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Toyota, pressed to innovate, is cutting marketing costs

Norihiko Shirouzu, Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 08:46 AM

Chief executive Akio Toyoda and chief financial and risk officer Koji Kobayashi want to follow the example of Tesla, Google and Tencent - all of which rely heavily on cheaper, often more innovative non-traditional marketing. Read more »

Volvo sets goal of 25 percent recycled plastics in cars from 2025

Alister Doyle, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 03:55 PM

At least 25 percent of the plastics used in new Volvo car models from 2025 will be from recycled materials, the Chinese-owned company said on Monday in an anti-pollution plan praised by the United Nations. Read more »

774,000 Mercedes cars contain unauthorized software: German ministry

Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 09:40 AM

Germany's Transport Ministry said on Monday that 774,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Europe had been found to contain unauthorized software defeat devices and ordered Daimler to recall more than 200,000 cars in Germany. Read more »

Electronics manufacturers eye $100 billion annual shipments by 2030

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 02:02 PM

Filipino electronics manufacturers hope to triple annual exports to $100 billion by 2030 by catering to demand from artificial intelligence, big data and driverless cars, the head of an industry group said Monday. Read more »

3 sasakyan nadaganan ng puno sa Makati

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 04:59 PM

Nadaganan ng isang puno ang tatlong sasakyan matapos bumagsak sa kasagsagan ng pag-ulan sa Barangay San Lorenzo, Makati City nitong Sabado.   Read more »

Flying car startup backed by Google founder offers test flights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 08:16 AM

A flying car project backed by Google co-founder Larry Page was closer to take-off on Wednesday, with a model for test flights by aspiring buyers. Read more »

Tesla reveals plans to build cars in Shanghai

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 10:42 AM

Tesla on Tuesday revealed to shareholders that it was working with officials in China to build electric cars and battery packs in Shanghai. Read more »

Mga sasakyan, nasunog sa Pasig

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 05:50 AM

Paniwala ng guwardiya, naiwang baga mula sa pagpuputol ng bahagi ng mga sasakyan ang pinagmulan ng apoy. Read more »

LOOK: Yassi Pressman's 'big baby' is worth P2.7 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 05:28 PM

“Ang Probinsyano” star Yassi Pressman got herself a “big baby” for her 23rd birthday.  Read more »

Porsche recalls car model aimed at children

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 08:28 AM

According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the wheels and axles of the toy car can detach, "causing a choking hazard to young children." Read more »

Why You Should Get Business Car Insurance

MoneyMax.ph
Posted at May 18 11:46 AM

Everyone knows how important it is to have insurance on a personal vehicle. Other than being a government requirement, it serves as a buffer for your finances in case of an accident or natural disaster. Read more »

Ford to restart production of best-selling F-150

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 08:02 AM

Ford will restart production of the F-150, the best-selling truck in the United States, after a weeklong shutdown due to a fire at a key parts supplier, the automaker announced Wednesday. Read more »

House approves bill penalizing throwing rocks, hard objects at vehicles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 09:19 PM

If signed into law, violators could face 25 years' imprisonment and a fine of P100,000, in addition to the civil liabilities. Read more »

3 Things Motorists Should Know to Avoid Illegal Towing Scams

MoneyMax.ph
Posted at Apr 20 09:37 AM

Has your car ever been towed? If you’ve never experienced it, consider yourself lucky. Getting your car towed could be very stressful and nerve-wracking, more so if your rights as a motorist were violated. Read more »

Bon Jovi reunites at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions

Kim Palmer, Reuters
Posted at Apr 15 07:00 PM

It was a night of nostalgia, with an emphasis on 'better late than never,' as rockers from Bon Jovi, the Cars, Dire Straits and the Moody Blues braved the wet cold of Cleveland on Saturday in the 33rd class inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read more »

Scandal-hit Volkswagen names new CEO

Yann Schreiber, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 06:36 AM

German auto giant Volkswagen on Thursday named Herbert Diess as its new chief executive, replacing Matthias Mueller, as the one-time paragon of German industry seeks to turn the page on the "dieselgate" emissions scandal that has dogged it since 2015. Read more »

California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers

Heather Somerville, Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 10:45 AM

California's public utility regulator on Friday signaled it would allow self-driving car companies to transport passengers without a backup driver in the vehicle, a step forward for autonomous car developers just as the industry faces heightened scrutiny over safety concerns. Read more »

Mga bagong kotse, bumida sa Manila International Auto Show 2018

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 09:41 PM

Tingnan ang mga bagong modelo ng iba't ibang brands ng sasakyan sa Manila International Auto Show 2018.  Read more »

Astig na mga auto, car stunt show, ibibida

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 12:30 AM

Masisilip na ang mga pinakabago at astig na sasakyan sa Manila International Auto Show sa World Trade Center sa Pasay. Tampok din sa event ang stunt show ng sikat na exhibition driver na si Russ Swift. Read more »

Thanks to Duterte foreign policy shift, Russian, Chinese carmakers pivot to PH

Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 04:13 AM

A year ago, seeing a participant from Russia and another from a state-owned Chinese car manufacturer at an auto show in the Philippines would’ve been unlikely, but this is the by-product of the drastic pivot in foreign policy under President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »