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Showing posts with label Pick-Up. Show all posts

July 14, 2025

The New 2025 GWM Cannon Is Showing Promise


There are a lot of cars from China here in the Philippines. Unbeknownst to many, one of its biggest stars is also here. I’m talking about the GWM Cannon pickup that has a commanding 50 percent market share of the pickup market in its home country. The iteration that initially arrived here has character, but certainly lacked refinement in many areas as I found out first-hand.

July 11, 2025

Nissan PH Confirms: No Price Increase For All Navara Variants This July


Nissan Philippines announces that the Nissan Navara will remain at its current suggested retail price (SRP) across all variants for July 2025, following industry-wide developments that are expected to affect pickup truck prices. The current pricing will be available in limited supply, depending on dealership stocks.

July 1, 2025

Brand-New Pickup Trucks Now Cost This Much Starting July


This is it. The excise tax exemption on pickup trucks is now gone thanks to the effectivity of the Capital Market Efficiency Promotions Act or CMEPA (as we first discovered last April). With that, expect to pay way more, especially for higher trim, lifestyle-oriented variants.

June 27, 2025

The Next-Generation Toyota Tamaraw Embodies The Filipino Spirit Of Adventure


“Adventurer” would not be the first word that comes to mind when you think of the Toyota Tamaraw. A more fitting description would be a utility transport vehicle or colloquially, “the FX.” Because for the longest time, the name of the Tamaraw has been known for being one of the most reliable, go-to vehicles when it came to functional transportation. Period.

May 30, 2025

Brace Yourselves For More Expensive Pickup Trucks As Excise Tax Exemption Has Been Removed


Carmakers who’ve been overly reliant on pickup trucks to boost their sales are in for a rude awakening as the Capital Market Efficiency Promotions Act (CMEPA) has been passed into law.

Toyota Motor PH Introduces New Hilux Variant For 2025


Toyota Motor Philippines adds a new variant to its Hilux for 2025, bringing the total number of available Hilux models (not counting special colors) to a total of 14.

May 25, 2025

Here's A Closer Look At The Toyota Tamaraw Racing Concept


The go-to place for go-fast cars is Autoplus Sports. So, when it came to the challenging of building a racing concept of the next-generation Tamaraw, guess who Toyota Motor Philippines approached? You guessed it, Autoplus Sports.

May 20, 2025

Ford Adds 11th Ranger Variant: The 2025 Ranger XL+ 4x4


Ford is launching yet another new Ranger variant: the Ranger XL+. The 11th variant of the Ranger, it upgrades and adds functional features to the base Ranger XL 4x4.

May 19, 2025

The Toyota Tamaraw Racing Concept Will Debut At Round 2 Of The 2025 Toyota Gazoo Racing PH Cup


The focus of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup is most certainly the races, but that doesn’t mean that Toyota Motor Philippines can’t spring a surprise.

May 6, 2025

Ford Philippines Launches Special Edition Ranger, Everest


Ford Philippines bolsters its line-up with two new variants of its Ranger and Everest. Both models receive cosmetic enhancements, while retaining their value-for-money pricing and features.

April 30, 2025

2026 Isuzu D-Max EV: This Is It


After showing it off as a mildly-disguised concept form in March last year, Isuzu has now shown what the production version of the D-Max EV has looked it. It has also revealed its key specifications ahead of its market launch in early 2026.

April 25, 2025

Pickup Trucks May Get Hefty Price Hikes By Mid-2025


The heyday of relatively affordable leisure and lifestyle pickup trucks may soon be over as Senate Bill 2865 or the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA) might be signed into law as early as June according to industry sources.

April 24, 2025

Nissan Frontier Pro Eyes BYD Shark 6 With 408-Horsepower PHEV Tech


Nissan launched its first-ever plug-in hybrid and first-ever electrified pickup truck in the form of the Frontier Pro. Arriving in China first later this year, the Frontier Pro brings together Nissan’s decades-long pickup truck legacy with its latest powertrain technology.

April 23, 2025

2025 Mazda BT-50 Is Ready For Life's Adventures. Yours Starting At P 1.550M (w/ Specs)


Mazda Philippines launches the new 2025 BT-50, a pickup truck that goes beyond the specs, to deliver performance and technology that enables you to live your life’s passion, whatever it may be. Significantly enhanced both inside and out, it’s ready for adventure, big or small, routine, or extraordinary.

April 7, 2025

The 2026 Ranger Super Duty Is The Most Extreme Ford Ranger Variant Yet


Ford Motor Company might as well as call itself the “Ranger Motor Company” at this point as it introduces yet another new variation of its best-selling pickup truck. Just when you thought they could come up with every conceivable iteration from at least a dozen “regular” variants to the Ranger Raptor (in both diesel and gas) and a street-racing inspired version, they’ve come up with the Ranger Super Duty.

April 4, 2025

The Mitsubishi Triton Is The Pick-Up Truck For Every Occasion


Pick-up trucks are expected to be one thing and one thing only – a highly-capable, function piece of automotive ingenuity that is designed to be a hauler and rough-rider. In the case of the Philippines, pick-ups are known to be the go-to for industries like construction and developers. On the flipside, pick-ups have also become the foundational base for overlanding and off-roading rigs, further fueling the passions of outdoor adventurers and a new generation of campers.

March 26, 2025

Changan's Electrified Vehicles Are In The Philippines And Here Are The Prices


Changan’s great reset has begun. After a couple of lackluster years under its distributor, Inchcape Philippines, the Chinese automotive brand is now poised to make waves as it launches not one, not two, but four electrified vehicles.

March 24, 2025

Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Wants To Win Again At The 2025 Asia Cross Country Rally


Mitsubishi Motors and Team Mitsubishi Ralliart will return to the 2025 Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) using the Triton once again. Set to compete in the T1 (modified cross country vehicle category), the Triton will hit the rally stages starting at the ceremonial start on August 8 in Pattaya, Thailand. After that, it’s a race north all the way to Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 16.

March 20, 2025

The BYD Shark 6 DMO Is All About New Possibilities


Pickup trucks in the Philippines have always been about utility. This is why they have diesel engines—for more torque for hauling things; why there’s lots of plastics in the interior—for easy maintenance; and why most are using stiff rear suspensions—for higher payload capacity. The Ford Ranger Raptor spiced things up a bit by being race-oriented but at its core, it just built upon a classic formula.

March 9, 2025

The 2025 GWM Cannon SLux 4x4 Is An Old-School Brute At Heart


There are many things going on in my life that I tend to forget easily. My trips abroad last year are mostly a blur right now, but I distinctly remember one because of a quote. I had the chance to visit the GWM Research and Development Center, and what caught my attention was a statement on the wall. “There are only two kinds of pickups in China. Great Wall and the others.”