Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is expanding its reach in the country by adding a new dealership to its growing network. The Japanese automaker announced in a May 2023 press statement that it recently broke ground on Toyota Ilocos Sur, located in Barangay Langlangca II in Candon City. It will allow customers in the Ilocos Region better access to the brand’s popular lineup of vehicles, such as the Toyota Raize, Toyota Vios, Toyota Innova, Toyota Hilux and the Toyota Fortuner. This will be TMP’s 74

Unless you’ve recently come back from a tech detox, you’ve no doubt heard of a little snafu happening with Daihatsu and Toyota, where they committed a bit of an alleged cheat in crash safety tests. While full details are still making their way down the pipeline, the general story is that Toyota’s small-car division Daihatsu, which makes the Raize, Vios, Wigo and the Avanza/Veloz twins, had allegations of fraud lobbed against it because of a modification on the Vios and Wigo units that it produce

Let’s turn the clock back some five years ago. In 2018, I was 40 pounds lighter and working part-time as a motoring contributor to help me through graduate school. This was also the year that I started my racing career. 2018 was also when the cars in this list were showroom fresh. Even without the “new car smell,” which is actually a combination of chemicals from the manufacturing process, these models still have plenty of life left in them. Indeed, five years is typically the time when most com

Do you fancy a five-seat crossover but don't have a huge pile of money to burn? Chevrolet Philippines may have just the thing for you. The Covenant Car Company, Inc., the official importer and distributor of Chevrolet locally, announced in a press statement that it is offering a wide variety of promos for popular Chevy models until April 30, 2023. This includes a ₱100,000 cash discount for the base-model 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT AT or a 20-percent all-in down payment of just ₱68,000. If you

There are several words that best describe the global oil crisis this year – hilarious, crazy, devastating, pocket-burning, stressful, head-aching, catastrophic, and perhaps a few more we'd rather not mention. Oil price hikes are unpredictable and the figures seem out of the line. I know that each one of us is doing our part to get over this plight. We are all working out alternatives to minimize financial heartbreak. Some have considered public modes of transportation like taking the bus, jeepn

Let's get it straight. There is no word to describe what Toyota Innova highlights other than 'affordability'. It is this MPV's edge among its competitors in the class and its charm to practical Filipinos. Everything that this vehicle offers comes down and is related to affordability. That is why it is still the best-selling in its category and one of the best-selling models in the country. But what entails its affordability? Every Filipino has a soft spot for affordable stuff, and to be honest,