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Green GSM Goes Top-of-the-Charts Among Ride-Hailing Apps in the Philippines

After the successful June 10, 2025 launch of Green GSM, the electric taxi service of Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (GSM), its ride-hailing app soared to the top of the Travel & Local category on the Google Play Store Philippines, surpassing other platforms even before its official debut. In the first 48 hours following its launch, the app recorded ...

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Suzuki Matsuri 2025: Celebrating 50 Years of Suzuki in the Philippines

“Matsuri” is Japanese for “festival”. Thus, “Suzuki Matsuri 2025” literally translates to “Suzuki Festival 2025”, which is Suzuki Philippines Inc. (SPH)’s special way of celebrating their 50th Anniversary here in the Philippines. Held at the Activity Area of the SM Mall of Asia on June 14 to 15, 2025, the two-day festival showcased SPH’s trifecta of mobility products – from ...

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Setting a New Cool Benchmark: Isuzu J-Spec Refrigerated Van Launched at Isuzu Bacoor with First Five Delivered to Safexpress Logistics

On May 21, 2025, Isuzu Bacoor unveiled the new Isuzu J-Spec Refrigerated Van in an exclusive mini launch event at its dealership in Cavite, setting a new benchmark in cold chain logistics for the Philippine market. The Isuzu J-Spec Refrigerated Van brings together the best of Japanese innovation and quality. Built on the durable and fuel-efficient Isuzu truck platform—recognized as ...

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2025 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Gray Ghost: Born a Legend, Back to Raise Hell

They call it a legend. Massive low-slung stance. Solid-disc wheels. Unapologetic style. It’s always looked the part, and now with the new 117 Custom V-Twin engine, it’s got the performance to match. This big boy just got meaner. Legacy Some bikes make history. Others rewrite it. In 1988 and 1989, Willie G. Davidson rode early Fat Boy prototypes into Daytona, ...

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2025 GAC Emkoo Hybrid: This Ultramodern HEV Impressed Us (And We’re Really Hard to Impress)

GAC Motor Philippines, the subsidiary car brand of Astara Philippines, has taken great strides in promoting the brand, such as establishing multiple dealerships around the country and getting popular actor Dingdong Dantes as their brand ambassador. They have also taken great lengths for people to pronounce the brand name correctly. For those who don’t really know, GAC stands for Guangzhou ...

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CAMPI Celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a New Vision for the Future

The country’s leading automotive industry association, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Incorporated, or more popularly known by its acronym, CAMPI, celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a Gala Dinner at the Grand Hyatt in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) on May 29, 2025. With the theme “30 Years and Beyond“, CAMPI sets its goals for the next three decades ...

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Hongqi Philippines Launches EH7 and EHS7 Luxury EVs at Newly-Opened Hongqi Manila Bay

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 marked an elegant series of activities for the Chinese premium car brand, Hongqi. The launch of the two latest luxury all-electric vehicles – the Hongqi EH7 premium mid-sized 4-door electric sedan and the Hongqi EHS7 premium mid-sized 5-door SUV – were held to coincide with the opening of the new Hongqi Manila Bay showroom. The newly-opened ...

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Next-Gen Luxury NEV is Here: AITO M9 Lands in PH After Outselling Legacy Brands in China

The luxury vehicle segment has long been a stronghold of European car brands, such as Audi, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Range Rover and Rolls-Royce, mainly because of the prestige, tradition, and recognition that these brands carry. These luxury car brands usually feature the best engineering and latest technology to provide safety, performance, comfort, convenience, and reliability expected from vehicles of this ...

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EEMI Fleet Management Inc. and Assemblepoint Inc. Sign an Agreement to Deploy E-Buses at LISP I in Cabuyao, Laguna

EEMI Fleet Management Inc. (EEMI), in collaboration with Assemblepoint Inc., has officially signed an agreement to provide electric bus (e-bus) shuttle services at the Light Industrial Science Park I (LISP I), located in Cabuyao, Laguna. The project will operate under a leasing program, designed to support the daily transportation needs of employees across the sprawling industrial estate. The five-year contract ...

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Guanzon Group of Companies 80th Anniversary + Guanzon Festival 2025: Mobility and Beyond

It seems that fifteen years passed by like a blur. In 2010, a special issue of our printed publication, MotorCycle Magazine, was released to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the Guanzon Group of Companies. The special issue was titled “The Miracle of Time”, in reference to the theme of the Guanzon Group’s anniversary and as tribute to the achievements of ...

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