Despite issues surrounding the 2024 Toyota Vios AC100 about its previous safety testing, the popular Japanese sedan still got a five-star rating from the ASEAN New Car Assessment Programme (ASEAN NCAP). On April 2023, the Vios was caught in a crash-test scandal, where the vehicle tested where sample units were found to have had a notch in their door sidings that would minimize the risk during side impact testing. However, this would break with a sharp edge that could cause injury to the occupant

Official photos of the 2023 Honda Elevate have been released online on the website of Honda India. The new crossover was designed for India and other emerging markets, which could mean it is a likely candidate for the Philippine market. BR-V-like exterior It reveals the new 5-seater crossover with a similar face to the Honda BR-V but with a much more prominent grille, a broader chrome accent, and sleek LED headlights. It retains much styling dynamics as its 7-seater brother but with a different

Rumors have been circulating since the Manila International Auto Show last April that The Covenant Car Company Inc.(TCCCI), the current official distributor of MG vehicles in the country, will only have until July 2023 to handle the brand. The brand's presentation in MIAS sounded like a farewell roll call of the top executives of the company who led it through the last five years and a thank you to all its dealer and bank partners and 600-strong sales agent complement. As to why TCCCI management

Toyota Motor Philippines has awarded the 2022 champions of the country’s premier one-make racing series. The carmaker announced in a press statement that it conducted a ceremony for the season’s circuit and autocross winners of the Toyota GAZOO Racing Vios Cup on February 2023. Starting with the Circuit Championship, young racing ace Inigo Anton of Toyota North Edsa-Obengers Racing Team clinched the top title in the Super Sporting category. Joining him on the podium were Gerald Loy of R Racing T

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is looking into putting up a new model assembly line in the Philippines, depending on government incentives. “They want to get into, probably, a new model assembly that they have not disclosed yet,” said Senior Trade Representative Dita Angara-Mathay in a February 17, 2023 report in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “So, that’s really contingent on our CARS Program,” she added. Angara-Mathay was referring to the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Progr

Toyota has significantly contributed to the popularity and development of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) since it launched the original Toyota Prius in 1997. Over the last decade, the Japanese carmaker has also rolled out a wide range of hybrid cars in the Philippines that offer incredible fuel economy without the range anxiety that battery EVs still get because of insufficient charging stations. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) announced in a January 2023 press statement that it is showcasing its