The days of Chery Auto producing half-baked small cars with interiors that came standard with suffocating fumes seem to be long gone. Chery Auto Philippines announced in a September 2023 press statement that its Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 series of crossovers both got first place in their respective categories in the J.D. Power China Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) rankings. The result of the study was based on the evaluation of 35,155 traditional-fuel vehicle owners who purchased

It’s easy to get carried away by the hype of an all-new vehicle launch. And that’s what car brands want you to feel after seeing their latest offering roll onto the stage. Let’s take the all-new Mitsubishi XForce, for example. Sure, it looks appealing, has a handsome design, and even a well-endowed feature set. But what if we said Mitsubishi ensured its latest offering had some other tricks up its sleeve for good measure? At a Mitsubishi product conference Autofun Philippines attended on the sec

Recent rumblings in the automotive industry talk about Chinese brands changing management hands. And from what we've heard, there will be a few. But why do the principals feel the sudden need to come in lock, stock, and barrel to take over the Filipino-run local distributorships? Haven't they done enough to promote the brand? Did the distributors fall short of sales targets? Or have the distributors failed in the perception game despite the uptick in Chinese-made cars' build, tech and quality in

The month of love has something unique to offer as Maxus Philippines launches a new promo for the Maxus D60. The brand’s capable crossover can meet your needs more as a daily vehicle and adaptable platform. Maxus Philippines makes your future vehicle more accessible for you to embrace with a discount of ₱192,000 from its regular SRP of ₱1,240,000; the D60 Pro can now be yours for only ₱1,048,000. The Maxus D60 Elite variant also comes with a special discount of ₱130,000 from its regular SRP of ₱

It’s the last Sunday of January – here’s another edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup. We’ve compiled the top five stories from January 23 to 27, 2023 that really moved you. Here’s what you chose. Toyota party! In case you’ve been living under a rock over the last decade, Toyota is once again the top-selling car brand in the Philippines. Data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. showed that the company took a mammoth share of the market in 2022, sel

The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI), announces the opening of the 8th Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) early today. This year’s much-anticipated PIMS is returning after a four-year hiatus that was brought on by the pandemic. With the theme “Mobility + Humanity: Innovating for the Common Good”, the 8th PIMS showcases the motoring industry’s latest innovations that will provide safer, more efficient, and sustainable mobility to the people. “To say the