GAC Motor Philippines is expanding its presence by opening a new dealership in Cainta Rizal. The opening of the new facility took the esteemed presence of top executives from the GAC Management Group (China), its local distributor Astara Philippines, and the Gateway Group. Astara Philippines Managing Director Raoul Picello, who was at the event, thanked the Gateway Group for their support, investment, and belief in the GAC brand. “It's through a partnership like ours that we can achieve great th

Although Geely Philippines has made serious waves locally with models like the Coolray and the Okavango, the Chinese brand has other interesting cars abroad. One is the Geely Boyue Cool, which is the smaller version of the Geely Boyue L. The latter is the Chinese-market version of the second-generation Geely Azkarra that is not available in the Philippines. The Boyue Cool, meanwhile, competes with compact crossovers like the Ford Territory, Chevrolet Trax and Omoda 5. It carries over the more ra

Lexus Philippines has officially launched its first battery electric vehicle (BEV) in the Philippines in the form of the 2023 Lexus RZ 450e. And you can purchase one for a hefty ₱4,828,000. Its arrival in the local market is a milestone for the Japanese automaker, and it is an important step toward the brand’s carbon neutrality goal of offering 100% BEVs globally by 2035. Lexus Philippines is no stranger to electrification as most of its local lineup of vehicles already comes with a hybrid varia

Nissan has started making waves locally by introducing the Kicks e-POWER, an electric crossover with a gasoline generator. The Japanese carmaker is set to go further in the electric revolution by debuting a concept electric vehicle (EV) on its official YouTube channel on Feb. 2, 2023. “Join us on February 2 to see what happens when virtual becomes physical,” the company said in the livestream description. “Discover how our latest concept car takes zero-emissions mobility to the max!” The placeho

Peugeot will soon offer electric vehicle (EV) variants of its existing models in the next two years. The announcement comes right after the reveal of the Peugeot Inception Concept car at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also read: The future is here - Peugeot Inception Concept unveiled at CES 2023 The French automaker said it will launch five new electric versions of its existing models in the next two years before it changes these out with a new generation of battery ele

Because of the continuously fluctuating fuel prices nowadays, aside from walking or riding a bicycle, what we need is a fuel-efficient vehicle to take us from point A to point B. No one could agree more to that, I bet. To answer that, several automakers are developing ways to improve the fuel efficiency of their vehicle models. But among all vehicles available in the local market today, the 2022 Suzuki S-Presso promises not just affordability, but fuel efficiency. What can we expect from the 202