Category: Driver’s Seat

Tesla PH appoints Laus Auto Services as an accredited collision repair center

Posted on 06/15/2026 by in TopGear

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…

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The Toyota Hilux and Fortuner will soon be built in Laos

Posted on 06/15/2026 by in TopGear

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….

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BYD deploys 20 Sealion 5 DM-i taxis with HTSC in Benguet

Posted on 06/15/2026 by in TopGear

BYD Cars Philippines, together with dealer partner Sealectric, has deployed 20 Sealion 5 DM-i units to the taxi company Highland Transport Service Cooperative (HTSC) in La Trinidad, Benguet. The initiative marks the country’s first Sealion 5 taxi fleet and a milestone in the modernization of mobility in La Trinidad and the Cordillera region. The new plug-in hybrid…

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Gallery: Cars with the funniest names, part 3

Posted on 06/15/2026 by in TopGear

Read part one here and part two here. 40) Renault Kangoo Be Bop PHOTO BY TopGear.com There really is a lot to take in with the short-lived Renault Kangoo Be Bop. For starters, it was a tiny two-door van seemingly designed for the sole purpose of carrying grandfather clocks or big toy giraffes, since the rear…

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