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November 22, 2015

Freebies Await Volvo Purchases Until End of December 2015


There are more reasons to be merry this Christmas as Volvo Philippines gives you complimentary treats for every purchase of a new Volvo. Choose from a selection of sought-after Apple and Samsung gadgets, appliances, and gift certificates that will make your Volvo ownership even more enjoyable.

January 16, 2018

Volvo XC60 is Europe's Safest Car for 2017


The Volvo XC60 has been crowned the best-performing large off-roader, and the car with the best overall performance of 2017 in the Euro NCAP 2017 Best in Class safety awards.

April 21, 2003

Review: 2003 Volvo S40 T4


Now, more than ever, the lines of automotive design and engineering are beginning to blur.  American sedans, once noted for their crudeness are gaining European sophistication; Korean reliability and durability is heading well into contention with the Japanese; the British, for all their pride on identity is starting to get a bit Teutonic.  Even the quiet Scandinavian nation of Sweden isn’t spared from this inevitable global trend, and the new Volvo S40 T4 can attest to this.

February 2, 2013

2013 World Car of the Year Finalists Announced


The countdown has begun in preparation for the 2013 World Car Awards winners' press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show and Bridgestone Corporation on Thursday, March 28, 2013. The 2013 World Car of the Year, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year will all be declared at this time.

The top three finalists in all award categories will be announced at the Geneva International Motor Show on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013.

January 24, 2014

Mazda6, Ford Ranger Wildtrak Bag Philippine Car of the Year, Truck of the Year Respectively


Testing for Car of the Year - Philippines and Truck of the Year - Philippines is done and dusted, and who came out with top honors? It comes as no big surprise as the Mazda’s executive sedan offering, the 6 walked away with the highly-coveted Car of the Year – Philippines (CoTY – P) while the Ford redeemed itself with Truck of the Year – Philippines (ToTY – P) as its Ranger Wildtrak scooped the other top prize of the night.

July 23, 2019

Volvo to Recall 507,000 Vehicles Due to Fire Risk


Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo is recalling 507,000 vehicles globally because of a faulty engine component that, in extreme cases, could result in a fire.

October 24, 2015

Toyota and Lexus Top Auto Focus People's Choice Awards


The Philippine automotive market’s best-selling standard midsize SUV, the Toyota Fortuner and Lexus’ luxury compact SUV, the new NX200t, nailed the prestigious “Automobile of the Year” title in their respective categories at the Awards Night of the “2015-2016 Auto Focus People’s Choice Awards” (AFPCA) held last Friday, October 16, 2015 at the Grand Ballroom of the Valle Verde Country Club in Pasig City. Both are first-time winners of the top award.

November 9, 2014

Winners of 2014-2015 Auto Focus People's Choice and Media's Choice Awards Announced


The Philippine automotive market’s best-selling standard and luxury models, the Toyota Vios subcompact and the Lexus IS 350 luxury compact sedan, garnered the coveted “Automobile of the Year” title in their respective categories at the Awards Night of the “2014-2015 Auto Focus People’s Choice Awards” (AFPCA).

April 6, 2014

MIAS 2014: Car of the Year, Truck of the Year on Display


Ten years of significant existence is no small feat. This is what the Car Awards Group Inc. (CAGI) is presenting at the 2014 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS), with the display of the Mazda 6 as the Car of the Year-Philippines 2013-2014  (COTY-P) and the Ford Ranger Wildtrak as the Truck of the Year-Philippines 2013-2014 (TOTY-P).

March 2, 2016

Philippine Car Price Guide: February-March 2016

Obviously, this update is a tad late for February. Of course, there’s good reason for it: we had to wait for Toyota to drop the Innova bombshell. Aside from the MPV everyone seems to love, here are the other updates for this month’s Philippine Car Price Guide.
  • Aston Martin – NEW ENTRY
  • BYD – Price Update
  • Ford Explorer – NEW ENTRY
  • Honda Pilot – NEW ENTRY
  • Hyundai Elantra – NEW ENTRY
  • Kia Grand Carnival (11-Seater) – NEW ENTRY
  • Mahindra – NEW ENTRY
  • Mazda2 1.5 S – NEW ENTRY
  • Mazda3 – Price Update
  • Toyota Innova – NEW ENTRY

