One of the more popular bills to emerge from Congress in recent memory is the one that proposes to allow Filipinos to telecommute or work from home. With motor vehicle traffic not only in Metro Manila but also in other major cities in the country worsening by the day, not having to leave one’s house just to earn one’s keep is sounding more and more appealing with each passing week.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN -- The uber-wealthy now have another reason to be uber-happy. With the release of the Cullinan, Rolls-Royce has formally, decisively, and dramatically entered the sport-utility vehicle market.

PIKES Peak. It’s the most famous venue for a hill climb race. Located in Colorado, it is marked by 156 corners and a finish line that sits more than a kilometer-and-a-half above sea level. Bentley’s new Bentayga -- the brand’s first sport-ute model -- on June 24 claimed the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record for production SUVs.

JAGUAR and Land Rover in November 2017 announced the appointment of Coventry Motors Corp. (CMC) as their new importer and distributor in the Philippines. On June 21 the first dealership in the country authorized by CMC to sell and service the British brands officially opened for business.

HYUNDAI Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI) announced it served as Official Vehicle Partner in the 2018 FIA Motorsports Conference held on June 3-7 in Manila. HARI, authorized distributor of Hyundai vehicles in the Philippines, provided Hyundai H350 and Starex vans for the event.

REPRESENTATIVES from six of the 24 dealerships that participated in the 13^th edition of the Isuzu Service Skills Olympics have dominated the competitions held on June 1-2 at Isuzu Philippines Corp.’s (IPC) manufacturing plant in Biñan, Laguna.

When I was filing my motoring website’s monthly industry sales report last week, I couldn’t help but think that the automotive business is indeed a product-driven one. The brands that presently have the best vehicles tend to perform well sales-wise. But these best-sellers come and go. It’s a cycle.

In the Corolla, Toyota Motor Corp. has the best-selling car of all time. The problem is the people who bought the model when it...

WITH the launch of the production models of its new Ionex electric scooter line, it is clear that Taiwanese motorcycle manufacturer Kwang Yang Motoring Co. (KYMCO) is gunning for a spot alongside the leaders of the global electric vehicle (EV) movement.

BESIDES presenting the prototype version of its SkyActiv-X gasoline engine (along with other systems being developed related to this) Mazda Motor Corp. on May 27, at its proving ground in Mine, Japan, also discussed launch schedules of what it said are its “next-generation technologies.”

TRUE pragmatists must rue sports cars -- which primarily leverage the passion of people who crave increased speed, whistle-bait looks, and race car qualities -- because, well, sports cars aren’t really much help when you need do the groceries, take Junior and his friends to an activity, or the wife and the kids to a movie. Besides, what’s the fun in, well, not getting to share the fun with more people?

THE Porsche Center Philippines showroom on EDSA is hosting a festival celebrating Porsche’s 70^th anniversary.