PGA Cars may be renowned for high-performance brands like Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley, but it also has a bevy of luxurious battery-electric vehicles (EV). And out of the 300 or so EVs that the company has sold in the last two years, over 200 are from Audi’s e-tron range. It has even reached the point that Audi’s EV models are outselling its internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars. “Some of our clients are more into the conservation of the environment, so they're more into sustainability,” sai

The Toyota Raize crossover is facing off once again with its biggest rival, the Honda WR-V – this time in Thailand. Honda Cars unveiled its smallest crossover on March 2023, days before the Bangkok International Motor Show. Two variants are available, the SV and the RS. This comes after the WR-V made its global debut in Indonesia on November 2022. Sleek styling The WR-V for the Thai market is no different from the Indonesian model. Matte-black cladding is kept to a minimum, mostly for the bottom

SMC Asia Car Distributors Corp, the official importer, and distributor of BMW vehicles in the Philippines, has officially launched the new BMW iX3 electric vehicle (EV). Coming at ₱4,590,000, it sits close enough to the soon-to-be-launched sub-4 million-peso Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 to make EV intenders think twice about their purchase. It is also sits close to the BMW X3 xDrive 20d M Sport offering. This also marks the second fully electric BMW model to enter the Philippine market right afte

Expect more expensive vehicles as car brands update their prices for 2023. It's the first month of the new year and four manufacturers – Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Suzuki – have already updated their prices as of press time. While some may only have minor changes, others have more dramatic hikes. However, we expect more brands to follow, especially those that have yet to implement changes since 2022. Honda Cars Philippines Honda Cars Philippines announced in 2022 that it would increase the pr

Hyundai Motor Company is going all-out with electrifying its vehicle line-up. The company said in an October 2022 press statement that it plans to have 23 eco-friendly models by 2025, along with reaching one million sales and a 10-percent global market share by the same year. The key component in the Korean carmaker's plan is its Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-MGP), which is the brand's first dedicated electric vehicle (EV) platform. It enables 800 volts of ultra-fast charging and a maximum

After months of being in virtual limbo, the Hyundai brand finally makes a comeback with a new company and a new philosophy. Hyundai Motor Philippines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Corporation of South Korea, will now be the exclusive and official distributor of Hyundai passenger cars in the Philippines. The brand's former distributor, Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. or HARI, will now only sell Hyundai trucks and commercial vehicles. Headed by its new president, Lee Dong Wok, HMPH will