Category: TopGear


Changan luxury sub-brand Avatr is entering the PH market

Posted on 06/15/2026 by in TopGear

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…

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India will get the new Honda ZR-V, a Civic RS e:HEV on stilts

Posted on 06/15/2026 by in TopGear

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…

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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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