Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is 35 years old this August 2023. The country’s top automaker in terms of sales is celebrating this milestone in typically spectacular fashion, ranging from promos on its latest models to its two-day Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival at the Quirino Grandstand. We take a look at five of the Japanese company’s most iconic vehicles since 1988. But why not cars from before this year? The pre-Cory years First, a little history lesson. Older car enthusiasts will know that Toy

Lexus Philippines has officially launched its first battery electric vehicle (BEV) in the Philippines in the form of the 2023 Lexus RZ 450e. And you can purchase one for a hefty ₱4,828,000. Its arrival in the local market is a milestone for the Japanese automaker, and it is an important step toward the brand’s carbon neutrality goal of offering 100% BEVs globally by 2035. Lexus Philippines is no stranger to electrification as most of its local lineup of vehicles already comes with a hybrid varia

Get the chance to check out the latest Geely models while you’re shopping in Pasig City. Sojitz G Auto Philippines Corporation (SGAP), the official importer and distributor of Geely in the Philippines, said in a February 2023 press statement that it opened an in-mall dealership at Ayala Malls the 30th. This is the second in-mall showroom that the Chinese car brand has set up, following the opening of the SM Taytay branch in Rizal in 2022. The company said the Ayala Malls dealer will be managed b

The all-new 2024 Hyundai Kona was launched on January 2023 in its home market of South Korea. The crossover is available with internal combustion (ICE), hybrid-electric (HEV), and battery-electric (BEV) variants, which is in line with the Korean carmaker’s drive to have 23 eco-friendly models by 2025. Styling-wise, the new Kona follows the spaceship-like design language of models like the Hyundai Staria van, with elements like the highly placed LED daytime-running-light strip and the low headlig

Peugeot will soon offer electric vehicle (EV) variants of its existing models in the next two years. The announcement comes right after the reveal of the Peugeot Inception Concept car at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also read: The future is here - Peugeot Inception Concept unveiled at CES 2023 The French automaker said it will launch five new electric versions of its existing models in the next two years before it changes these out with a new generation of battery ele

The last time we reported on Spanish-based car distributor Astara, it was finalizing its plans to enter the grueling 2023 Dakar Rally. But the company announced more relevant news in a December 1, 2022 press statement following its formal contract signing with Chinese carmaker GAC Motor in the Philippines. Astara began operations locally on January 2022 and distributes the French car brand Peugeot. The firm also distributes GAC Motor in Peru and Chile. “We are truly honored to continue GAC Motor