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April 24, 2025

LEGO Brings F1 Thrills At The Ayala Malls Manila Bay

The Formula 1 season is revving up and for fans in the Philippines, the excitement isn't just on screen but also in stores. This year, Lego is bringing the high-speed action of F1 back to the Philippines with a weekend of hands-on F1 fun at the Lego Certified Store (LCS) in Ayala Malls Manila Bay.

Graphic designer Warren Carlo Trinidad won VinFast Philippines’ VF3: Brave New Imagination Creators Challenge and as a result, he’s now driving home a VF3 decked out in his one-off design.

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines posted record retail sales of 91,639 vehicles in the Philippines in fiscal year (FY) 2024 (April 2024 to March 2025)—an increase of 12 percent from the previous fiscal year.

RSA Motors Corporation announces “Demo Fest.” Happening simultaneously at their RSA Motors Libis and RSA Motors Greenhills showrooms today up to April 27, 2025, this four-day event presents exceptional ownership opportunities for aspiring owners of BMW.

After the EZ-6 (6e for global markets), Mazda showed off the EZ-60—its second vehicle designed in collaboration with Chinese partner, Changan Auto.

Lexus pulls the curtains off the eighth-generation ES featuring a radical new redesign and the addition of a battery electric version.

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.

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.

Tesla Continues Momentum In Philippines With Initial Delivery Of New Model Y EV SUVs

After cornering a 30 percent market share in BEV sales in the first quarter of 2025, Tesla Philippines continues its momentum with the delivery of the first batch of Model Y EV SUVs to customers in time for Earth Week.

New car sales breached the 40,000-mark for the first time in 2025 last March helping lift the Philippine auto industry’s figures to 117,074 units for the first quarter of 2025.

I’m on an electrified binge drive lately. After driving the BYD Shark 6 DMO, I spent time with a trio of Honda e:HEVs, and now, I’m with the Kia Sorento Turbo Hybrid AWD. The Sorento is more of a midsized crossover, but like a teenager being told by their parents on what course to take, Kia is placing this in the thick of the midsized SUV battle. Yes, they want to pit it against the likes of the Montero Sport and Fortuner. Oh, and yes, it also has to go against the CR-V e:HEV too.

Hyundai may be leading in the EV race as far as legacy carmakers are concerned, but it looks like they won’t stop developing their hybrid tech anytime soon. The group has unveiled their next-generation hybrid which will be used in a wide array of Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis models.

Hyundai Trucks & Buses Offering Discounts On PMS Parts, Labor Until May 15

Hariphil Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI), the official distributor of Hyundai Trucks and Buses (HTB), is offering discounts on PMS parts and labor until May 15, 2025.

Among legacy carmakers, Mitsubishi is perhaps the most conservative one. Edgy marketing aside, their product line-up can be best described as “safe.” No one, not even your mother-in-law, will question you for getting an Xpander, Montero Sport, or L300. They’re quite alright, if a bit pulseless when it comes to overall design and execution. Lately, they’re trying to shake that image off and that’s why you get vehicles like the all-new Triton and the Xforce.

As carmakers start paring back on their ambitious full EV targets, one powertrain maker sees a potential in developing a modular system that can transform a battery electric vehicle platform into a hybrid with minimal modifications.

Chevrolet Philippines is offering special aftersales service discounts until May 15, 2025. With the “Prepair for the Next Adventures” promo, Chevrolet owners can have their vehicles prepped for trips—within or outside the city.

Review: 2025 Lexus LBX

You’re looking at the smallest car Lexus has ever built and with that, there’s so much riding on it; so much so that it’s been bestowed with the first three-letter Lexus model name since the glorious LFA. After all, not only is it designed as a new entry point to would-be Lexus considerers, but it’s also the brand’s attempt to win over a younger audience. No pressure.

