If you're a car aficionado, it's impossible for you to have missed this great television commercial on the debut of the Toyota Corolla Altis featuring Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt.

Yes, I know, guys shouldn't care about Brad Pitt's endorsement of a car brand, but you've got to hand it to the guys that conceptualized the commercial. They knew Brad could convey the message that driving a Toyota Corolla Altis is either cool or makes one look cool.

Brad Pitt isn't the only selling factor of this classic car commercial. There's also the theme song, Shake Your Bon-Bon by Ricky Martin. Here's an excerpt from the lyrics:

I'm a desperado
Underneath your window
I see your silhouette
Are you my Juliet
I feel a mad connection
With your body
Shake your bon-bon
Shake your bon-bon
Shake your bon-bon

Not much impact there, but if you listen to the song, you'd probably agree with me that Brad Pitt plus a catchy tune made waves for the sales of the Toyota Corolla Altis back in the early 2000s. Oh, just check out the video:

Here's this month's price guide for Ford Group Philippines Inc.'s lineup of cars and monster trucks. The image of the price list is a little large, so pardon the slow loading time. As usual, I'm including a link to our favorite currency converter, Oanda, to help resident aliens and expatriates with their conversion needs. Today's interbank rate is USD 1 = PHP 48.97. Yes, the peso is continuing its down slide.

In a hurry to compute? Well, that's why I have installed that nifty Currency Converter gadget from Google.

Check out the price list below:

Like in previous installments of Price Check, all prices in the list are subject to change without prior notice.

Here's this month's price guide for Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation's lineup of cars, pickup trucks, and utility vehicles. I've decided to include prices for the pickups and utility vehicles so that viewers who are gearing up to be entrepreneurs will have an idea how much that small delivery vehicle costs. As for the cars, well, what's a successful businessman without a respectable car to back him up? Go check out the price list below:



As in previous installments of Price Check, I'm including a link to our favorite currency converter Oanda to help resident aliens and expatriates with their conversion needs. Today's interbank rate is USD 1 = PHP 48.19. Whew! The peso is getting weaker.

All prices in the list are subject to change without prior notice.


The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX: Go ahead ... drool.

Related posts:

Price Check: Toyota Cars
Price Check: Honda vehicles (except motorcycles)

Here's the price guide for this year's lineup of Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. I've decided to separate the prices for Toyota cars from the SUVs and 4x4s since posting the entire pricelist will make the article too lengthy. Go scope out the pricelist.



Oh, and just like all other pricelist on Cribs and Rides, here's a link to a currency converter to help resident aliens and expatriates with the number crunching. Today's interbank rate is USD 1 = PHP 47.87.

As in all cases, Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. reserves the right to change prices at any time without prior notice.

Shouldn't it be "Cherry" cars? No, assures a friend. Yes, I've heard about these Chery Cars from China and how they've managed to enter the Philippine market with the aim of giving other car manufacturers, both Japanese and European, a run for their money.

Actually, this posting is a little late in coming. Chery Cars have been with us for almost a year, although I have yet to feel their presence in the Southern Philippines. This may change soon as this news article implies:

Chinese car maker to set up a plant in the Philippines

Chinese car maker Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. is studying the feasibility of setting up an assembly plant and a training center in the Philippines to boost its after-sales support network.

Gary Tung, Chery International sales manager for the Asia-Pacific and South Africa region, said the company has started its research and feasibility study on the assembly plant.

Jonas Silva, marketing and after-sales service manager of Iseway Motor Philippines Inc., exclusive distributor of Chery cars in the country, said although there was "nothing concrete yet," Chery Cars "might open" the assembly plant by next year.

"It's just a matter of us Iseway sitting down with the mother company," Silva said.

Silva said the car maker will also open the Chery Asia Pacific Training Center in Makati, which will offer training to dealers and sub-dealers not only in the Philippines but also to those in Asia Pacific.

The first training session at the training center is slated next month. It will cover technical, marketing and sales training patterned after Chery's international training curriculum.

At present, Chery has 12 active dealers nationwide. Four more dealerships will be established in different parts of the country by the end of this month.

Interested in Chery Cars? Call Iseway Motor Philippines at (632) 896-2222 local 102 or visit its showroom at 349 Oppen Building, Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Philippines.