July 29, 2014

Philippine Car Price Guide: July-August 2014

Considering that the “Ghost Month” has just set in, we figured there wouldn’t be any new car launches until the third of week of August. Therefore, consider this as our “late for July” but “early for August” Philippine Car Price Guide. For this update, we have the following additions/changes:
  • BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe
  • Chevrolet Malibu LT (new variant)
  • Chevrolet Spin (price adjustment)
  • Honda CR-V Cruiser Edition (new variant)
  • Honda Jazz
  • Kia Picanto (price adjustment)
  • Kia Sorento (price adjustment)
  • Kia Soul (price adjustment)
  • Kia Sportage (price adjustment)
  • MINI Cooper / Cooper S
  • Mitsubishi Adventure (price adjustment)
  • Suzuki Ertiga
  • Suzuki Swift 1.2 (new variant)
  • Tata Manza Aura (new variant)
  • Tata Vista Ignis (new variant)
There are also some models that have bitten the dust, but we will just let you find them for yourselves. Happy hunting!

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)

March 7, 2015

Philippine Car Price Guide: March 2015

Normally, you’ll expect our monthly price guide to appear on the 15th or thereabouts. This time around, we’ve made an exception because we finally have the most-awaited pricing info of all: the 2015 Mitsubishi Strada. Of course, we also have the brochure in a separate link right here.

The Strada though isn’t the only new entrant in this month’s update. We finally were able to update the following:
  • Audi
  • BMW
  • Geely
  • Haima
  • Honda Odyssey
  • JAC
  • Jeep
  • Jinbei
  • JMC
  • King Long
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • MINI
  • Porsche
  • RAM
  • Volkswagen Golf GTI
We also implemented a new format to make sure it’s more mobile phone friendly. Hope you like it!

December 5, 2015

Philippine Car Price Guide November-December 2015

The final Philippine Car Price Guide for 2015 is now out. We apologize for the delays for this edition, but we’re packing it all here—in the last update of the year. Here’s the list of updated or new entries that spans from October to December of this year.
  • Audi TT
  • Chevrolet Trax
  • Ford Explorer Sport
  • Ford Focus 1.5 EcoBoost
  • Honda Legend
  • Hyundai Accent 1.6 DCT
  • Hyundai Azera (price update)
  • Isuzu D-MAX 3.0 VGS
  • Isuzu mu-X 3.0 VGS
  • Lexus LX 570
  • Lexus RX 350
  • Lexus RX 450h
  • Mercedes-AMG GT
  • Mercedes-AMG GLA 45
  • Nissan Almera
  • Peugeot 308
  • Subaru Outback 2.5i-S
  • Tata Super Ace
  • Volkswagen Passat

February 22, 2015

Philippine Car Price Guide: February 2015

In this update of the Philippine Car Price Guide, there are some new additions as well as minor revisions. Keep yourself updated:
  • Chevrolet Sonic 1.4 LS (new model)
  • Chevrolet Trailblazer 4x2 L (new model)
  • Honda City 1.5 XV MUGEN (new model)
  • Honda Jazz 1.5 V MUGEN (new model)
  • Hyundai Accent 1.4 L (new model)
  • Hyundai Grand i10 1.0 E (new model)
  • Hyundai Grand Starex (price update)
  • Isuzu Crosswind (new model)
  • Mitsubishi L300 XB (new model)
  • Nissan NP300 Navara (new model)
  • Toyota Alphard (new model)
  • Toyota Prius c (new model)
  • Volkswagen Polo 1.6 TSI Comfortline (new model)

February 23, 2014

Philippine Car Price Guide: February 2014

Yes we know we're a bit late this month. We wanted to include several new models into the Philippine Car Price Guide before the monthly update (at least you don't have to wait until March). Anyway, here are the new additions for this month's update:
  • BMW 4 Series
  • Chevrolet Sonic 1.4 LT
  • Ford EcoSport
  • Honda Accord
  • Honda City (Price Update)
  • Hyundai Accent CRDi Sedan
  • Hyundai Grand i10
  • Hyundai Grand Santa Fe
  • Jaguar XJL 2.0 T
  • Lexus CT200h
  • Mitsubishi Lancer EX (Price Update)
  • Mitsubishi Mirage G4 GX
  • Mitsubishi Strada 2.5 (Price Update)
  • Peugeot 208 GTi
  • Suzuki Jimny (Price Update)
  • Suzuki Swift DZire AT
  • Toyota Innova
  • Toyota Wigo
  • Volkswagen Jetta 1.2 TSI
  • Volvo V40 Cross Country

