Avatr, a luxury sub-brand under Changan Auto Group, is entering the Philippine automotive market through a distributorship agreement with Autowise Ventures Inc. (AUTO iCON Group), announced through a press release today. Avatr describes itself as a “luxury intelligent electric vehicle brand” centered around technology, design, and mobility. Its vehicles showcase a somewhat futuristic styling theme, with the…
Continuing from last week, today’s Deparment of Energy (DOE) mandate for fuel price movements provide an allowed range of movements instead of a fixed price adjustment. These prices should reflect Tuesday, June 16th, at 6am. For the week of June 16 to June 22, gasoline is hiking again by P1.68 per liter, while diesel gets a rollback…
The new Honda ZR-V is launching in India, and yes, this is the same SUV that shares its architecture with the Civic. The vehicles headed to India are Completely Built Units (CBU) from Japan. This means India will get the hybrid version of the ZR-V, which uses the same engine from the Civic RS e:HEV…
If you’re one of around 3,800 (and counting) Tesla owners in the Philippines, bookmark this just in case you get in a fender-bender: Laus Auto Services (LASI) has been accredited as a Tesla Approved Collision Center. LASI has been operating since 2019, and Tesla Motor Philippines has a good reason for commissioning this Laus Group subsidiary: Its…
The newly formed Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing Laos Company recently announced that it will begin assembling Hilux and Fortuner units for the Laos domestic market. Production is expected to kick off in April 2028, with an annual target of 5,000 units. Like the Philippines, Laos is a left-hand-drive country, which also imports its Hilux and Fortuner cars from Thailand….
