The streak continues for the country’s No. 1 automotive firm. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has recently posted a 33-percent increase in sales for the first four months of the year, compared to the same period last year.
Toyota has accelerated past South Korea’s Samsung Electronics to become Asia’s biggest company by market value, after the Japanese automaker’s shares doubled in the past year.
Auto manufacturer Honda Cars Philippines has announced a recall of over 9,000 cars sold over a decade ago due to a recently discovered defect that may compromise the effectiveness of airbags.
Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling more than 2 million vehicles globally for an identical problem with air bags on the passenger side whose inflator may burst, sending plastic pieces flying.
Toyota’s Highlander family hauler is getting quieter and more stylish, but with the look of an athlete who’s not afraid to mix it up.
In the very near future, Toyota hopes to sell more types of its vehicles that gives drivers less of a role behind the wheel, especially during dangerous situations.
My first test unit for the “Chicdriven test” was a Toyota Fortuner. My friend Pia Casequin, who I have handpicked as my cotester for the makeup test took the car to Westgate to drive to BF homes only to realize the parameters for the makeup test were wrong because of the heavy traffic and stoplights. This was about two weeks before Christmas and I had to borrow it again at the end of January.
I love small cars. With small cars, you can have a lot of fun driving, but without spending too much, and have enough laughs and giggles without going scary fast. Small cars are inherently more responsive, thanks to their light weight. You don’t need huge power, super wide tires (which kill steering feel) and monstrously powerful brakes to have fun.
Now it’s official: Toyota is once again the world’s top automaker.
It’s emotional, rugged-looking and its Toyota Motor Philippines’ first offering to start the year right.
Japan’s Toyota Motor has decided to halt the construction of new factories for the next three years in a shift from its previous policy of building new plants almost annually, reports said Sunday.
US auto sales jumped 13.4 percent in 2012 to their best performance since the crash of 2008, as better economic times, hot new models and the need to replace aging vehicles drew consumers to showrooms.