April 22, 2015

Philippine Car Price Guide: April 2015

The Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) is over, and with that comes a variety of new and updated models. We’ve delayed the monthly Philippine Car Price Guide to reflect these changes. For this update, we have the following new additions/updates:
  • Audi Q1 1.4 TFSI
  • BMW 2 Series Active Tourer
  • BYD Qin
  • Chevrolet Colorado Tracker
  • Chevrolet Trailblazer L / SE
  • Ford Expedition EL EcoBoost Platinum
  • Ford Ranger Wildtrak (Update)
  • Great Wall Haval M4
  • Hyundai Accent 1.6 E 4DR CRDI
  • Isuzu D-Max 2.5 VGS
  • Kia Grand Carnival
  • Kia Sorento
  • Mazda2 Skyactiv
  • MG MG3
  • MG MG350
  • MG MG5
  • MINI Cooper 5DR / Cooper S 5R
  • MINI Countryman
  • Peugeot 301
  • Subaru Legacy
  • Subaru Outback
  • Tata Ace Bata
  • Toyota Camry
  • Volkswagen Beetle (Update)
  • Volkswagen Polo Sedan A/T
  • Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4 TSI
  • Volkswagen Touareg Sport Edition
  • Volkswagen Touran 1.2

July 12, 2015

UPDATED: Philippine Car Price Guide: July 2015

We’re a bit earlier than usual this month for the July edition of the Philippine Car Price Guide. We wanted to wait for the all-new Hilux, but since it’s launching last week of July, we figured we can’t wait that long. So ladies and gents, here’s this month’s updated list. Here’s what’s new:
  • Audi (price updates)
  • BMW (price updates)
  • Lotus (new entry)
  • Mitsubishi L300 XV (price update)
  • Mitsubishi Mirage GLX (price update)
  • Mitsubishi Montero Sport SE (new)
  • Toyota Corolla Altis (price update)
  • Toyota Fortuner (price update)
  • Toyota Hiace (price update)
  • Toyota Innova (new variant)
  • Toyota RAV4 (price update)
  • Toyota Vios (new variant)
  • Toyota Wigo (price update)
Shout out to our readers who found additional pricing updates. And in case you’re wondering, all entries that are clickable will send you to their respective test drive articles. Make sure to try it out.

April 10, 2016

Philippine Car Price Guide: April 2016

The Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) has just ended and with that, it’s time to update The Philippine Car Price Guide. Given the several car launches/previews held at the annual summer motoring show, we’ve included them in this update.
  • Chevrolet Sail
  • Chrysler Town&Country (price update)
  • Dodge (price update)
  • Ford EcoSport (new variant)
  • Ford Everest (new variant)
  • Foton Toplander (new variants)
  • Honda City 1.5 E Special Edition
  • Hyundai Accent (2016 model)
  • Hyundai Elantra (new variant)
  • Hyundai Eon (new variant)
  • Hyundai Santa Fe (2016 model)
  • Hyundai Veloster
  • Isuzu Crosswind (new variants)
  • Jeep Wrangler (new variants)
  • Kia Grand Carnival (price update)
  • Kia Sportage
  • Mazda2 (new variant)
  • MINI Cooper Clubman
  • Mitsubishi Mirage (2016 model)
  • Mitsubishi Lancer EX (2016 model)
  • SsangYong Korando
  • SsangYong Tivoli
  • SsangYong Rodius
  • Subaru Forester (2016 model)
  • Suzuki Ciaz

September 24, 2014

Philippine Car Price Guide: September 2014

We know you’ve been eagerly awaiting the September 2014 edition of the Philippine Car Price Guide. Since there were a lot of cars that made their debuts at the recently concluded Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) last week, we decided to delay this update until we could get information on the new and upcoming models that were shown then. And now that we have the info that we need, here’s the September edition of the 2014:
  • BMW X3
  • BMW X4
  • BYD F0
  • Chevrolet Captiva
  • Chevrolet Trailblazer LTX
  • Ford EcoSport (update)
  • Ford Focus (update)
  • Ford Ranger Trekker
  • Honda Brio
  • Honda Brio Amaze
  • Isuzu D-Max X-Series
  • Isuzu mu-X
  • Lexus NX 300h
  • Mazda3 Speed
  • Mazda6 (update)
  • Mercedes-Benz C-Class
  • Mitsubishi ASX
  • Nissan Urvan (update)
  • Nissan X-Trail
  • Peugeot 508 (update)
  • Peugeot 3008 (update)
  • Peugeot 5008 (update)
  • Subaru WRX
  • Subaru WRX STI
  • Toyota 86 (update)
  • Toyota Fortuner
  • Toyota Hilux
  • Volkswagen Jetta