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October 1, 2018

BMW's Newest iDrive Infotainment System Ditches Circular Gauges; Offers OTA Updates


BMW is set to introduce the next-generation of iDrive infotainment software starting with the all-new BMW X5, 8 Series, Z4, and 3 Series which will celebrate their debut at the Paris International Motor Show in a few weeks.

May 21, 2021

BMW Is First Automaker To Use Wood-Based Material In Its Tires


BMW is the first automaker in the world to equip its cars with tires using certified sustainable natural rubber and rayon, a wood-based material used to strengthen the tires.

July 22, 2023

Review: 2023 BMW iX xDrive40


Different. Unhinged. Ugly. The BMW iX, inside and out, is one of the most polarizing new cars on sale today. It’s the foil to the BMW iX3 M Sport which is luxury EV motoring at its most incognito. This one is what happens when a carmaker decides to flip the script, going for tech above everything else. While their approach is about 95 percent agreeable, the remaining five perfect makes you question whether they should have done something like this in the first place.

August 29, 2017

Review: 2017 BMW X1 xDrive20d xLine


The moment you lay your eyes on the 2017 X1, you know there’s something not quite right with it. You rub your eyes for a second and stare again: the proportions are out of whack for a BMW. The long hood, short deck associated with the “Ultimate Driving Machine” has been swapped with something that’s stubby and MPV-ish. You pop the hood and see that the engine’s oriented the “wrong way” too—transversely rather than longitudinally. Is BMW mad? Have they lost the plot or is this an April Fool’s prank played several months too late?

March 18, 2015

Experience the Thrill of Extreme Driving Pleasure


In celebration of BMW’s continued leadership in the premium automotive segment Asian Carmakers Corporation (ACC), the exclusive importer and distributor of BMW in the Philippines, will be sending lucky BMW buyers to the BMW Alpine xDrive Experience, in Queenstown, New Zealand.

January 9, 2018

Review: BMW 218i Gran Tourer


You normally buy a BMW because either a: it looks good, or b: it makes you look good. Practicality may be part of the mix somewhere, but let’s face it—it’s just something to convince the wife. But what if there’s a car out there, with a blue-and-white propeller badge, that’s got practicality written all over it? What if there’s a BMW that you could buy and honestly say, it’s practical without having to sound like you’re eating your words?

September 12, 2017

The Concept X7 iPerformance Brings BMW to a Wrong Styling Direction


The SUV-fication of BMW continues as the German automaker pulls the wraps off the Concept X7 iPerformance. The closest indication of BMW’s upcoming production flagship SUV that slots above the X5, the BMW calls it “a whole new take on luxury.” You can also call it fugly.

August 28, 2023

Review: 2023 BMW M340i xDrive Touring


Before SUVs and crossovers took over the world, if you needed to haul stuff, there were wagons. Thanks to the popularity of cladded up raised passenger cars, wagons or estates (or Touring if you prefer the proper BMW term), are now relegated to a very fringe set of buyers. That’s why it comes as a pleasant surprise that BMW Philippines has decided to bring in not one, not two, but three members of the 3 Series Touring family.

May 16, 2017

Review: 2017 BMW X4 xDrive20d xLINE


BMW has been in the business of blurring segments lately. Starting with the original X vehicle, the X5 and moving on to the Gran Turismo and then the Gran Coupe, BMW has challenged the definition of each of those segments. The oddest amalgam they’ve come up with is when they blended the SUV and coupe genres together making the X6—the first “Sports Activity Coupe.” Pundits scoffed at it for its compromised utility and added price, but the public was enamored with its aggressive looks. BMW, it seems, has come up with a winning formula.

July 12, 2021

BMW Posts Record First Half 2021 Sales


BMW sales soared 39.9 percent to 1,178,292 vehicles sold worldwide. This beats the German automaker’s best figure for the same period pre-pandemic.

March 3, 2021

Kia Sorento Among Finalists for 2021 World Car of the Year


After the Telluride’s surprise win at last year’s awards, Kia could make it two-for-two as two all-new models were announced as finalists for the 2021 World Car of the Year.

