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Caltex Announces “Fuel Your Fortune” Raffle Promo

Be one of the three winners of a Toyota Fortuner in Caltex’s latest raffle promo! Caltex, marketed by Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), announced today their ‘Fuel Your Fortune’ raffle promo. From October 7 until December 31, 2019, fuel up and get a chance to win exciting prizes. Every Php500 worth of fuel up at any Caltex station gives you a ...

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Archives: All-Chevy Father’s Day Weekend at Nuvali 2010

As we continued to clean the hard drive of our computer, we found more stories and photos of events that may prove interesting to car enthusiasts. In one file, we found a cool Father’s Day event organized by The Covenant Car Company, Incorporated (TCCCI), the Philippine distributor of Chevrolet automobiles. On June 19 to 20, 2010, TCCCI came out with an ...

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An Unsolicited Advice on Managing Metro Manila Traffic (Part 5)

We deliberately delayed the posting of the last part of our “unsolicited advice” because of the often idiotic developments that happened after we posted the first four parts of this Opinion column. While we continue to be disappointed with the way the traffic problem is being addressed, we are happy to note that some of our government officials may have ...

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2020 Toyota Supra: From Supra to Super Car

A short stint behind the wheel of the 2020 Toyota Supra may not be enough to constitute a comprehensive test drive. But since the new sports car we test drove was lent to us by a supportive private owner and not part of the Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) media test fleet, we eagerly grabbed the opportunity to get a feel ...

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Isuzu celebrates 5th year of mu-X with Limited Edition mu-X Boondock

Five years after its market introduction, Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) hosted a special Grand Family Event to celebrate its best-selling SUV, the Isuzu mu-X. Held at the Filinvest Tent Alabang, IPC invited some 300 Isuzu vehicles coming from their big car clubs – Team Isuzu Pilipinas, Team Isuzu Car Enthusiast and mu-X Owners Philippines in a whole day of fun ...

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Toyota Vios Gives Students Marketing Career Testing Ground

Best student campaigns to be recognized at Toyota Young Marketeers Challenge “What we’re doing here is what we’re going to do in the professional world. So it’s a preview of our future,” said Judith Mae Del Valle, a Marketing Management student from De La Salle College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB), Antipolo when asked why her team joined Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP)’s ...

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The Isuzu D-MAX LS-A makes its Visayas debut with the ‘Tough Enough’ drive demo

Fresh from the Manila launch of the most stylish modern iteration of one of its most iconic diesel workhorses last August 29, Isuzu Philippines Corporation then headed to Cebu City–the “Queen City of the South”–to showcase to Visayans the new D-MAX LS-A pick-up September 14 at the SM Cebu Seaside Mall. The event also kicked off IPC’s “Tough Enough” lifestyle ...

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Toyota Fortuner gets updated with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

Top automotive manufacturer Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) updates the infotainment system of its best-selling midsize SUV, the Toyota Fortuner. Starting this September, all six (6) variants of the Toyota Fortuner will now have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto mobile compatibility features pre-installed. Aside from this software upgrade, the head unit’s hardware also receives significant changes, such as a new dedicated SD card slot for ...

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All-New Audi A6 Launched In The Philippines

Audi Philippines launched the all-new Audi A6 on September 11, 2019 at the prestigious Manila Polo Club in Makati. The new A6 is an expressive ambassador of the new Audi design language as it features an elegant design with its taut roofline and short overhangs. It is the roomiest and widest in the business class.     In front, a ...

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Volkswagen Philippines 6th Year Anniversary Festivities at Trinoma September 21-22, 2019

As Volkswagen Philippines commemorates its 6th year of operations this September, a mall affair has been set at Trinoma on September 21 and 22, 2019 to feature a special 8-car display showcasing the accessorized Santana sub-compact sedan, Santana GTS hatchback and the Lavida compact sedan, with the Lavida Club Edition and Club Edition+ (dealer options) as highlight vehicles. To get ...

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