Filipino car buyers who want seven seats and a Honda badge right now can turn to the highly competent Honda BR-V. That’s because the current-generation Honda CR-V will officially be replaced on Sept. 13, 2023. AutoFun Philippines was the first to report that the latest version of the venerable crossover would arrive this year with an all-new hybrid engine. However, this means that the top-spec CR-V’s economical turbodiesel engine and (rather tight) third-row seat will also bid farewell. But it s

The current-generation Mazda CX-5 has been in the market since 2017. The 5-seater crossover is reaching its 6th year on the market, putting it at the ripe age for a replacement. Most car manufacturers tend to replace their vehicles every five years to introduce new designs and technologies along with a new generation. Mazda has yet to reveal the launch date of the all-new model, but it has confirmed that the new CX-5 will be in showrooms alongside its brothers, the Mazda CX-50 and the Mazda CX-9

It seems Toyota has yet another headache resulting from the conduct of its subsidiary carmaker, Daihatsu. New information has emerged regarding discrepancies in the crash-test certification of the Japanese-market Daihatsu Rocky Hybrid and Toyota Raize Hybrid crossovers, which were both developed by Daihatsu. Toyota has immediately suspended the sales of both models in the "Land of the Rising Sun" as it conducts an investigation. This fresh controversy comes days after Toyota resolved the safety

Suzuki Auto Philippines has officially launched the 2023 Suzuki S-Presso with a new Auto Gear Shift (AGS) transmission. The new variant answers the call of its fans and car buyers for a clutchless version of the small hatchback. However, when the Japanese automaker released the automatic S-Presso, it also released the Suzuki Celerio. The latter has the same power output and, most importantly, an automatic variant already available, albeit at a higher price point. So the question now is, is the S

We, motoring journalists, have all had our fun exploring the all-new 2023 Honda BR-V, but now it’s your turn! Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) announced in a November 2022 press statement that it would hold mall exhibitions of the BR-V from Nov. 24 to 30, 2022. These locations include: SM Center Urdaneta Central (Nov. 24-27) Robinsons Ilocos (Nov. 24-27) SM City Clark (Nov. 24-27) SM City Batangas (Nov. 24-27) SM City Naga (Nov. 24-27) SM City Cebu (Nov. 24-27) SM City Davao (Nov. 24-27) Alaba

In a bold statement of intent, Rommel Sytin, United Asia Automotive Group Inc. Chairman, said that Chery Philippines is mulling over the idea of locally assembling electric vehicles in the future. Sytin's statement was in response to a question about Chery Philippines' intent on continuing and expanding its Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle range in the country during the press conference of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, or CAMPI. The recent sales success of the Chery