SMC Asia Car Distributors Corp., the official importer and distributor of BMW cars in the Philippines, introduces the highly-anticipated second generation 2024 BMW M2 Coupe in Pure and Carbon trim with starting prices of ₱5,990,000 and ₱ 8,890,000, respectively. Driving purists can jump for joy as BMW Philippines president Spencer Yu says the company will take orders for manual transmission units. We reported previously that the BMW M2 will likely be the last model from the German marque to come

On the night of Sunday, August 6th, the local online motoring press was abuzz with photos of a yellow Nissan Z. The pictures circulated were from the Nissan Philippines Dealer of the Year Awards, a private event in which dealers of the brand were commended for their performance in the past year. It was a surprising bit of news for a few reasons: 1. The event happened on a Sunday night. Most motoring functions are held on weekdays. 2. High-level Nissan Motor Limited executives were in town led by

On March 22, 2023, Chevrolet announced that it would be ending the production of the Chevrolet Camaro, its famous muscle car, by January 2024. The model name will not be axed, but the American carmaker has not yet officially announced an immediate replacement for the vehicle. But before the Camaro goes away, the "golden bowtie" brand has one more swan song for the old muscle car in the Japanese market. Chevrolet has released a limited edition model, with just 20 units. These models carry the Viv

The Hyundai i10 has a relatively short history in the Philippines. It was initially brought in to fight the likes of the Kia Picanto, Toyota Wigo and Honda Brio. However, its time in the Philippine market was short-lived as no new generation arrived. In other markets, the i10 nameplate is still alive and well, as the Hyundai hatchback has recently received a minor update. While the facelift doesn’t bring anything revolutionary to the vehicle's design, it does get a few tweaks to its styling, esp

We all know that manual transmissions have fallen more and more out of fashion over the last decade. But it seems even entry-level economy cars are also ditching their three pedals to optimize fuel economy. Our Malaysian sister publication WapCar reported that the all-new 2023 Perodua Axia, which debuted on February 14, 2023, will not come with a manual transmission. The Axia is the Malaysian sibling of the recently launched, next-generation Toyota Agya, which is also known as the Toyota Wigo in

It is Sunday once more, so we’re back with another edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. Valentine’s Day is just a few days away and many of you will likely have some fun dates with and/or great gifts for a special someone (sanaol talaga). For those who want to take their mind off February 14, 2023 (which we single people call Tuesday), here are five of your favorite stories from February 6 to 11, 2023. Tasty EV treat? We start off with something sweet (unlike my love life). AutoF