Toyota Philippines has quietly dropped the Toyota Yaris from its local lineup of vehicles. Its official website reflects the same as the model is no longer available even on the price list page. While Toyota has been refreshing and adding new models to its local lineup, the Japanese automaker has also had to trim its offerings. Signs that the Yaris was on the way out showed when the Japanese brand started trimming down the hatchback's variant offerings, leaving only two remaining. From there, it

Kia Philippines Motor Corporation (KPMC), the official importer and distributor of Kia vehicles, has announced the leadership appointment of Brian Beundia as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) starting July 1, 2023. As a bit of history, Kia in the Philippines was relaunched in 2019 under Ayala Corporation (AC) Industrial’s automotive arm, AC Motors. It is one of the largest automotive distributors in the country, which includes global mobility brands such as Honda, Isuzu, Maxus, and Volkswage

The country’s premier rallycross event is back for 2023, kicking off on February 26, 2023, at the Driftwoods Action Park in Indang, Cavite. The Philippine Rallycross Series (PHRX) announced in a press statement that “an exciting 2023 season” awaits participants and fans, especially with the return of stage dirt rally events after five years. PHRX is a time-trial event where competitors get three heats on closed dirt courses. However, only the two fastest times are added and ranked to find the cl

The Presidential Communications Office has just posted an update on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s working visit to Japan. According to a post on its Facebook page, the PCO claims that PBBM is pleased with Toyota Motors Corporation's plan to bring back the Tamaraw to the Philippine market. "Ikinalugod ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang plano ng Toyota Motors Corporation na muling ibalik ang Tamaraw model sa merkado ng bansa. Ibinahagi din ng Pangulo na ang Tamaraw ay isa sa pinakakilalan

Foton Philippines debuted an upgraded Thunder pickup and a new van variant amidst a nationalistic cacophony of mobility solutions. The Chinese automaker drummed up upgrades of its Thunder double cab pickup. It now has a Php 1.35 million, six-speed automatic transmission (with manual mode) version, while retaining a 161 ps / 390 Nm 2.0-liter turbodiesel straight four. Another example was an upgrade to its Transvan passenger van. The potential school bus and people hauler ditched its 2.8-liter tur

In a bold statement of intent, Rommel Sytin, United Asia Automotive Group Inc. Chairman, said that Chery Philippines is mulling over the idea of locally assembling electric vehicles in the future. Sytin's statement was in response to a question about Chery Philippines' intent on continuing and expanding its Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle range in the country during the press conference of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, or CAMPI. The recent sales success of the Chery