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Suzuki Philippines (SPH) simultaneously launched the new Swift and Dzire models on Wednesday last week at the Mariott Grand Ballroom in Pasay City, eyeing a bigger slice from the ever-growing B-segment market. “As a testament of our commitment to delivering only the best quality products and services, we at Suzuki Philippines are more than happy […]

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The 2018 Mazda CX-9 mid-sized, three-row SUV earned a five-star overall rating in the US government’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) following the completion of rigorous collision and pre-collision testing. All 2018 CX-9 models feature standard Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) for the first time, a technology that can automatically apply the brakes in […]

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Volvo once again joined the festivities during the celebration of Swedish National Day in the Philippines. Held at the ballroom of the Grant Hyatt Manila, Volvo Philippines joined its Swedish family in observing the national day of Volvo’s home country. The event – aptly titled “Swedishness” – highlights the multifaceted aspects of Sweden’s modern society, […]

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The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Two decades ago, fuel price movements were greatly influenced by motives like a greener future and energy security, all noble when one considers that legislating laws mandating biofuel blends and subsidies help moribund or budding biofuel refiners. Today, it is the Train law, which raised taxes […]

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From its debut in 1989, the Lexus ES has been Lexus’ top-selling sedan, one that prioritizes refinement and solitude over driving thrills. While endearing to older drivers who prefer a comfortably sedate sedan, it did little to attract younger buyers who understandably thought that ES was an acronym for Elderly Shuttle rather than Executive Sedan, […]

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These are just some of the adjectives that aptly describe the titleholder of this year’s World Car of the Year award. Given at the New York Auto Show, Volvo’s mid-sized premium SUV – the XC60 – has yet again earned another accolade to add to its already long list of awards. Waiting to Exhale Volvo […]

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Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI), represented by its luxury H350 van and by the Hyundai Grand Starex, shone once again on the global stage as the Official Vehicle Partner of the 2018 FIA Motorsports Conference, organized by the FédérationInternationale de l’Automobile (FIA) in collaboration with the Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP). With the theme, […]

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Califonia-based Chinese startup electric car company Byton has unveiled its second vehicle at CES Asia 2018 in Shanghai using a sedan body after unveiling its first car in CES 2018. Called the K-Byte, it showcases more of the company’s upcoming technology to be put into its future production cars worthy to rival the electric car […]

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In an effort to further carve out a profitable slice of the domestic market, Nissan Philippines Inc. (NPI) recently launched a variant that aims to compete head-on with the Toyota Fortuner and Mitsubishi Montero, among others. Launched at the sprawling grounds of the Clark Global City in Angeles, Pampanga, NPI transformed a vacant portion of […]

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There is a first time for everything, is what everyone says. For this urban dweller, the last thing she expects to ever do is to go off-roading — much less in a newly-minted, seven-seater SUV. Such was what happened last week at the regional launch of the all-new Nissan Terra, the brand’s game-changer that seeks […]

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