GAC Philippines is going strong as the brand has hit another sales record for October. The company has announced that it has had its best-ever October performance, with total retail sales hitting 523 percent year-over-year to 268 units. The record sales for the month were another achievement for the brand in 2023 since being under Astara. The partnership has helped its year-to-date sales rise to 1,488 units, a 305% increase over last year. The growth of GAC Philippines can be attributed to its n

What splendid weather we’ve had this past week! Clear skies, no volcanic smog, and rain showers every once in a while to keep us from getting overheated. It feels like summer in the “-ber” months. Something else that was rather heated was your reception to our stories from the last week. Here are your favorite five from October 9 to 15, 2023, in this edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. Go, go ATTO 3! Even though it has the name of a children’s cartoon character, the BYD ATTO 3 e

Although Geely Philippines has made serious waves locally with models like the Coolray and the Okavango, the Chinese brand has other interesting cars abroad. One is the Geely Boyue Cool, which is the smaller version of the Geely Boyue L. The latter is the Chinese-market version of the second-generation Geely Azkarra that is not available in the Philippines. The Boyue Cool, meanwhile, competes with compact crossovers like the Ford Territory, Chevrolet Trax and Omoda 5. It carries over the more ra

With the passing of the EVIDA Law in the Philippines, Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Battery Electric Vehicles, or HEV's and BEVs for short, are starting to pop up in the market from all different kinds of manufacturers. The Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA), Republic Act No. 11697 is primarily focused on developing a manufacturing industry for electric vehicles. It also reinforces the EV-specific importation provisions of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law i

Car manufacturers do their best to provide innovatively developed vehicles now and then to help people make the right choices. Also to top the competition. Some models stand out, and some are still in the process of developing their products. The reality is that even those car models that stand out from the rest have downsides, too. As Chinese car manufacturer Changan introduced the 2022 CS35 Plus in the Philippine automotive market, it initially gained popularity because of its affordability. I

Seen quite a number of Type R OTR but not the Yaris GR but maybe that because the Yaris is still new. But if I’m given a choice between the two I would definitely choose the Yaris because of the looks plus, it’s cheaper! What say you guys? 1) I still go for the Type R! Haha Yes, it’s a little pricey but got more space than the Yaris 2) I agree bro, the GR looks better than the weird looking Type R. I think the Yaris looks more like a hot hatch than the Type R. haha 3) If looks, of course lah I c