Features

By Yuri Kageyama / The Associated Press Tokyo—Visions of cars that drive themselves without emitting any pollution while entertaining passengers with online movies and social media took center stage at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the public on October 30 and ends on November 8. 

Review by Ann M. Job / The Associated Press Mazda’s smallest sport utility vehicle (SUV), the new CX-3, is a nimble five-seater with fresh styling, an affordable starting price, generous standard equipment and noteworthy fuel economy. 

Suzuki Philippines (SPH), a leading maker of top-quality compact and fuel-efficient automobiles in the country, bagged two best-in-class awards at the 11th C! Magazine Awards, held recently at The Palms Country Club in Muntinlupa City. 

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has introduced a streamlined procedure for its Individual Medical Assistance Program (Imap) that eliminates the interview portion of requests for financial assistance.

Asian healthcare platform Practo announced recently that it had acquired Qikwell, a leader in appointment scheduling at hospitals, making the former the world’s largest appointment-booking platform with nearly 40 million appointments managed every year. As a result, Practo gets a fantastic product that delivers a great consumer experience in hospitals and clinics by providing smooth appointment booking, significantly reducing waiting …

The SM Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the SM Group of Companies, has announced that it finished the first phase of the renovation and refurbishment of the Philippine Military Academy’s (PMA) Fort del Pilar Station Hospital in Baguio City, Benguet province. The hospital is the 13th facility to be renovated and refurbished by the SM Foundation, and …

By Anick Jesdanun / The Associated Press New York—The success of Microsoft’s latest lineup of devices will ride on the company’s ability to convince people who got free Windows 10 software upgrades to spring for new devices—specifically, Windows devices. 

Lenovo unveiled recently what it calls the latest evolution in mobile devices, the Lenovo Phab Plus, which it describes as “a beautifully designed premium phablet optimized for single-hand use.” 

By Michael Biesecker / The Associated Press Washington—Volkswagen (VW) is far from the first company to stand accused of trying to game required emissions tests. Almost since the passage of the Clean Air Act in the United States in 1970, major manufacturers of cars, trucks and heavy equipment have been caught for using what regulators call “defeat devices”—typically programing a vehicle’s …

Buyers typically don’t associate Kia with luxury, but its 2016 top-level Sorento SX-Luxury model is so robust in its looks, pleasing in its ride and stocked with features that it feels like a luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV).