Local automakers got a big shot in the arm after the Philippine government extended the timeframe of its ₱27-billion program to boost domestic car manufacturing. The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) announced in a May 2023 press statement that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a five-year extension to the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program. PSAC is composed of business leaders and experts across six main sectoral groups: Agriculture, Digital Infrastructur

The Philippine government is receptive to extending a program that provides billions of pesos in incentives to carmakers that produce vehicles locally. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation president and CEO Takao Kato said he met President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently and discussed extending the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program. “I think that the President is very positive,” he told reporters at the sidelines of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation’s (MMPC) 60th-anniver

Something important to many families now is stretching every peso, and that includes fuel expenses. If you’re a family of seven, and you need a new hauler, then instead of big heavy SUVs, the MPV is a viable option. Here are some of the most fuel-efficient ones on the market today. Haima 7X - 9.8 km/L City, 16.4 km/L Highway The Haima 7X starts off our list as the fifth most fuel-efficient MPV on the market, coming in at 9.8 km/L in the city, and 16.4 km/L on the highway, which sets quite a high

If SUVs are some of the most popular vehicles on the market, then MPVs occupy a space close behind. Such is the case for the Mitsubishi Xpander and its SUV-esque sibling, the Xpander Cross. Lumped together under the MPV category in Mitsubishi's lineup, both have become stellar performers in the Japanese brand's quest for sales supremacy in the country. Competing against the likes of the Suzuki Ertiga, Honda Mobilio, and the Toyota Avanza, the Xpander sought to be the refined small MPV for the ge

It all started with a glorious bang but coldly petered out in an untriumphant finish. Once hailed as the cream of the crop, Ford Ecosport has been a phenomenal success during its initial run in the Brazilian car marketplace in 2003. The stream of revenue was so good in fact, that the former had eventually reached cumulative sales of 700,000 units in 2011; with profits also streaming in from other neighboring countries like Venezuela, Argentina, and Mexico all this as part of Ford Motors’s largel

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines is gearing up for the launch of the Mitsubishi Xpander here in Philippines. The company has been teasing the arrival of the model since August. But did you know that the model we’re set to receive is the facelifted model, skipping the pre-facelift model altogether. Let’s dive into the difference between the pre-facelift and facelifted model. Exterior – Subtle changes Perhaps the most significant change up front is the revised Dynamic Shield front-end that features a