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June 25, 2025

Toyota Inches Closer To 50 Percent Market Share In The Philippines

New car sales went down for the second straight month last May, dragged down by a double-digit drop in the sale of passenger cars (PC). This was revealed in the joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).

Could you be buying a brand-new but used Chinese car? That might be the danger as Reuters has uncovered both Chinese state media reports and government documents stating that carmakers have been exporting so-called “zero mileage used” cars to markets including Asia and the Middle East.

Toyota Shows Off 2026 Land Cruiser Prado Diesel Hybrid

The Toyota Land Cruiser 250 / Prado may be available with a conventional or electrified gasoline engine, but this generation also marks the first time it gets the option of an electrified diesel.

Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) formalizes new partnerships with two leading insurance providers for its Toyota Insure program. Pioneer Insurance & Surety Corporation and MAAGAP Insurance, Inc., join the carmaker’s roster of insurance providers reinforcing its commitment to providing comprehensive coverage and maintaining exceptional customer service standards.

Ford Philippines may have announced the Mustang Mach-E as its first electrified model for the market, but it won’t be the last. Confirmed in LTO homologation papers is the arrival of the Territory Hybrid too.

Porsche wins the LMGT3 class at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year, with the Manthey 1st Phorm team’s No. 92 Porsche 911 GT3 R dominating in the final nine hours of the hard-fought endurance race to finish more than 33 seconds ahead of the field.

Hyundai’s high-performance N brand clinched a fifth consecutive class victory in 10 appearances at the 24h Nürburgring with the Elantra N. The Elantra N won the TCR class at the annual 24-hour ‘Green Hell’ endurance race.

This might be one of the cutest police cars around: meet Sergeant Jim. The newest member of Lake Macquarie Police District’s Crime Prevention Unit in Australia, it’s a five-door Jimny outfitted not for chasing criminals, but to enhance community engagement and support the protection of vulnerable individuals.

Lexus Signs Two New Global Athletes

Lexus welcomes two world-class athletes to its growing roster of global brand partners: Wataru Endo, captain of the Japan National Football Team and midfielder for Liverpool FC, and Kanoa Igarashi, elite professional surfer and Olympic silver medalist. Both embody the spirit of relentless ambition and precision—qualities that resonate deeply with the Lexus brand.

Fifteen scholars from Batch 23 of the Isuzu Heart and Smile Project (IHSP) graduated from a two-year Automotive Servicing Course at the Isuzu-TESDA Auto Mechanic Training Center in Tacloban, Leyte, earning the highest qualification—an NC IV Certificate.

Hino Motors Turns Over FG Buses To First Balfour

Hino Motors Philippines (HMP) officially turned over four brand-new FG bus units to First Balfour, a leading Filipino engineering and construction company. The ceremony marked a step in the robust partnership between the two companies.

Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC), together with long-time dealer partner, Industrial and Transport Equipment, Inc. (INTECO), unveiled its newest dealership in Valenzuela City.

Hyundai Kona Returns With Hybrid Power. Yours Starting At P 1.528M (w/ Specs)

Hyundai Motor Philippines is bringing back one of its most popular nameplates during its third anniversary celebrations, and this time it comes with hybrid power as standard.

RSA Motors Corporation, an official BMW dealer in the Philippines, announces a special display of the executive BMW 5 Series and the BMW X5 Plug-In Hybrid. This exclusive showcase will be held at the Upper Ground Atrium of Robinsons Magnolia from June 20 to 22, 2025, 10 AM to 10 PM.

Considering a vessel carrying Chinese EVs and HEVs caught fire in the middle of the Pacific, one of the largest logistics companies in the Philippines has suspended shipments of all EVs and HEVs, regardless of brand or source.

BYD Cars Philippines is entering the sub-compact SUV space with the Sealion 5 DM-i—a choice that touts to have it all: design, technology, spaciousness, and yes, electrified performance. Watch our first impressions.

Masao Tsutsumi isn’t your typical car company president. He may have taken over as the top executive at Nissan Philippines last April, but he’s not a lifer at the company. Instead, before joining Nissan in 2018, the self-professed car guy has had stints in P&G, Philips, and Japanese restaurant group, Skylark. As an “outsider” Tsutsumi-san certainly has the capability (and quite frankly, the candor) to bring fresh perspectives to strength the carmaker’s position in the local market.

Suzuki Celebrates 50 Years In The Philippines With 3-Day Grand Celebration

In a grand showcase of heritage, innovation, and unity, Suzuki Philippines Incorporated (SPH) commemorated its 50th Anniversary with a series of events that brought together its network of dealers, loyal customers, employees, and partners. From the One Suzuki Dealer Convention to the Suzuki Matsuri 2025 and the One Suzuki Big Ride, the celebration embodied five decades of commitment to Filipino mobility and marked a new era with the global brand promise: “By Your Side.”

Honda is joining brands such as Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda in offering parts for its last iconic models starting from early 2026. The first one to benefit from the program? The first-generation NSX.

Motor Image Pilipinas, Inc. (MIPI), the exclusive distributor of Subaru vehicles in the Philippines, holds the grand opening of Subaru Pampanga, its newest dealership in the country.

Volvo Cars has launched Abbey Road Studios Mode, a sound technology designed to capture the essence of the iconic recording studio’s unique environment. It will come as a free, over-the-air update to all EX90 SUVs fitted with the Bower & Wilkins audio system, while future EX90 and ES90 cars will have them included as they roll out the factory.

In line with its safety paradigm, Volvo Cars is set to unveil a major improvement to the safety belt. The new multi-adaptive safety belt is a world-first technology aimed to further enhance safety for everyone in real-world traffic situations.

Bosch Car Service Is Philippines' First Level 2 VinFast Servicing Partner

Bosch Car Service, a subsidiary of ACMobility, has signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with VinFast Auto Philippines, raising the bar for EV aftersales service nationwide.

The Chevrolet Corvette proves the breadth of its abilities by competing in the sports car, super car, and now, the hyper car segment. The bowtie brand has just introduced the ZR1X, something it touts as a “true American hyper car.”

Watch out Elon Musk, Space X isn’t the only one to successfully make a reusable rocket. Honda has done the same after the second-largest Japanese carmaker quietly built a rocket and landed it back successfully.

Three years after Hyundai Motor Company took direct control of its Philippine operations, they’re doing the same over in neighboring Malaysia. The move will have global implications as the Korean automaker is lining up Malaysia to join its global assembly footprint.

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