Much has been said about Chinese EV maker BYD, especially about how it is poised to officially overtake American EV brand Tesla in the number of electric vehicles sold by the end of this year. Along with its aggressive global expansion efforts, BYD also made sure it "invaded" the Land of the Rising Sun in grand fashion as it set up the only China-brand pavilion at the recently concluded Japan Mobility Show 2023. Liu Xueliang, general manager of BYD Asia Pacific Auto Sales Division, must have sur

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines subtly hints at the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV launch as soon as the Japanese automaker brings it out for display at the 2023 Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit. We have seen this vehicle at the brand's 60th Anniversary Expo event, displayed in one corner of the event hall. However, no specifications or key features were shown, unlike how the vehicle was displayed at the EV summit. The Japanese brand subtly teased its key specifications with signboards, hiding i

The all-new 2024 Honda CR-V will officially launch in the Philippines on Sept. 13, 2023. AutoFun Philippines was the first to report that the venerable crossover would arrive this year with an all-new hybrid engine. This marks the local return of an electrified model in the Honda Cars Philippines lineup. The previous-generation model made waves locally for two reasons – an available, economical turbodiesel engine and a third row of seats. The former has gone the way of the dodo, while the latter

Chevrolet is set to end the production of its popular American muscle car, the Chevrolet Camaro, by 2024. The Golden Bowtie brand is sending off the sixth-generation vehicle with a special Collector’s Edition to give it a proper send-off with 350 units. The vehicle carries a unique exterior paint color commemorating the car’s original Panther code name. It features the Panther Black Matte paint job, the first matte paint ever offered as standard on the Camaro nameplate from the factory. It will

Disclaimer: Jetour Auto Philippines invited AutoFun Philippines to a 7-day all-expense paid trip to China.There, we visited Auto Shanghai 2023, the Chery manufacturing plant in Wuhu, and several tourist attractions in the province of Anhui. Back in the day, we in the motoring press were considered the be-all and end-all of accurate and timely news about cars, motorcycles, and the automotive industry in general. If you wanted to know about a newly launched car model, you only needed to flip throu

Disclaimer: Jetour Auto Philippines paid for my airfare, transportation and accommodation for a week-long trip with other media practitioners to China, including a visit to Auto Shanghai 2023. Everybody in the Philippines is familiar with the Chery QQ from the mid to late 2000s. The dinky urban hatchback became the symbol of everything that was wrong with China-made cars. With shabby workmanship, questionable aftersales (if there were any) and non-existent warranties, the QQ was China’s first ma