Kia Motors has just unveiled the production version of the 2024 EV9 at the Seoul Mobility Show 2023. The South Korean carmaker’s all-new flagship luxury SUV is currently the largest and most powerful EV in Kia’s lineup. And is set to make a huge impact globally as a halo model for the brand. But will the Philippines get it? “We are considering it,” says Manny Aligada, President of KP Motors Philippines, the distributors of Kia vehicles in the country. AutoFun Philippines spoke with Aligada at th

Kia Philippines officially launched its entry into the country’s fledgling electric-vehicle (EV) market, the EV6 crossover, on March 21, 2023. The EV6 was first unveiled locally at the Philippine International Motor Show on September 2022. There is currently one variant, the EV6 GT-Line, which costs ₱3,788,000. Kia Philippines said it will import an initial batch of 50 units. The EV6 can use a charging-station network set up by charging options manufactured by Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc.

The effects of the Executive Order No.12 signed by President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., which effectively cut import duties of battery electric vehicles to 0% are now being felt with price changes to electric vehicles (EVs) nationwide. Brands like BYD Philippines has already adjusted its price list to reflect this change. The automaker has slashed the pricing of its electric vehicles by about ₱200,000 or more, depending on the model. Here are the old and new price lists of BYD. Model Price

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

Think armored cars and the image of a politician in a massive, gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicle typically comes to mind. But South African car armoring company Armormax has decided to use its expertise on something sleeker that uses no gasoline or diesel at all: the Jaguar I-PACE battery-electric crossover. The firm announced on November 2022 that it has worked with Jaguar South Africa to produce an armoring package that doesn’t void the vehicle’s warranty. Armormax said its I-PACE meets B4 ba

Think Jaguar and many of us recall glamorous luxury cars with acres of polished timber and vast swathes of buttery-soft leather. Whether it was the Mark 2, the Mark X or the XJ6, these sleek saloons, with their plush and stylish cockpits, made their German counterparts from BMW, Audi or Mercedes-Benz look like staid and upright boxes. Younger car lovers, meanwhile, would recognize “Jags” like the record-breaking XJ220 and the F-Type for their standout styling and blistering performance. But for