A new crossover is set to join the local lineup of Volkswagen Philippines, as the German automaker has just released a new teaser photo. While the image doesn’t reveal much about the vehicle, it showcases the grille and headlight design. This will help us narrow down the choices once we look at the brand’s international lineup of cars. The Volkswagen Tharu A quick look at the Volkswagen global website reveals that the teaser image could be for the Volkswagen Tharu or Taos, depending on which mar

Barely a month after its ASEAN introduction, PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia's (TMMIN) Karawang plant in West Java has commenced exports of the recently launched Toyota Yaris Cross, and it looks like the Philippines is on the list. Also Read: ASEAN Toyota Yaris Cross premieres in Indonesia, features first-in-class hybrid powertrain Shown in an audio-visual presentation during the Yaris Cross production and export ceremonies held June 13th, a graphic pointed to the Philippines as one of

The Philippine government is receptive to extending a program that provides billions of pesos in incentives to carmakers that produce vehicles locally. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation president and CEO Takao Kato said he met President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently and discussed extending the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program. “I think that the President is very positive,” he told reporters at the sidelines of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation’s (MMPC) 60th-anniver

For a good chunk of the late-2000s until the mid-2010s, the safety features of the Philippine market entry-level multipurpose vehicle (MPV) were pretty much spartan. There was little more beyond front windshield wipers, headlights, brake discs for the front wheels, brake drums for the rear wheels, a parking brake with a handle, an anti-lock braking system and a driver’s side airbag. Fancier variants got things like electronic brakeforce distribution, foglights, a front passenger airbag, and a re

According to Hot Cars.com, certain "key" specific features constitute an entry-level vehicle; a nest of elements that for the most part, were generally overlooked and perhaps, surprisingly ignored by many. The fact is, you may already have driven or owned one of these so-called "entry-level cars" yourself but didn't quite know it yet or can tell the subtle difference between your car and those of your next-door neighbor's er, hot rod well, since you're simply reduced to just shrugging off the wh

Mazda3 is arguably one of the best-selling cars in its class, grossing over 6 million units sold as of 2019, according to one reputable source. Adding to this heap of positives, are exhilarating driving dynamics, its fluid-sleekly-engineered flawless design, and a host of other, er, stable of good qualities, more or less. Short of calling it a trailblazer (because of its innovative Skyactiv mill), the car had sparked a modicum of fanfare because of those other exhilirating features found in this