Little Crushed Corvette As Duterte Gets The ‘Dozers Out
President Duterte has seemingly declared war on luxury cars, as he supervised the destruction of 30 vehicles in a Manila Customs holding yard this week.
President Duterte has seemingly declared war on luxury cars, as he supervised the destruction of 30 vehicles in a Manila Customs holding yard this week.
It is the dream of many South East Asian countries to have a homegrown car manufacturing industry. This dream is soon to become a reality for the people of Communist-ruled Vietnam, where a local conglomerate called the Vingroup is working around the clock to finish its mega-factory near the northern port of Haiphong.
If you want to see streets ruled by anarchy, lack of discipline, absence of courtesy, and offensive driving, then come and drive in the Philippines. People who have been living here might not even notice these, but visitors or newcomers are often aghast when driving here. And they swear never to drive here again.
With winning models that give customers great value for their money, Perodua has had a remarkable run the last twelve years. In that time, it has been the top selling automotive brand in Malaysia. Now, it broke the record for its highest ever monthly market share, of over 40%. Its sales volume of 17,693 units is against a total industry volume (TIV) of 43,930 units for the month of January 2018.
Recently, these women-only parking bays at service stations in China made headlines because of its sexist design; one and a half times wider, and marked in pink with a stiletto icon, they speak volumes about how women are still perceived—bad drivers who totter on narrow heels as they try to stumble their way in the world.
Our friends, the 24H Travellers, share with us how they got started on this journey on wheels, driving overland from Malaysia to the UK.