Resurgence is the word that perhaps best characterizes how GAC Motor Philippines is doing nowadays. Ever since multinational automotive distributor Astara took over local operations on December 2022, the Chinese car brand’s image and vehicle lineup have gotten a huge boost amid the surge of new cars from the People’s Republic. GAC Motor Philippines’ improved fortunes are also being helped by the recent appointment of highly respected industry veterans Franz Decloedt and Timmy De Leon, who serve

The Philippines won’t be the only ASEAN market that will get the upcoming 2024 Toyota Wigo with the smaller 1.0-liter engine. Toyota launched the new Wigo in Cambodia on July 11, 2023, alongside the Toyota Yaris Cross. According to our friends from sister publication WapCar, the subcompact hatchback is powered by a 1.0-liter, twin-cam, 12-valve inline-3 gasoline engine producing 68 PS and 91 Nm of torque. This is mated solely to the Daihatsu Dual-Mode Continuously Variable Transmission (D-CVT) f

The updated 2024 Honda City made waves ahead of its July 13, 2023 launch for having the Honda SENSING active-safety suite as standard in all variants. But apparently, it’s not the only revamped model that’s coming out that day. Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) announced that it is also officially debuting the facelifted 2024 Honda Brio hatchback. Like the City, the revamped Brio will be on display at the SM Megamall Mega Fashion Mall in Mandaluyong City from July 13 to 16. The timing is intere

The 2023 Toyota Wigo has already been launched in the ASEAN market, with Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia all getting the new version of the hatchback. While it is called the Daihatsu Ayla, Perodua Axia and Toyota Agya, we refer to it as the Toyota Wigo in the Philippines. The exciting thing about the Wigo is its new engine, the 1.2-liter, twin-cam, 12-valve inline-3 gasoline motor from the Toyota Raize. However, not all markets adopted this new motor. Over in Indonesia, the 2023 Daihatsu Ayla r

The Hyundai i10 has a relatively short history in the Philippines. It was initially brought in to fight the likes of the Kia Picanto, Toyota Wigo and Honda Brio. However, its time in the Philippine market was short-lived as no new generation arrived. In other markets, the i10 nameplate is still alive and well, as the Hyundai hatchback has recently received a minor update. While the facelift doesn’t bring anything revolutionary to the vehicle's design, it does get a few tweaks to its styling, esp

(Images from Toyota PH) Watching random videos about cars on YouTube, I saw a video uploaded by SooRumBow Lifestyle a starting YouTuber, who also owns a Wigo about how much could it cost you to have your PMS at the dealership for the 5,000 km check-up. I got curious because I know some Wigo owners get free PMS vouchers up to the 20,000 km check-up while others get up to 10,000 free labor cost only. I saw that the said YouTube creator's account is related to the latter, which is good because you