The weather is back to maelstrom-grade wind and rain this weekend, in light of two severe tropical storms that swung by the Philippines. The downpour (of hate) has also been relentless among Chinese carmakers, in light of Geely Philippines’ aftersales fiasco. Will there be sunshine after the rain for the car brands from the People’s Republic? This and many more are on this edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. Here are your favorite stories from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 2023. BYD Phili

Okay, we get it. A lot of you just have serious misgivings about Chinese-made cars. And we also see where you’re coming from. But what if some of the largest carmakers decide to join forces with a Chinese brand to supply their engines? Well, this is what happened this July 2023 as Renault Group and Geely Automobile Holdings Limited signed a binding 50:50 joint-venture agreement that will set up a powertrain technology company to build and supply internal combustion engines and transmissions to v

A decade ago, if you told us that Chinese car brands would be among the top 10 sellers in the Philippines, we’d tell you to get lost. But the latest data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. has proven just that – Geely and Foton were 9th and 10th, respectively, in terms of units sold locally in 2022. This is all the more notable given that Geely only started operations locally in September 2019, while Foton had been notorious for producing cheap but questionable-

Jaecoo is an upcoming automotive brand to enter the Philippine market in 2023. It will launch with its sister brand Omoda to bring a new generation of Chinese vehicles into the market. Both Jaecoo and Omoda are sub-brands of Chery, albeit with different market positioning and design languages. Also Read: Omoda to bring sister brand Jaecoo with it, to launch late 2023 Jaecoo is set to bring in the Jaecoo 7, a 5-seater crossover that brings the performance of an SUV while boasting the technology a

The fastest-growing segment in the Philippines is arguably the one most confusing – the Subcompact Crossover SUV. What even is it? It’s a minuscule SUV based on an already tiny Hatchback. Think high-riding Toyota Yaris. So why is it in demand? Simple: It’s an SUV minus the size. It affords people the Adventurer lifestyle without sacrificing practicality, ease of drivability, and fuel consumption. No surprise, companies that cashed in on the trend mostly come from China, a country that’s effectiv

Geely's sales has been going up as AutoIndustriya reported a total of 2,426 units sold. Ever since the Japanese conglomerate, Sojitz Corporation started becoming Geely’s Filipino distributor and establishing Sojitz G Auto Philippines Corporation (SGAP) in 2019, sales for the Chinese brand have been going upwards. Those figures reported by AutoIndustriya are more than quadruple of the sales from the same period in 2020 (549 units) and represent a growth of 342%. Leading the way is the Geely Coolr