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

Astara Philippines, the country's exclusive distributor of Peugeot and GAC Motor vehicles, has announced three new senior leadership appointments to handle its automotive brands. These three key appointments begin with Franz Decloedt as Marketing Director for Astara Philippines, handling Peugeot and GAC Motor; Michael John del Pilar as Sales Director for Peugeot Philippines; and Ryan Bermudez as Sales Director for GAC Motor Philippines. “I am thrilled to welcome Franz, MJ, and Ryan to Astara Phi

If you haven’t gotten a holiday gift for yourself or your family, Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) may have some ideas for you. The company announced in a December 2022 press statement that it is offering special promos from December 1 to 31, 2022. These include a super-low, all-in downpayment of just ₱10,000 for the Honda City S CVT. There’s also a special financing scheme for the City, which includes two months of free payments for customers who put down a 20-percent downpayment with a 60-mo

With the impending launch of the Hyundai Stargazer, Filipino subcompact MPV buyers will again be given another option to choose from in this hotly contested category. Along with the Suzuki Ertiga, the Toyota Veloz and Avanza, the Honda BR-V, the Mitsubishi Xpander, and the recently launched Nissan Livina, you can see how car manufacturers are going after a bigger slice of this growing pie. The trend is also evident around the ASEAN region, with PT Hyundai Motors Indonesia recently unveiling the

We see more and more SUV models and SUV units on the road, especially in the past three to five years. As the popularity implies, SUVs provide the comfort and space in a compact vehicle that people are looking for because sport utility vehicles used before for off-road drives are now used for city driving. To place a model to compete in the booming market of SUVs, Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Corporation introduced the Nissan Terra in 2018. Since then, the model has gained popularity with oth

Ford Motor Company has laid open the 2022 Ford Everest, the third generation of the brand’s mid-size SUV entry. Nearing the launch of Everest, car enthusiasts have been speculating that the third generation would be updated in a much more powerful powertrain system. The good news is, they were right. Not only that Ford has enhanced the performing quality of Everest, but also its overall inside and outside look. What’s also exciting is, that Ford wasn’t stingy in providing innovative technologies