THERE were a few bright spots in last year’s automotive scene, what with the onset of the TRAIN (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion) Law, which effectively stymied a multi-year run of growth for the domestic industry owing to higher vehicle price tags, with a few exceptions.

MG PHILIPPINES on March 9 kicked off the first in a series of live, free musical concerts dubbed “MG Live!” at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.

JAGUAR’S fully electric compact crossover, the I-Pace, has been named the 2019 European Car of the Year (COTY).

THE Nissan Leaf electric vehicle will be sold in the Philippines and Indonesia in 2020 as Nissan Motor plans to assemble EV components in key Southeast Asian markets.

FOUR new all-electric drive vehicles, four new plug-in hybrid versions of existing models, and a fully electric racecar -- these are what Audi is displaying at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show, which opened on March 5 and which ends on March 17.

LET’S face it: The automobile sector is among the world’s cutthroat industries where competition at whatever price point is equally intense. The passion to succeed is expressed in the commensurate urgency to generate sales numbers.

CALL it coincidence or divine providence. The belated arrival in 2018 of the Nissan Terra, Nissan Philippines, Inc.’s (NPI) first entry in the local midsize SUV category, may have served as the crowning glory of a banner year for the Japanese car manufacturer in the country.

FERRARI at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday introduced the new F8 Tributo, the most powerful V8-powered road car in the brand’s history.

THE United Kingdom’s Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to the Philippines, Richard Graham, recently visited the Bentley Manila showroom in Bonifacio Global City. He was accompanied by British ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce and UK Trade and Investment director Richard Colley.

THIS year’s Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Asia will be held at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, where it debuted in 2010.

One of the biggest stories in the automotive industry right now is Tesla’s announcement that it is shifting its business model in the US (and around the world eventually) to strictly online car-selling. In other words, the American electric vehicle manufacturer is shutting down its physical stores in favor of an all-encompassing digital one.

SEVENTY-five-year-old scooter brand Vespa has long reached iconic status around the world for its distinctive design and performance. One of seven mobility companies owned by Piaggio & Co. SpA, the brand has never shied away from evolving.