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

Toyota is still a dominant force in the international market. According to a global sales research report by JATO Dynamics, five of the Japanese brand's vehicles were in the top 10 best-selling cars in 2022. The Toyota RAV4 scored the top spot with over a million sales recorded, with 43 percent coming from the United States and Canada. The RAV4 was followed closely behind by the Toyota Corolla sedan, the Toyota Camry, the Toyota Hilux, and the Toyota Corolla Cross, which were all in the Top 10.

It’s the first Sunday of May! Five months in, the heat still isn’t letting up, with the government recently declaring an El Nino alert in the face of even more dry spells. Keeping up with this intense heat is another edition of AutoFun Philippines' Rearview Roundup, which features the top five stories from May 1 to 7, 2023. Here are the articles that you enjoyed most! To recall or not to recall? The all-new Toyota Vios and Toyota Wigo have already been introduced in other ASEAN markets, but both

Images of the new Honda City facelift have leaked online, showcasing a B-segment sedan that has gotten a few styling cues from its bigger brother, the Honda Civic. Based on the leaked images published by Headlightmag and Autocar India, the updated Honda City will receive a minor facelift rather than an extensive redesign. What's new? The images show that the higher sedan variant has a new honeycomb-style grille with a unique chrome accent connecting the two headlights. The higher grades of the s

No doubt one of the hardest things about driving a car is staying in your lane. Naturally, one-to-two tons of steel will move around due to any number of reasons: wind, road imperfections and even bad wheel alignment. So what does any sensible driver do? Make small adjustments to the car’s steering wheel to keep the vehicle in lane. But what if we didn’t even need to do that anymore? Part of the technological revolution happening in cars right now is the introduction of active safety systems. On

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) is bringing out all its wares at the September 15-18, 2022, Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS). However, one question that the Japanese automaker went omerta upon is what all-new model they will unveil at PIMS. The current BR-V was launched at the 2016 PIMS as a completely built-up (CBU) unit. Since then, the brand got produced locally, then reverted to CBU status when HCPI closed its Sta. Rosa (Laguna) plant in early 2020. In addition, fellow ASEAN co