Many Chinese carmakers may be struggling with their aftersales, but Great Wall Motor (GWM) Philippines isn't one of them. GWM Philippines marketing manager Tonette Lee told AutoFun Philippines that the company invested heavily and early in its parts inventory, such that it can even fix crash-damaged units in record time. “Some of the cars that were already sold have had vehicular accidents,” the veteran automotive executive said at the sidelines of the GWM Philippines U.N. Avenue dealer inaugura

We’re more than halfway through the year and powerful rain showers are hitting the country. Although cars have long been built to take on wet weather, decades of technological advancements have helped make driving in the rain almost as easy as driving in the dry. Ford Philippines announced in a June 2023 press statement that its latest Ranger pick-up and Everest sport-utility vehicle come with various features to handle everything from strong downpours to deep floods. Here’s a look at what they

The Nissan LEAF (Specs | News) is the brand’s only fully electric vehicle in the Philippines. It initially debuted in May 2021 with an eye-watering pricetag of ₱2,798,000 but brought new technology for cleaner and greener mobility. However, since the implementation of Executive Order No. 12 in 2023, duties for the importation of electric vehicles (EVs) have been relegated to 0% to make them more accessible to the buying public. With the new E.O. in place, car manufacturers with electric vehicles

The 2024 Mitsubishi Triton, known as the Mitsubishi Strada locally, was spied undergoing road testing in Thailand. Spy shots of the pickup truck were posted online by the Facebook account MZ Crazy Cars. While the vehicle was covered in heavy camouflage to hide its body lines, we can see that the new Strada/Triton is boxier and broader than its current iteration. Mitsubishi Strada is one of the older pickup trucks in the Philippines; its other rivals have already entered newer generations, with t

We recently ran a story on the five reasons a Suzuki Jimny could be just as fun and off-road-capable as a Ford Ranger Raptor. We were fully aware that these were two entirely different vehicles, so we just thought it would make for a fun and exciting topic. After all, they are the best-selling models in their respective market segments. What’s more, both vehicles have four-wheel drive and are geared towards going further where the paved road ends. To our surprise, we got numerous comments on our

Have you ever seen a dream romping on a big set of wheels? Wait until you see the Mazda3 er, more specifically the 2022 CX-30 and see your eye pop out not just in amazement but also you’ll get to see how the particular effect of this car fires up the neurons for greedy connections which trigger the mind-your mind about how on Earth that such a piece of work such as this spectacularly fine-tuned machine has ever gotten assembled in the first place, (not that we're complaining) from the first gord