Dashboard (01/24/18)
Aston Martin bares car club activities
ASTON Martin Manila announced it organized in December 2017 the inaugural Aston Martin Track Day for members of the...
First, we park
By Vernon B. Sarne
My former art director and my one-time publisher at the automotive publication I used to work for, have put up a car-themed shirt brand...
Change is in the air
By Kap Maceda Aguila
THE impassioned, very personal declaration of Department of Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade was but one of the highlights of...
PHL may see more EVs — industry group
THE Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) said in a statement it is optimistic over the EV industry’s prospects in 2018, especially after...
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi to invest $1B in new technologies
THE Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, which adopted the name in September 2017, on Jan. 12 announced the formation of a new corporate venture capital fund meant...
Honda CR-V SX Diesel AWD
IT is not the first time the Honda CR-V is locally available with a third row of seats -- in the early 2000s the...
Dashboard (01/17/18)
DAF CF, XF trucks voted Europe’s best
DAF Trucks announced its CF and XF models have been voted International Truck of the Year 2018 by...
The march toward electric cars is accelerating
By Vernon B. Sarne
For years, we’ve been hearing about electrification in the automotive industry and how global markets will soon be awash with electric cars. And for...
No mere makeover for Mercedes-Benz ‘Gelandewagen’
AT the Frankfurt motor show in September 2017 Mercedes-Benz displayed a pickup truck, with the model opened up to customer orders during the event....
Honda, Toyota release new vehicle pricing
By Kap Maceda Aguila
THE uncertainty is gone -- even if not completely. Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) and Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) recently released...
Nissan’s new technology: mind controls car
NISSAN Motors has chosen the CES 2018 trade show -- ongoing until Jan. 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada -- to demonstrate a technology that...
Volvos to turn electric, hybrid starting 2019
ALL Volvo cars to be launched starting 2019 will either be electric- or hybrid-powered, the car maker said in a statement.
Volvo said the development...