The weather has been funny this past week. Although the smog (supposedly a tantalizing cocktail of volcanic ash and vehicle emissions) seems to have subsided somewhat, each day mixes searing heat with pouring rain. Assuming none of you have gotten a cold by now, here are your five favorite stories from September 25 to October 1, 2023. This is the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup! Chery’s EV trio From being the whipping boy of Chinese car hate locally, Chery Auto Philippines has now become on

Three schools received the grand prize in a government youth innovation competition sponsored by Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI). HCPI announced in an August 2023 press statement that three science high school teams each got the Youth Innovation Award, along with a ₱200,000 cash grant, in the sixth cycle of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) “imake.wemake:create.innovate.collaborate” competition. The contest “promotes creative and collaborative mindsets among students by enabli

Honda Philippines is set to bring in the updated version of the Honda City. The new model brings a couple of tweaks to its exterior design, new connectivity features, and, most of all, Honda SENSING active safety to the nameplate. The updated version of the sedan is now more technologically advanced than ever before and is much safer with the new advanced driver-assistance systems. As it is a momentous occasion for the nameplate, we will quickly look at the history of the Honda subcompact sedan

Lest we forget, the dry season is officially here, hence the sweltering heat we’ve been having this past week. It’s almost as hot as our stories for March 20 to 26, 2023, which all generally shared one theme – “big” cars. Here’s a look back at the five stories you loved the most in this edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. CR-V Hybrid coming soon? The first big car we have on the lineup is the all-new Honda CR-V, which debuted at the Bangkok International Motor Show 2023. For the

Summer is just around the corner as Toyota Philippines offers excellent deals on promos on specific models from March 13 to 31, 2023. The brand’s popular MPV has a special promo for you for its 2.8 J Diesel M/T variant for only ₱178,650 downpayment under the Pay Low option. This option allows customers to purchase a new vehicle for as low as a 15% downpayment with free insurance for the first year, free LTO registration for three years, and no chattel mortgage at 60 months to pay via all-in cash

We Filipinos are practical people. Well, most of us are at least living a practical way of life. We always consider the prices of commodities and the return on investment as we value our hard-earned money. When it comes to cars, there is a specific model that has stood out in the local market for a good number of years. The Toyota Vios has been the undisputed market leader for two decades because it comes at a very affordable and reasonable price - as low as Php 681,000 for the 1.3-liter Base ma