+ Follow AUTO PROMINENCE Tag
AUTO PROMINENCE
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[ArticleID] => 346937
[Title] => Let’s not be another Vietnam
[Summary] => No, I haven’t been to Vietnam but a lot my peers in the motoring beat have and they have described to me the very visible astounding number of motorcyclists in that once war torn country that wantonly ride bare headed or without helmets. The unsafe practice has even merited a special funding or a grant from the former president of the United States, Bill Clinton, to supply helmets for Vietnamese motorcyclist, so one article I read said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-12 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134827
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Motoring
[SectionUrl] => motoring
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[ArticleID] => 291979
[Title] => Going Around in Circles Part II
[Summary] => The last time this writer was at the steering wheel in this column, we gave our two centavos worth on the matter of the ongoing Audi tug-o-war. Surprise, surprise! We got reactions from both sides of the Audi fence. I don’t know whether to consider the letters we received as thankful, supportive, combative or inquisitive, but to (hopefully) put an end to this squabble, in the interest of balanced reporting and upon the suggestion of our editor-in-chief Isaac Belmonte, we’re using this space to reprint their letters.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-17 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133604
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1160068
[AuthorName] => BACKSEAT DRIVER By Dong Magsajo
[SectionName] => Motoring
[SectionUrl] => motoring
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[ArticleID] => 289628
[Title] => Political will
[Summary] => We don’t need a rocket scientist to tell us that one of the major reasons for the clogging up of EDSA even on non-peak hours of traffic is the presence of too many buses, most, if not all, are half-filled with passengers.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-03 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134827
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Motoring
[SectionUrl] => motoring
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[ArticleID] => 288474
[Title] => How to buy a used car... and live happily ever after
[Summary] => I just came from the used car market. Like the vast majority of Filipinos, I’d be hard-pressed to buy a brand-new car. Sure, the peace of mind of having that new-car reliability is always worth the price of admission. And if anything does go wrong, you have the protection of a three-year warranty. Plus, that new-car smell is great!
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-27 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133604
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1486156
[AuthorName] => Manny N. de los Reyes
[SectionName] => Motoring
[SectionUrl] => motoring
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[ArticleID] => 287326
[Title] => A lone voice in the midst of the political turmoil
[Summary] => A motorist, with his barely audible howl almost muffled by the loud cries of varied agenda in the streets, on top of his lung was shouting that this may be the right time for the present government to show political will, and very visibly at that, by taking out all the dilapidated buses from the metro and just impose the law on obsolesce.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-20 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134827
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Motoring
[SectionUrl] => motoring
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[ArticleID] => 287327
[Title] => Going around in circles
[Summary] => A few weeks back, we featured a story about the brewing drama between Audi AG of Germany and their disgruntled erstwhile local business partner, Auto Prominence. To those who missed out on that particular exchange, here‘s the gist of the story…
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-20 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133604
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1160068
[AuthorName] => BACKSEAT DRIVER By Dong Magsajo
[SectionName] => Motoring
[SectionUrl] => motoring
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[ArticleID] => 284021
[Title] => Who is the Lord of the Four Rings?
[Summary] => In what was perhaps the most bizarre day for motoring journalists, PGA Cars, the newly appointed Philippine distributor for Audi cars, officially kicked off its assault on the luxury car segment with a driver training program in Clarkfield, Pampanga, using the top of the line, W12, 6.0-liter, Audi A8 and the 4.2-liter, V8 Audi A6. I say "bizarre", because as the press headed up to Clark for the Audi event, another invite came from "Audi" asking us to attend an Audi event later that night at the Mandarin hotel.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-29 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 135927
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1767569
[AuthorName] => TEXT AND PHOTOS By James Deakin
[SectionName] => Motoring
[SectionUrl] => motoring
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[ArticleID] => 284022
[Title] => Of missing traffic enforcers and stolen side mirrors
[Summary] => If an ordinance recently approved by Quezon City Mayor Sonny Belmonte would really be strictly implemented, it could prove to be a relief to many motorists. Now, if the same law would be adopted by all the cities and the remaining municipalities in the metropolis, then you and I may have to worry less about losing our side mirrors to thieves who pry them out while we are stopped in traffic or when our vehicles are parked.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-29 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134827
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Motoring
[SectionUrl] => motoring
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[ArticleID] => 282984
[Title] => Auto Prominence asks government to ban Audi AG from selling cars in RP
[Summary] => Auto Prominence Corp. has asked the government to ban Audi AG of Germany from selling its vehicles in the country following what the former describes as the German carmakers’ deceit in connection with its plan to assemble Audi vehicles in the Philippines.
Ernesto V. Tan, financial adviser of Auto Prominence, said the German firm promised back in 1996 that it would assemble Audi vehicles in the country after the brand had been introduced and established in the Philippine market.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-22 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097285
[AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
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[ArticleID] => 277123
[Title] => Audi A6: Back with a Vengeance
[Summary] => Okay, I’ll go out of my way to say it flat out. I love European sedans. I’m mad about the tasteful new styling lines of the Volvo line. I’m crazy about BMW’s Bangle-d new collection and I absolutely adore the sexy new Benzes. Now that we have that out of the way, let me categorically state that my dream car has always been one that does not come from any of the above-mentioned trio of carmakers (although I do immensely adore our Volvo T4). I’ve always dreamt of owning an Audi A4. Why?
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-11 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1274753
[AuthorName] => Dong Magsajo
[SectionName] => Motoring
[SectionUrl] => motoring
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