With a name like “Seal,” you don’t know exactly what you’d expect with this executive sedan from BYD. After all, conjuring up mental images of a blubbery, somewhat cutesy marine mammal doesn’t help things, especially when this is supposed to be a sports sedan offering. Naming aside, there’s the price tag too: at P 2.548-million for the Seal Performance, it’s the most expensive non-Dynasty model BYD currently offers in the market.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is banning carmakers from using the terms, “smart driving” and “autonomous driving” when advertising advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS). It will also tighten scrutiny of such technology. This is after a fatal accident involving a Xiaomi SU7 last March which has triggered widespread concerns over the safety of so-called “self-driving technology.”

Despite the rear side of its curtain airbags failing to deploy properly during its Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Program), the Jaecoo J7 SHS has achieved the highest possible 5-star safety rating.

Delta Electronics becomes the first EV charging solutions provider in the Philippines to be awarded the Philippine Standard (PS) Safety Certification Mark. The PS mark is a mandatory certification for select electrical products, ensuring they meet national safety and performance standards.

Ah Chery. We don’t exactly know what you’re trying to achieve at this point. If you’re having a hard time already counting which brands fall under the state-owned carmaker, you’ll have to remember a new one: Lepas.

Two different variants of the 2025 Porsche 911 proved themselves to be the best in the world by claiming accolades both on and off the race track.

Kia EV3 Is The Best New Car For 2025

The Kia EV3 is the 2025 World Car of the Year. It’s the second straight World Car of the Year award for Kia after the EV9 won in 2024. It also brings Kia’s total wins at the World Car Awards to six since 2020.

Okay…so far, Subaru’s 2025 New York International Auto Show announcements have been ugly and uglier. Surely, they can’t do a three out of three, right? Thankfully, the 2026 Trailseeker, the brand’s second EV offering, manages to dodge the ugly stick (slightly).

The Hyundai Inster is the 2025 World Car Electric Vehicle of the Year. This is the third World Electric Vehicle win for Hyundai. Previously, there were two consecutive back-to-back World Electric Vehicle wins for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 in 2022 and the Ioniq 6 in 2023.

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April 24, 2025

LEGO Brings F1 Thrills At The Ayala Malls Manila Bay

Graphic Designer Took Home A Brand-New VF3 By Winning VinFast's Creators Challenge

Mitsubishi Motors PH Posts Second Consecutive Year Of Record Sales

Drive Home A Low-Mileage BMW For As Low As P 1-Million With RSA Motors' Special Weekend Event

2026 Mazda EZ-60 Is A Rear-Drive SUV With Perfect Weight Distribution And 1,000-km Of Range

2026 Lexus ES Is The Dawn Of A New Era

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

April 23, 2025

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

April 22, 2025

Tesla Continues Momentum In Philippines With Initial Delivery Of New Model Y EV SUVs

Toyota Rallies To Best Monthly Sales Last March As It Cornered 47.42% Market Share In Q1 2025

2025 Kia Sorento Turbo Hybrid: Imperfect But Still Enticing

Hyundai Reveals Next-Generation Dual Motor Hybrid System

April 21, 2025

Hyundai Trucks & Buses Offering Discounts On PMS Parts, Labor Until May 15

Review: 2025 Mitsubishi Xforce GT

Renault, Geely Develop Powertrain That Turns A BEV Into A Hybrid With "Minimal Modifications"

Save On Your Chevrolet's PMS With This Promo

April 20, 2025

Review: 2025 Lexus LBX

Review: 2025 BYD Seal Performance

Fiery Xiaomi SU7 Crash Puts End To Chinese Carmakers Using "Self Driving" Or "Autonomous Driving" Terms In Marketing

Despite Its Airbags Not Deploying Properly, The Jaecoo J7 SHS Scored A 5-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating

Delta Electronics Is First EV Charging Solutions Provider To Gain Philippine Standard Safety Certification Mark

Chery Conjures Up Another Auto Brand: LEPAS

Porsche 911 Wins On And Off The Race Track

April 17, 2025

Kia EV3 Is The Best New Car For 2025

The 2026 Trailseeker Is Subaru's Second EV Offering

Hyundai Wins Third World Electric Vehicle Of The Year Award With Sub-Compact Inster