GENERAL MOTORS POINTS THE WAY TO THE FUTURE WITH ITS ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES

DURING the recent General Motors Thailand Environment and Energy Automotive Technology Symposium or GM Autotec held in Bangkok’s Impact Muang Thong Thani, journalists from all over ASEAN were allowed a glimpse into GM’s vision of the future.

Aside from being a part of GM’s worldwide celebration of its 100th anniversary, which was graced by no less than GM Corp. chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, GM Southeast Asia President Steve Carlisle and GM Philippines president Francis Burdett, the event coincided with the groundbreaking of GM’s new Diesel Engine Plant in Rayong.

The Symposium featured technical discussions and interviews with GM executives and also served as a showcase for GM’s emerging technologies and vehicles that point to the company’s direction in the next 100 years.

Probably the most eagerly anticipated activity of the conference was the presentation and test drive of alternative propulsion vehicles from Chevrolet, namely, the Aveo E20, Optra CNG, Colorado CNG, Impala FFV E85, Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid, Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid and Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle.  What is amazing about them is that they are actual working models and that they prove that the technologies are feasible. They are also available now.

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WE all saw it at the recent Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS), and it seemed like a very exciting new product for Ford Group Philippines. And since it was simply presented at the PIMS, nobody actually got to drive the new Ford Escape at all.

DURING the recent General Motors Thailand Environment and Energy Automotive Technology Symposium or GM Autotec held in Bangkok’s Impact Muang Thong Thani, journalists from all over ASEAN were allowed a glimpse into GM’s vision of the future.

Eyes on the Road: Manila’s road-construction mess

WHAT has happened to Manila?

It’s a question that I’ve been hearing for the past several weeks, and the reason I went around one day to see for myself.

WHAT’S this I hear about a vehicle battery that failed government tests for safety reasons and standard requirements months ago, but, alas, was still being sold for more than 20 weeks before authorities delivered the final mortal blow only last month, if not this month (September 5)?

(Conclusion)

What was the transition like from motorcycles to four-wheelers?

Racing in cars took me a while, after shifting from motorcycles. At the beginning [when I shifted to four-wheeled rally raid], it was a struggle. My years with Nissan, I didn’t have a very good car and we were a small team.