquity of the battery electric vehicle (BEV) is “inevitable.”

VEHICLE SALES in the Philippines totaled 35,035 units last January, the 26% dip from December 2025’s 47,371-unit output expected on account of market seasonality factors — such as the “yearend (buying) rush in the market,” according to a recent joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).

SMC ASIA CAR Distributors Corp., the official importer and distributor of BMW in the Philippines, recently introduced the new BMW X1 xDrive25e M Sport,...

MITSUBISHI MOTORS Philippines Corp. (MMPC) recently marked a milestone with the local production of its 900,000th unit of the Mitsubishi L300. In a release,...

THE WORLD is overcome with so many transformative changes. Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be infusing daily life so rapidly — though I think “rapid” can no longer adequately describe the pace at which it is impacting the world.

KIA PHILIPPINES, a subsidiary of ACMobility, was recently recognized as the Regional Distributor of the Year at the 2026 Kia Global Distributors Convention held...

SUZUKI PHILIPPINES (SPH) recently announced that the 2026 Jimny Three-Door now comes equipped with Suzuki Safety Support — bringing advanced driver-assist technology to the...

MITSUBISHI MOTORS Philippines Corp. (MMPC) was declared champion of the Service Advisor category of the Global Service Skills Contest (GSSC) 2025 in December at...

Honda PHL unveils updated CR-V, 30th-anniversary City IT’S JUST the second month of 2026, and the automotive industry is already in full swing here. Among...

I’VE ALREADY gone on the record to say that the GWM Haval H9 is one of the best Chinese-made cars I’ve ridden and driven in recent memory.

AS 2025 WOUND down last year, it seemed that something else was winding down in our uber-competitive auto industry. That proved to be the operations of Astara, the Madrid-headquartered “global mobility company” which served as the distributor here of Chinese marques GAC, JAC, and JMC, along with French brand Peugeot.