MG Philippines offers essential workers and their family members access to exclusive promos, including zero-percent down payment offers or cash discounts on select,brand-new...

Mitsubishi Motors Philippine Corporation (MMPC) reveals its newest pick-up variant – the Mitsubishi Strada Athlete. The powerful and durable truck now carries a tougher...

AMID the troublesome pandemic that continues to shake and challenge the Philippine economy, Kia Philippines still cites various opportunities for relative growth, plus identifies ways how the company could further contribute to reinvigorating the local economy and help ease the struggles of some Filipinos.

IF THERE’S anything I’ve learned over the last few months of interviewing auto executives and dealer principals, it’s that the renaissance of the industry is more of a group project. The business of selling cars doesn’t only hinge on making digital showrooms available, or equipping salespeople with gadgets and the resources to reach out to prospects in this new normal, or even the rollout of enticing promos.

IF PEOPLE are asking for it anyway, might as well bring it in. All British Cars (ABC), exclusive distributor of Jaguar vehicles in the Philippines, has just announced the arrival of “one of the most highly decorated cars ever,” it’s all-electric SUV, the Jaguar I-Pace. Speaking from the new Jaguar Land Rover boutique showroom at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, ABC General Manager Chris Ward described the I-Pace as “Jaguar’s smartest five-seater sports car.” The I-Pace is said to deliver power instantly, surpassing the performance of automobiles with conventional engines.

Online car-buying platform AutoDeal.com.ph has seen an astonishing increase of 72% in the number of dealerships utilizing its platform since the beginning of the...

THERE WAS a time when the SUV was a segment ultra-premium brands dared not touch with their velvet-gloved hands. Maybe it felt too much like getting their hands dirty with utilitarian ethos. After all, it’s called a utility vehicle, for crying out loud.

NOWADAYS when most sporting (and motorsports) events have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is leveraging the power of the digital medium to capture the familiar waku-doki (heart-pumping excitement) — particularly of its grassroots-level event Vios Racing Festival (VRF) — with the Philippine staging of the GR Supra Cup Asia.

FORD PHILIPPINES AVP for Communications Edward Joseph “EJ” Francisco recalls to “Velocity” how the brand’s full-size pickup F-150 had passed a “test of temperature 22 years ago” when it was first made available here. Surely, it sated the market need for a hefty and powerful people/cargo mover. Just as there was a healthy following for its equally large sibling in the Expedition, the F-150 resonated in car buyers who wanted a burly, capable (and well-appointed) hauler. It was in many ways a statement vehicle.

US LUXURY-LIFESTYLE magazine Robb Report named the Bentley Flying Spur as among its Best Cars of the Year for 2020, with the ultra-luxury vehicle making the media group’s 32^nd Annual Best of the Best list.

I BEG your indulgence as I start off this week’s column expressing a deep sense of gratitude to everyone who made last Wednesday’s inaugural staging of the “Mobility in the New Normal” webinar series of our sister publication The Philippine STAR’s “Wheels” section a success. As I turn over this piece on a Friday, our webinar had tallied more than 232,000 views on the STAR’s FB page alone — breaking records and certainly surpassing our expectations. Kudos to the team behind this endeavor for the hard work, the faith, and the encouragement.

TOYOTA MOTOR Philippines Corp. (TMP) has completed its first digital launch in this new normal as it unveiled the refreshed version of the country’s best-selling entry-level hatchback, the Toyota Wigo. The Wigo first appeared in the market back in 2014, and quickly caught on. Last year, it cornered 69% of segment sales. TMP Executive Vice-President for Marketing Kei Mizuguchi revealed that 83,000 units of the Wigo have been sold since its debut.