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Amaron Battery Philippines Holds First-Ever Amaron Challenge

The hot Saturday of March 25, 2023 became even hotter in the city of Marikina as it became the hotbed of activities for the first-ever Amaron Challenge! Gun and shooting enthusiasts, particularly pistol owners, converged at the multi-bay open-air firing ranges of the Armscor Shooting Ranges to experience one of the most unique and exciting shooting competition in the country. ...

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1997 Vespa PX150E Part 3: The (Epyc) Saga Continues!

After Euro Motors Corporation lost the Philippine distributorship of Piaggio and Vespa products to another company in late 2007, we also lost their sponsorship for the restoration of the 1997 Vespa PX 150E entrusted to us by comedian and host Jeffrey “Epy” Quizon. We lost a bit of momentum and it took us a couple of years to get our ...

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Autobot Offroad Philippines Opens Franchised Branch in Qatar

Autobot Offroad Philippines, the premier modification, accessories and maintenance shop for 4×4, off-road, and overlanding vehicles in the country, has achieved another milestone as the first Filipino automotive aftermarket specialty shop to open a franchise in Qatar. March 11, 2023 marked the inauguration of the 750-square-meter Autobot Qatar Showroom along the busy Salwa Road in the Qatari capital of Doha. ...

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Vintage Vehicle Enthusiasts Witness the Signing of the IRR for RA 11698 or the Vintage Vehicle Regulation Act

On March 12, 2023, the Presidential Limousine Museum inside the Quezon Memorial Circle along the Elliptical Road in Quezon City once again became a historical venue when various vintage, classic and exotic car owners and enthusiasts gathered to witness the signing ceremonies of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11698, otherwise known as the Vintage Vehicle Regulation ...

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Terrafirma Motors Corporation to Assemble and Distribute Chengdu Dayun Commercial Vehicles in the Philippines

Terrafirma Motors Corporation (TMC) signed an agreement with Chengdu Dayun Automobile Co. Ltd. (Chengdu Dayun) of China during a signing ceremony held at the Manila Golf and Country Club in Makati on March 8, 2023. TMC Chairman Bienvenido Santos, CAMPI Chairman Emeritus Gov. Jose Ch. Alvarez, Chengdu Dayun Executive Vice General Manger Xie Ping and Asia Regional Manager Sunny Huang ...

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1997 Vespa PX150E Part 2: The Ups and Downs of Restoring Epy’s Vespa

We recently revived our old 1997 Vespa PX150E, one of our old Project Bikes from our old MotorCycle Magazine, which we got from Jeffrey “Epy” Quizon, the versatile actor, TV host, and son of the late King of Comedy Dolphy. Please allow us to turn the clock back by 16 years to when we first started the restoration of our ...

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Volkswagen T-Cross Media Drive: More Than One Thing

Editor’s Note: The hard drive of our desk top computer, where we store the images and texts of most of our stories, crashed not long after the author finished editing some of the stories we were about to post. After several months of anxious waiting, we were finally able to retrieve some of the valuable data from that hard drive. ...

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1997 Vespa PX150E Part 1: Getting Epy Quizon’s Scooter

We recently revived our old 1997 Vespa PX150E, one of our old Project Bikes from our old MotorCycle Magazine, which we got from Jeffrey “Epy” Quizon, the versatile actor, TV host, and son of the late King of Comedy Dolphy. Please allow us to turn the clock back by 16 years to when we first started the restoration of our ...

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2023 Foton Thunder 2.0 4×2 A/T Media Drive: Bring on the Thunder, Automatically!

We first got a sneak peek at Foton Motor Philippines’ latest entry in the pickup truck segment, the all-new Thunder 2.0, during the Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) in April 2022. FMP executives led by United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI) Chairman Rommel Sytin, Director Kenneth Sytin, President Errol Duenas, FMP General Manager Levy Santos unveiled the Thunder 2.0 4×2 ...

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“Dim Dem Damn Lights!” Super Bright LED are Dangerous and Hazardous to Health

From late 2021 up to the middle of this year, local news outlets, websites, automotive-related forums and chat groups were in a writing frenzy about the campaign of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Philippine National Police – Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) against super bright LED headlights and auxiliary lights on motor vehicles and motorcycles. In the end, the ...

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