Disclosure: GWM Philippines kindly lent me a 2023 Haval Jolion Supreme HEV for eight days. It arrived with loaded RFID cards and a Shell fuel card. AutoFun Philippines paid for a carwash. When I was a kid, I swore by one specific brand of orange juice (which I shall not name, but it’s a brand that’s beloved by many). I simply could not have a meal without this overly sugary beverage that greatly contributed to my, shall we say, “portly” physique in grade school. And it had so many artificial ing

Ford Philippines has something special in store from October 27 to 29, 2023, as the Blue Oval brand heads to SM City Pampanga for the Ford Island Conquest (FIC). At the event, interested buyers and attendees can experience the brand’s latest lineup of next-generation vehicles through an in-mall or outdoor display, which includes the Ranger, Everest, and the Ford Territory. It will also have a special test drive track area to highlight the features and capabilities of The brand’s top-selling vehi

Disclosure: Ford Philippines kindly lent me a 2023 Ford Territory Titanium for three days. It arrived with a full tank of gas and loaded RFID cards. AutoFun Philippines paid for a car wash. Taking risks is an inevitable part of life, although there are not always hard and fast rules for it. For one of my friends, it was the risk involved in playing the game of love. I remember him being despondent over how he was seeing a girl that he really liked, but he wasn’t sure how to propel the relationsh

Although Geely Philippines has made serious waves locally with models like the Coolray and the Okavango, the Chinese brand has other interesting cars abroad. One is the Geely Boyue Cool, which is the smaller version of the Geely Boyue L. The latter is the Chinese-market version of the second-generation Geely Azkarra that is not available in the Philippines. The Boyue Cool, meanwhile, competes with compact crossovers like the Ford Territory, Chevrolet Trax and Omoda 5. It carries over the more ra

A decade ago, if you told us that Chinese car brands would be among the top 10 sellers in the Philippines, we’d tell you to get lost. But the latest data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. has proven just that – Geely and Foton were 9th and 10th, respectively, in terms of units sold locally in 2022. This is all the more notable given that Geely only started operations locally in September 2019, while Foton had been notorious for producing cheap but questionable-

In celebration of World EV Day, we would like to share a brief experience driving one of the more popular EVs from a mainstream manufacturer. The Kia e-Niro is a crossover that shares its platform and electric drivetrain with the Hyundai Kona. As you can see, it looks like a raised hatchback, but its extra height lets you be more versatile and agile on the road. We drove it in Brunei Darussalam, where there is little traffic on city roads and highways. Kia Brunei is not yet selling EVs, and like