A couple of months back, the BYD Atto 2 quietly received its LTO homologation certification. Now, it seems another government agency has, of all things, inadvertently spilled the specs.
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July 4, 2025
Are These The Leaked Specs Of The First-Ever BYD Atto 2 For The Philippines?
A couple of months back, the BYD Atto 2 quietly received its LTO homologation certification. Now, it seems another government agency has, of all things, inadvertently spilled the specs.
June 25, 2025
Driving A Visibly Damaged Car Could Mean A Trip To A LTO-Certified MVIC
In a bid to improve road safety, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued guidelines on the roadside inspections that can be performed by LTO deputized agents and law enforcement officers. Failure at any of these roadside inspections means having to bring your vehicle to a LTO-certified Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (MVIC).
May 2, 2025
LTO Will Now Require Dealers To Form An Association With At Least 100 Members
More bureaucratic red tape or more efficient service? The Department of Transportation (DOTr) via the Land Transportation Office (LTO), is now requiring dealers to form an organization or association.
September 1, 2024
LTO Extends Use Of Improvised, Temporary Plates Until December 31
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has extended the deadline on the prohibition against the use of improvised and temporary plates for motor vehicle owners.
August 21, 2024
Heads Up: No RFID Or Insufficient Load Will Have You Fined Starting August 31
Motorists who have no RFID stickers or not enough load at toll gates will be fined starting August 31. This is based on Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2024-001 which was signed with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Office (LTO).
May 16, 2024
LTO Issues New Special Number Plate Format As Combinations Run Out
The Land Transportation Office or LTO has issued a new format for Optional Motor Vehicle Special Plates or OMVSPs. This as the agency confirms that they have exhausted all possible two and three number MV license plate combinations.
April 17, 2024
Isuzu, Hyundai Show Off Modern PUVs At LTO Motor Show
Truck brands Isuzu and Hyundai both showed off their modern PUVs at this year’s LTO Motor Show. The show, in celebration of the LTO’s 112th founding anniversary, takes place until April 19 at the Land Transportation Office Main Office in East Avenue, Quezon City.
July 18, 2023
Philippine Specs Of First-Ever Toyota Yaris Cross Revealed In Government Paperwork
Just a few days after the launch of the all-new Wigo and a few weeks after the launch of the all-new (Innova) Zenix, things aren’t slowing down over at Toyota Motor Philippines. Their next launch? The first-ever Yaris Cross.
June 20, 2023
Here's Proof That The LTO Recognizes The Suzuki Ertiga Hybrid As A Hybrid
When Suzuki Auto Philippines launched the Ertiga Hybrid, there was some confusion as to its classification as a Hybrid Vehicle as defined by the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act or EVIDA law. Some even thought that it pushed the law to its limit simply because its Smart Hybrid Vehicle by Suzuki (SHVS) system is the mildest form of the mild hybrid system.
June 13, 2023
LTO Issues New Guidelines On Temporary, Improvised Plates
While the LTO sorts out its mess regarding the backlog of plate numbers (and driver’s licenses), the agency has how implemented a new standard when it comes to the use of temporary or improvised motor vehicle plates.
February 6, 2022
Big Brother Is Watching: LTO Shows Off New Central Command Center
With road crashes and motor vehicle-related crimes remaining as perennial problems in the country, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) inaugurated their new Central Command Center (C3) with hopes to address these problems.
January 12, 2022
More Than 50 Percent Of LTO Offices In NCR Reopen Today
Processing and issuances of existing and new drivers’ licenses and vehicle registration documents continue in much of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) offices and branches nationwide, despite the temporary closure of the LTO Central Office and some other LTO branches in Metro Manila which has been most affected by the surge in new COVID cases.
January 3, 2022
Public Transport Remains At 70 Percent Capacity In Metro Manila Amid Alert Level 3
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will maintain a 70 percent cap on passengers for all forms of public utility vehicles. This as the National Capital Region (NCR) has been placed under Alert Level 3 status amid the rise in COVID-19 cases.
November 24, 2021
LTO Reiterates: No Additional Expense, Inconvenience For Those Getting 10-Year License
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) assured the public that the implementation of the new law requiring drivers who will renew their license to undergo a comprehensive driver’s education program (CDE) should not result in additional expense or inconvenience.
October 28, 2021
PMVIC Operators Tired Of Being Painted As The Villains
The Vehicle Inspection Centers Operators Association of the Philippines or VICOAP (yes, apparently they have an association now) is tired of being painted as the villain, especially during Senate hearings.
October 21, 2021
DOTr: Mandatory Inspection Of Motor Vehicles Still Suspended
The mandatory inspection of motor vehicles at Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs) remain suspended. This was clarified by LTO Chief, Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante.
August 30, 2021
PMVICs Do Not Conform To Lawful Intent And Purpose Of Clean Air Act
The Coalition of Clean Air Advocates of the Philippines (CCAAP), a multi-sectoral organization composed of environmental advocates and transport groups, shared what they think is behind the Department of Transportation (DOTr)’s messy implementation of the Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Service or PMVIS.
August 24, 2021
DOTr Puts PMVICs On Hold. Again.
The Department of Transportation or DOTr is backtracking once more on mandatory PMVIC testing.
August 14, 2021
DOTr, LTO Wants More Money To Outsource Number Plate Production Anew
The Department of Transportation and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) pretty much admitted that they failed at one of their primary functions: providing number plates. But in an unexpected twist, they decided to point the blame to someone else—primarily the DOTr’s previous administration and the national government.
July 29, 2021
Hidilyn Diaz Gets Free PMVIC Inspections For Life
With Olympic Gold Medalist Hidilyn Diaz now owning not one, but two brand-new cars, it’s only natural that she’ll need help when it comes to its upkeep. She’s gotten free fuel, so what’s left is the cost of renewing her registration.
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