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June 23, 2022

Mitsubishi Motor PH's Reimagine Your Ride Test Drive Tour Heads To Cebu And Davao

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) is continuing its tour of the Reimagine Your Ride Test Drive at the Queen and King Cities of the South. Cebuanos and Davaoeños will be treated to the brand’s entire range of models as well as discounts and branded merchandise exclusive to the said event:

On June 23, 1991, the number 55 Mazda 787B crossed the finish line at the Le Mans 24 Hour race to mark a unique achievement—they had become the first Japanese manufacturer to win the world’s most famous endurance race. Not only that, Mazda did it with a totally unique engine that not only captivated fans at the track with its ear-piercing soundtrack, but had become a symbol for Mazda’s “never stop challenging spirit”—the rotary engine.

Peugeot is giving compact cars a different flavor as it unveiled the mold-breaking 2023 Peugeot 408. The Peugeot 408 offers crossover body clearance with a fastback silhouette set atop of it.

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is accelerating its ‘Plant Carbon Neutrality’ target by 15 years from the originally planned 2050 to 2035. This is in alignment with the new target of Toyota Motor Corporation to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of all its manufacturing plants.

For the first time in three years, the biggest annual gathering of a single model happened once more as the Karuizawa Meeting gathered more than 1,100 Mazda MX-5s under clear May skies.

Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) President Augustus “Joe” V. Ferreria, was elected to the FIA Senate during the meeting of the World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism held last June 21 at the FIA headquarters in Paris, France.

Mark your calendars: the all-new, 2023 Honda CR-V is launching on July 12. After releasing an official teaser last month (a week after it was leaked in China), the carmaker is now showing what the interior looks like for the first time.

Last year, MG created headlines with its MG 5. For the first time, their sub-compact is taking two distinct styling directions—one dictated by the Chinese market, and the other by the European market.

Sojitz Fuso Philippines Corporation (SFP) opened Mindanao Integrated Commercial Enterprises, Inc’s (MICEI) Fuso outlet last June 16, 2022, as addition to its nationwide network of dedicated dealerships.

The first homegrown overlanding expedition is happening this October 12 to 16, 2022 with the 2022 Petron Philippine Overland Expedition: Pacific Coast Challenge.

Looking for a brand-new RAV4 Hybrid? Be prepared to wait. According to some authorized Toyota dealerships, some variants of the compact SUV is facing a waiting time of “up to one year.” And a recent announcement by Toyota Motor Corporation isn’t going to help either.

Hyundai, Michelin To Co-Develop Tires For Electric Vehicles

Hyundai Motor Group and Michelin will co-develop next-generation tires optimized for premium electric vehicles (EVs).

Get ready to get back on the track this July as Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) opens the 2022 season of its premier one-make-race series, the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup.

Chery Auto Philippines reports that its April 2022 sales reached their best-ever monthly figure.

Last year, Ford created the “Very Gay Raptor” as a response to an internet troll. While the response, at a corporate level, seems a bit immature, it did become an internet sensation. Since then, it had become a PR tool to try to stamp out discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.

San Miguel Corporation Manages To Clean Up More Than One Million Metric Tons On Silt, Waste From Tullahan River

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has reached its goal of removing over one million metric tons of silt and solid waste from the length of the Tullahan River ahead of the schedule drawn up with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

While all eyes are on the top-of-the-line Hyundai Staria Premium, how does the base Staria look like? Once again, we have to thank sales agents for this rather unofficial first look (you can check out the rest of Hyundai Philippines’ launch line-up here).

Having perfected its electric vehicle (EV) technology over the decade since the launch of the Nissan Leaf—the world’s first mass market EV, Nissan is set to introduce a new way of driving with soon-to-arrive e-Power technology locally.

UK-based Prodrive is giving us what Subaru isn’t: a brand-new WRX STI. In their case, however, it’s not based off the current “VB”. Instead, they’ve gone back 25 years to a time when Subaru rolled out the WRC-inspired Impreza 22B.

They're Here: Meet The Hyundai Motor PH's Launch Line-Up

At this point, we’re not entirely sure if this was supposed to be a secret, but thanks to a couple of sales agents, we finally have our first clear look at Hyundai Philippines’ launch line-up.

In line with keeping its line-up fresh, Nissan has unveiled an enhanced version of the Navara boasting an updated style and more driver assistance technologies as standard.

Vespa Philippines is giving an exciting exclusive display preview of the soon-to-launch Vespa Color Collection 2022: a brand new color collection for Vespa Primavera and Vespa Sprint product lines. The preview display is ongoing until June 27, 2022 at the SM Mall of Asia, Main Mall Atrium.

Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC), held its virtual awarding ceremony for the Isuzu Service Skills Olympics (ISSO). Now on its 17th year, the ISSO is the annual service skills and knowledge competition of IPC open to all Isuzu dealerships nationwide. Since the pandemic, IPC has shifted the competition virtually and has been remotely assessing the skills of their dealer aftersales representatives covering three categories, namely for Parts Staff, Service Advisor, and Service Technician.

Lalamove, one of the country’s leading on-demand delivery platform, is now offering long distance delivery via 6-wheel trucks across North and South Luzon.

Review: 2022 Honda HR-V 1.5 S Honda SENSING

The HR-V has typically been a design test bed of sorts for Honda. After pioneering the compact crossover genre with the boxy first-generation model back in the late 90s, it then morphed to accommodate coupe-like lines when the second-generation model debuted in 2015. Seven years on, here comes a sleek, radically different HR-V yet again.

Chery Auto’s Philippine distributor, United Asia Automotive Group Inc. (UAAGI) is expanding the coverage of its industry-leading warranty for its Tiggo 8 Pro flagship SUV.

After what seemed like a year of road validation testing, Hyundai is almost ready to release its first-ever entry-level MPV: the Stargazer. Designed and engineered for developing markets such as ASEAN, it’s expected to make its global debut in July or August.

New Car Sales Surge 19.5 Percent In May But Insider Says Growth May Be Artificial

New car sales in the Philippines hit 26,370 units in May 2022—a 19.5 percent growth compared to the 22,062 units in the same month in 2021. This is according to the latest joint industry report released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).

Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) rolled out the red carpet for the 10,000th customer of its light-duty truck, the Traviz.

Kia Philippines Show Versatility Of K2500 At MAFBEX 2022

Kia Philippines is showing just how versatile its K2500 light-duty truck is by showing it off with different configurations at the Manila Foods and Beverages Expo or MAFBEX happening until June 19.

Eagle-eyed showgoers at the first leg of the Mitsubishi Life Kyaraban would have spotted a sportier look to the new Xpander MPV.

As carmakers shift to electric mobility, the issue of what to do with all those EV batteries is becoming a serious point of discussion. Audi together with a German-Indian start-up is finding a second life for the e-tron’s batteries by encouraging Indians to use it for zero emissions rickshaws.

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