The race is scheduled for March 2026
This makes BYD the number three car company in terms of sales
A Chinese car brand has finally entered the top five of Philippine car sales rankings. Well, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers in the Philippines has not officially released sales for 2025 yet. But based on the last numbers we have from October,
by Dinzo Tabamo
The new brand wants to hit the ground running
Denza has just arrived in the Philippines, and it already has four dealerships on the way. The Chinese brand will hit the ground running with three facilities in Metro Manila-Alabang, Makati, and Greenhills-along with one dealership in Cebu.The Ayala
One’s fully electric, the other is a range-extended hybrid
BYD Cars Philippines and ACMobility released car after car in 2025. With 13 models on offer, and a myriad of variants between them, it is almost silly to ask, "What's next?"Well, it looks like the Department of Energy has some
by Billy Caluag
Is there a BYD near you?
BYD Cars Philippines has been rapidly expanding its dealership network over the past few years. Currently, the Chinese carmaker has 64 official facilities in its network, and it isn't stopping anytime soon.Together with its official distributor, ACMobility, BYD aims to
It's a pick-up, Jim, but not as we know it
Over the past few years, BYD has utterly upended the global automotive market, catapulting into the global-and local-top 10 brands in terms of sales in seemingly no time at all. BYD has gotten so big locally that Toyota now offers
by Niky Tamayo
This base version we tried out has *only* 1,288hp
The Yangwang U9 is an electric supercar from BYD's luxury brand. It's also big, pointy, and, if you're in the 2,937hp Xtreme version, able to hit 495.6kph. The base version we drove isn't quite as punchy,
by Alex Goy
Is a brand-new BYD on your radar?
BYD turns 31 this year, and to celebrate, the Chinese carmaker is offering cash discounts and low down payment deals on some of its most popular models. To further sweeten the deal, BYD Cars Philippines and ACMobility are also throwing in free
State of change
Since I last drove the original hybrid BYD Tang, we've had two presidents, a pandemic, a changing of the guard at BYD Philippines, and a virtual explosion of hybrid and electric vehicle sales in this country. Where that old Tang featured
by Niky Tamayo
Can BYD do it better than the Japanese?
Well, BYD did it. The Chinese automotive juggernaut has officially thrown its name into Japan's kei car segment with the fully electric BYD Racco-or Sea Otter, in English.The Sea Otter's full specs have yet to be released, but
by Billy Caluag
Is a Sealion-based pickup in the works?
Now that's interesting: BYD has just filed a patent for what looks to be an entry-level compact pickup truck. The patent was published on the European Union Intellectual Property database, and there are even spy shots of the new pickup
by Billy Caluag
That’s a very, very bold move
Chinese automotive giant BYD is gearing up to debut its version of a kei car at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show. From the teaser alone, it surely looks the part with its sliding doors and boxy frame, but its functionality will determine
by Billy Caluag
A closer look at BYD’s plush new people-hauler
BYD Cars Philippines has been nothing short of relentless with its launches over the past year. It feels as if month after month, the carmaker has been releasing something new in our market.It has just added yet another new offering to
It’ll be on display at the SMX Convention Center this weekend
Yep, you guessed it-it's another new model from BYD Cars Philippines. The Chinese automaker continues its quest to cover every nook and cranny of the market there is, and this new people-hauler is what's up nextThis is the
Yangwang U9, Denza D9, and more
Top Gear Philippines features editor Anton Andres was recently invited to BYD in China to experience all that the brand has to offer, including brands and models that are not currently being sold in the Philippines.In this episode of the Top
BYD enters the minivan sweepstakes
BYD Cars Philippines and ACMobility are gearing up for yet another release, and this time the duo looks to take on the minivan segment. Reservations for the BYD eMax 9 DM-i are now open, but the full price and specifications have
by Billy Caluag
A must in the local lineup?
Truth be told, we thought BYD would take it a little bit easier this year. We couldn't be more wrong in that aspect, as the Chinese automaker has been launching cars in the Philippines left, right, and center. Aren't they
We need more station wagons
Unless you live in Europe, the station wagon is pretty much a niche segment these days. It's been displaced by the crossover and MPV as the family car of choice. Totally understandable why that's happened, but there's something about
BYD’s luxury line is back with DM-i power
The arrival of the BYD Tang DM-i has revitalized the brand's Dynasty series, or its line of executive-styled vehicles. It also marks the arrival of turbo power to BYD's DM-i range-extended hybrid system, as the Sealion
by Billy Caluag
BYD has another new hybrid in the market
As sure as the sky is blue, it's another month and BYD Cars Philippines is back with another launch. This time, it's a hybrid version of one of its fully electric vehicle: the new BYD Tang DM-i.The new
And of course, it’s from Australia
The BYD Shark 6 DMO is a seriously impressive pickup, but many have commented that its stock payload capacity of 835kg leaves something to be desired. While we believe that 835kg is plenty for the average urban trucker, Ironman 4x4, a heavy-
by Billy Caluag
