Travel around in China and you will notice all sorts of cars that look similar to those on the streets all over the world, but with different names and badges and logos. Chinese carmakers have thrived in a largely protected market where the established European and American brands had to share technology to get a share of the market.
Like so many other manufacturers of mass market cars, Hyundai wanted to do something prestigious and so they invented the Genesis brand. Like Lexus and Infintiti before, Hyundai took its base models and made them more luxurious so that we would believe that the automaker was capable of delivering true performance cars.
For most of its existence, Rolls-Royce has been amongst the most exclusive cars in the automotive world. For some people out there, a regular “Rolls” is just simply not enough; luxury car dealer H.R.Owen is now proudly displaying a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith designed by none other than rock legend, Roger Daltry, the lead singer from legendary British rock band, The Who.
There is traffic madness in downtown Manila and now the Land Transit Franchising and Regulatory Board (aka LTFRB) is threatening to make matters worse. The LTFRB has already managed to slap both Uber and Grab with a circa USD100,000 fine for operating illegally in the Philippines. The government agency now says that all ride-sharing drivers must have a license by July 26th or face a USD2,300 fine, and the three-month confiscation of their vehicle.
We don’t mean to bash male drivers, but to prove our point, comparisons to the other gender had to be made. Jangan marah, ya!
A while back, Facebook created Marketplace and surprise surprise, you can actually purchase a car there. So, would you? The answer to that question is that it seems to be gaining traction enough to start to make other online car sites worry; well, at least a bit.