Tesla board looked for new CEO as Musk focused on White House, WSJ reports

Tesla board members reached out about a month ago to several executive search firms to find a successor to CEO Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday,...

Ford kills project to develop Tesla-like electronic brain

DETROIT - Ford Motor has killed a program to develop next-generation electrical architecture - the brain of modern cars - that its executives have called pivotal...

Trump to reduce impact of auto tariffs, Commerce secretary says

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump’s administration will move to reduce the impact of his automotive tariffs on Tuesday by alleviating some duties imposed...

Buzz terminal

By Kap Maceda Aguila
HYUNDAI MOTOR PHILIPPINES (HMPH) recently brought a delegation of media and content creators — this writer included — to South Korea for the Seoul Mobility Show 2025. Of course, there was much expectation for Hyundai’s participation in the biennial automotive showcase held in its home country.

Electro luxe

A BRIEF SOUTHWARD drive aboard two Mercedes-Benz battery electric vehicle (BEV) models comprised an exclusive “Sustainable Luxury in Motion” activity with media recently. Inchcape Philippines, distributor of the Stuttgart-headquartered brand, sought to bring to the fore its BEV offerings via the EQE sedan and EQB SUV through a ride-and-drive activity to and from its flagship dealership in Greenhills to Dasmariñas, Cavite.

Hongqi charges forward

ESTABLISHED IN 1958, Hongqi is known to be the oldest Chinese passenger car brand, once reserved only for high-ranking government officials. Today, the marque takes on the luxury automotive market.

Head-up Display

The Jetour G900 at Auto Shanghai 2025. The large off-roader boasts an ‘embedded ladder-frame composite chassis and triple differential locks’ to tackle the most...

South Korea to seek speedy solution on auto tariffs in US trade talks

SEOUL, April 23 - South Korea's Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun said on Wednesday that Seoul will seek a speedy solution over auto tariffs in trade talks with U.S. counterparts and is...

Not just another plug bearer

By Kap Maceda Aguila
OFFER MORE for more or, according to SMC Asia Car Distributors Corp. President Spencer Yu, give them the “power of choice.” The continued lineup maturation of the official importer and distributor of BMW in the Philippines continues with the launch of the fourth-generation BMW X3, which now comes for the first time as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

‘Most advanced’ Isuzu mu-X now available

“NOT JUST an upgrade but an evolution of excellence.” This is how Isuzu President Mikio Tsukui described the refreshed mu-X SUV.

20th MIAS draws 170K visitors

ANOTHER YEAR, another MIAS (or Manila International Auto Show, of course); except that this year wasn’t any other year, but a milestone 20th staging for the annual summer spectacle. While last year had the SMX Convention Center as a second venue, this year’s staging confined MIAS to its usual haunt, the World Trade Center Metro Manila.

Happy Inster

By Kap Maceda Aguila
REMEMBER THE DAYS in school when you had nothing but a pen in hand and a blank piece of paper in front of you? Your inspiring, supportive teacher (raise your hand if you had more than one) just gave you a theme and challenged you to imagine anything you wanted onto that clean sheet.