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Honda's Hiroshi Shimizu: When a Rally Driver is at the Company Wheel

by Ayvi Nicolas - August 27, 2010 - 12:00am

One of the things I remember most about meeting Mr. Hiroshi Shimizu when he first came to Manila and was introduced to the Motoring media for the first time was the motoring journalists’ collective surprise...

Felix J. Mabilog Comes Full Circle for Kia Motors

by Ayvi Nicolas - July 30, 2010 - 12:00am

Destiny was the topic of conversation while waiting for Columbian Autocar Corporation’s president and COO Felix J. Mabilog, and as it turned out destiny became the underlying theme of the entire interview...

Isuzu D-MAX Goes Rad

by Ayvi Nicolas - July 14, 2010 - 12:00am

Now it’s your turn to play in the mud. Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) brought out the heavy equipment to pave the way for the latest edition of its popular pickup, the Isuzu D-MAX Radikal Edition.

Isuzu Asks You: How Far Can It Go?

by Ayvi Nicolas - June 16, 2010 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Isuzu Challenges have always been the most exciting events in the motoring industry whether for the media, dealers or customers.

An Unconventional Convention with Team Suzuki

by Ayvi Nicolas - June 9, 2010 - 12:00am

Having a happy family is the most important thing.

All I Really Need to Learn I Learned from Off-roading

by Ayvi Nicolas - May 5, 2010 - 12:00am

There’s that old cliché of two roads diverging and the wise advise to take the one less travelled by. Then there is Isuzu’s idea of going in the direction where there are no roads at all.

Suzuki's Family Guy, Satoshi Uchida

by Ayvi Nicolas - March 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Suzuki Philippines, Incorporated president Suzuki Uchida came to the Philippines by way of Spain. Given the Hispanic heritage of the Philippines, Uchida brings a remarkable perspective as a Japanese executive who...

Alterra-ed States

by Ayvi Nicolas - February 10, 2010 - 12:00am

What better way to run away from it all than to pretend to be an Isuzu Alterra owner for a day and to go on a long ride and drive to Bicol?

Sleepless in Singapore: MediaCorp Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge Asian Face-off

by Ayvi Nicolas - November 11, 2009 - 12:00am

Charles Lindbergh went down in history as the guy who did the first solo flight across the Atlantic. People thought he was crazy. But he proved them wrong though not without much difficulty. His main enemy? Sle...

The Subaru Impreza Challenge starts anew

by Ayvi Nicolas - August 28, 2009 - 12:00am

What would you do for a brand new Subaru Impreza WRX?

111 Good Years and Counting

by Ayvi Nicolas - August 26, 2009 - 12:00am

Goodyear Philippines hits the road with the launch of its first nationwide roadshow, Goodyear Pa Rin! at SM Mall of Asia. The roadshow highlights Goodyear’s long history of safety innovation, superior products...

Riding in Cars with Boys

by Ayvi Nicolas - July 31, 2009 - 12:00am

You’d think that what all girls want is a guy with a nice car. And you’d think the nicer the car the yummier the girl, right?

Rekindling an Old Flame

by Ayvi Nicolas - July 15, 2009 - 12:00am

I thought I would not recognize him when I see him. We got a long history together.

Off the US election campaign trail on the Isuzu D-MAX

by Ayvi Nicolas - November 12, 2008 - 12:00am

I’m not a voter but I couldn’t help it. The US election was to me what telenovelas are to most soap viewers and I’ve been watching CNN and FOX (alternately every commercial and FOX News Extra, intermittently...

New fuel efficiency record in the Isuzu Family Challenge

by Ayvi Nicolas - October 15, 2008 - 12:00am

Cebu’s Wennie Engracial and Efren Palma set a new fuel efficiency record in the ongoing Isuzu Family Challenge with ...

Taal of old

by Ayvi Nicolas - August 10, 2008 - 12:00am

I spent Independence Day in Taal, Laguna. And I left with many hopes, too many unanswered questions and one lasting image. For a town with a pedigree like Taal, it isn’t hard for a stranger to see what its...

The Great Isuzu Family Challenge

by Ayvi Nicolas - July 2, 2008 - 12:00am

Iron Man’s Supercars

by Ayvi Nicolas - April 30, 2008 - 12:00am

Envirofit: 2-Stroke of Genius

by Ayvi Nicolas - January 9, 2008 - 12:00am

Enter the Chinese Warrior

by Ayvi Nicolas - November 7, 2007 - 12:00am

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