The days of Chery Auto producing half-baked small cars with interiors that came standard with suffocating fumes seem to be long gone. Chery Auto Philippines announced in a September 2023 press statement that its Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 series of crossovers both got first place in their respective categories in the J.D. Power China Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) rankings. The result of the study was based on the evaluation of 35,155 traditional-fuel vehicle owners who purchased

It is the last Sunday of May! And this time, we start with an important message – stay safe and stay home, if possible. This is amid the fly-by of Super Typhoon “Betty,” which is pouring heavy rains in various parts of the country. While you’re staying nice and dry, here’s this weekend’s edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup, where we picked your five favorite stories from May 22 to 28, 2023. A new boss is coming SAIC, as many of you know, is the mother company of the Chinese car b

PT Toyota Astra Motor (Toyota Indonesia) has revealed the all-new Toyota Agya and Toyota Agya Sport. This is the same model sold as the Toyota Wigo in the Philippines. The most notable improvement lies under the hood as the Agya now sports a 1.2-liter 3-cylinder Dual VVT-i WA-VE engine that produces 88 PS and 113 Nm of torque. The same mill used in the Toyota Raize. Power is sent to the wheels via a Continuously Variable Transmission. Now measuring 3,760 mm long, 1,655 mm wide, 1,505 mm tall, an

The all-new Perodua Axia was previewed in Malaysia on February 8, 2023, with uncamouflaged photos coming out the same day. The hatchback is the Malaysian sibling of the upcoming Daihatsu Ayla and our very own Toyota Wigo, the latter launching globally on February 13, 2023. Our colleagues have also been able to drive the new hatchback, which uses the Daihatsu New Global Architecture platform and replaces the old 4-speed automatic with a continuously variable transmission. Ahead of the Axia’s Vale

It was like any other work day for 63-year-old Doreen Bacus on the morning of Sept. 24, 2022. As traffic thinned out on the corner of Elizalde Avenue and Aguirre Avenue in Barangay BF Homes in Paranaque City, the elderly street sweeper quickly headed into the street to broom up some clutter. Job done, she turns around to move to the next bit of trash on the street. A nearby CCTV camera sees what she can't: a white Mitsubishi Pajero barreling towards her. Without even braking or taking any avoidi

We tipped our hats off to Ford Motors (FM) for giving the world Ford Ecosport along with its darling siblings (Titanium, SE, S, SES trims), considering that this remarkable (in a way) vehicle had once established a fine reputation as a phenomenal blockbuster hit; in terms of lucrative automotive sales. Therefore, it was almost a complete surprise to everyone about the car being “discontinued” production-wise, from the lineup of saleable crossover SUVs. Thus, the ensuing effect of the car’s disco