THE first impresses or impresses not. But I must admit I was impressed hearing Carlo Ablaza deliver his first public speech. He did it during the well-attended launch recently of the Lexus LBX in his capacity as the newly-minted general manager of Lexus Manila Inc. at BGC Taguig. He spoke rather…
MYANMAR has adopted a radical move aimed at encouraging its citizens to go electric in their vehicle choices. We could learn a thing or two from this? Here’s Nikkei’s report: “BANGKOK/YANGON The number of electric vehicles in Myanmar has increased more than six-fold in a year as the military regime exempts…
I am still euphoric over the fact that the recent Lexus Invitational Golf was another smashing success; it drew a record field of 220 participants. It came at a time when Lexus sold a whopping 1,843 units last year from an anemic 861 performance in 2022, making Toyota’s big brother…
WILL vehicle sales hit the half-a-million mark this year? If you ask Rommel Gutierrez, the answer is a resounding yes. “It’s possible,” said Gutierrez, citing 2023 figures that breached the 420,000 threshold in volume sales. Gutierrez, the lawyer president of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (Campi),…
IN an unprecedented move, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) presented its best-selling cars to the public outdoors, using the entire length and breathe of the iconic BGC High Street’s sprawling park in Taguig City. The three-day extravaganza from August 4-6 happily stunned a car crowd not used to seeing a huge…