Customer and after-sales servicing is a hot topic, especially among Chinese brands trying to build a solid and reliable reputation with Filipino car buyers. In response, Jetour Auto Philippines strives to elevate the standards of its dealer network’s customer handling and technical proficiency. The Chinese brand held its first Aftersales Skills Competition for the Metro Manila and Luzon Chapter from August 24 to 25, 2023. Also Read: Jetour Philippines celebrates 100 days in the local market, set

Jetour Philippines has just celebrated 100 days in the local automotive market. During this period, the new Chinese brand has achieved several key milestones that have become keys to its success. First, it sold 300 units in the first three months of its operation, which is quite the feat for a new marque. And second, it has already started growing its dealer network in the country and is set to have 16 showrooms by the end of 2023. Also read: Dami na! JETOUR Philippines set to hit target of 16 d

BREAKING: A reliable source who wishes not to be identified has confirmed that AC Motors, the Ayala-owned distributor of Volkswagen, Maxus, and Kia vehicles, will take over the BYD brand in the country. An announcement is likely to be made by August 11, 2023. This development follows a recent internal company announcement that Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala will become the new president and CEO of AC Motors. Jaime Alfonso is the only son of Jaime Augusto and Lizzie Zobel de Ayala; he is part of th

For those who deny that the electric revolution is real – the numbers don’t lie. U.S. cleantech publication CleanTechnica reported on February 2023 that 10,091,164 plug-in electric vehicles (EV), which include battery EVs and plug-in hybrid EVs, were registered worldwide in 2022. This figure is 55 percent higher than the 6,495,388 cars registered in 2021. It is also the first time that global plug-in EV sales breached the 10-million mark. Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines president

When speaking about how expensive Electric Vehicles are, we can’t get away from the fact that, despite the TRAIN and EVIDA laws already being implemented, EVs are still prohibitively priced. For the sake of argument, though, there are calculations that can be done to see if it’s actually going to save you money in the long run. Let’s take the cheapest available EVs in the Philippines, the Wuling Mini EV, and the BYD Dolphin. Why the two, you may ask? Officially, the BYD Dolphin is the cheapest E

With the passing of the EVIDA Law in the Philippines, Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Battery Electric Vehicles, or HEV's and BEVs for short, are starting to pop up in the market from all different kinds of manufacturers. The Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA), Republic Act No. 11697 is primarily focused on developing a manufacturing industry for electric vehicles. It also reinforces the EV-specific importation provisions of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law i