Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has something special planned for its 35th anniversary and the Gazoo Racing Festival. The Japanese automaker announced in a press statement that it is bringing in a heavy hitter – Toyota Motor Corporation chairman Akio “Morizo” Toyoda will be attending the event from Aug. 23 to 24, 2023 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. Morizo, who Toyota calls its "master driver," is also an accomplished racing driver who helped develop many of Toyota's Gazoo Racing (GR) models

The Mazda 2 is one of the brand’s older models still available in the global market. It's already in its 9th year of production, way past the prime age for a replacement. In car years, it should have been at the end of its succeeding generation by now. The nameplate already received a facelift in 2019 in which the model got a sleeker front and rear design and the inclusion of G-Vectoring Plus (GVC Plus). However, instead of launching a replacement, it appears that Mazda wants this B-segment hatc

If you think Lexus is a brand that caters only to middle-aged men, loaded car enthusiasts, and company CEOs, then you must not have heard of the UX yet. Lexus considers the UX subcompact crossover as its gateway model, meaning it is the most affordable crossover in the lot. It still showcases the brand’s design and technologies despite being in the lower tier of the lineup. But there’s nothing much lower-tier about the Lexus UX as it now sports a Hybrid Electric powertrain under the hood for 202

Can a typical man on the street afford a Toyota Alphard? Starting at Php 4,095,000, and you have to add about Php 15,000 if you like the pearl white color, the Alphard is priced like a suburban house for a typical middle-income family. This is not an insult to the man on the street though. This is a reality check. And reality says the Toyota Alphard's clientele can be on the affluent side. Or as those who live in Pasay would say, "in the POGO business." Regardless of the background, you have to

In show disdain toward of retaking the title of Indonesia’s best-selling car in 2021, the Toyota Avanza had its crown grabbed by the Mitsubishi Xpander in January 2022. Agreeing to deals information compiled by Gaikindo, 5,282 units of the Xpander were sold compared to 3,188 units of the Avanza within the to begin with month of the year. But hold on, ever since the all-new Avanza and Veloz were introduced back in November 2021, Gaikindo has split them up in their sales figures. The previous gene

Geely's sales has been going up as AutoIndustriya reported a total of 2,426 units sold. Ever since the Japanese conglomerate, Sojitz Corporation started becoming Geely’s Filipino distributor and establishing Sojitz G Auto Philippines Corporation (SGAP) in 2019, sales for the Chinese brand have been going upwards. Those figures reported by AutoIndustriya are more than quadruple of the sales from the same period in 2020 (549 units) and represent a growth of 342%. Leading the way is the Geely Coolr