March 1, 2017

BMW is Premium Mobility Provider for ASEAN 2017 Summit


Asian Carmakers Corporation (ACC) was recently awarded by the Philippine Government as the official premium mobility partner of the 2017 Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit 2017. As courtesy to the visiting dignitaries, ACC, the official importer and distributor of BMW in the Philippines will provide over 300 specially commissioned BMW 7 Series, BMW X5, and BMW 5 Series vehicles for ministers and leaders from the 10 ASEAN member-nation and dialogue throughout the year-long summit.

June 16, 2014

Philippine Car Price Guide: May-June 2014

Sorry for the delay—admitted it was us slacking off. No actually, it’s been a very busy May for us so we forgot to post the Philippine Car Price Guide. Anyway, we’re making up for it by combining it with the June edition.
Here’s a quick rundown on the newest additions and updates this month:
  • BMW X5
  • Chevrolet Spin (price increase)
  • Ford Everest (price decrese)
  • Ford Ranger (new variants)
  • Honda Civic Modulo and MUGEN
  • Hyundai (various model variant and price adjustments)
  • Mazda2 1.3 Speed
  • Mazda6 Skyactiv (price increase)
  • Mazda CX-5 Pro (price increase)
  • Mitsubishi Lancer EX 1.6 MX (price increase)
  • Nissan (model adjustments)
  • Suzuki Ertiga
  • Suzuki Swift

January 21, 2021

Despite the Pandemic, BMW M Just Hit Record Sales in 2020


Despite the effects of the pandemic on the market, BMW says that it was the best year for its high-performance M division. The German automaker reports that sales were up 6 percent to 144,218 units—cementing its market leadership in that space.

July 18, 2021

Review: 2021 BMW X7 xDrive30d Pure Excellence


It took BMW some time to come up with their very own ultra-large SUV. While the other members of the so-called German “Big Three” have been pampering wealthy tycoons for quite a while now, BMW only joined the Cristal Champagne chug fest in 2019. But what an arrival it is.

November 18, 2013

Toyota Vios is Auto Focus People's Choice Back-to-Back Winner


The Philippine automotive market’s best-selling model, the Toyota Vios subcompact sedan once again received the much-coveted “Automobile of the Year” title at the Awards Night of the “2012-2013 Auto Focus People’s Choice Awards” (AFPCA) held last Thursday, November 7, 2013 at The Venue of the SM Mall of Asia. The Vios accomplished the first ever back-to-back win for the top award in the 9-year history of the AFPCA, which was first launched in 2005.

November 21, 2014

Philippine Car Price Guide: October-November 2014

The much awaited, much delayed Philippine Car Price Guide is finally here. It’s been a good two months since the last update, but you know what they say, patience is a virtue. So sit back, relax, and glance through the most up-to-date Car Price Guide researched by yours truly. Seems you don’t need a back office to do these things!

Here are the new things in this update:
  • BMW M135i
  • BMW M235i
  • BMW M3
  • BMW M4
  • Ford Escape
  • Ford Explorer Sport
  • Ford Ranger Wildtrak (price adjustment)
  • Honda Brio (price adjustment)
  • Honda City (new variants)
  • Honda Civic (new variants)
  • Honda CR-V (new variants)
  • Honda Jazz (price adjustment)
  • Hyundai Grand Starex (new variants)
  • Lexus RC F
  • Mitsubishi Mirage (price adjustment)
  • Tata Ace
  • Tata Indica
  • Tata Indigo
  • Tata Xenon (price adjustment)
  • Toyota RAV4 (price adjustment)
  • Toyota Wigo (price adjustment)
  • Volvo S60 (new variant)

October 9, 2020

GAC Motor is the Most "APEAL-ing" Chinese Brand in Latest Study


GAC Motor is the top-ranked Chinese brand in the J.D. Power 2020 China Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout or APEAL study.

February 6, 2020

Mazda3, CX-30 Shortlisted in 2020 World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year


Narrowing its field from a shortlist of 29, the jurors of the World Car of the Year revealed its 10 finalists. Chosen by 86 international automotive journalists, the finalists were selected by secret ballot. This year’s list is interesting to say the least with three Koreans in the Top 10 and only one Japanese brand, Mazda.