Interview with JR Ang, marketing director for The Manila International Auto Show 2011

 
The Manila International Auto Show 2011 (MIAS) is the most anticipated car event every year, my life changed when I got introduced to many kinds of car and my interest in car style and brands went more beyond my perspective. I have an interview with JR Ang, the marketing director for the auto show, he told me lots of new things for the show this year and their plans for the coming years, read my interview below

How many years we have this auto show?
JR: – We’ve been doing the auto show for around 7 year already and this is the 1st time we occupied 3 venues - the World Trade Center, the tent and the PTCC.

What is the basic formula that MIAS is always successful every year?
JR: - Every year we put something new or something different, like for this year, we incorporated the new venue that for customized cars, the past year, we tried to segmentize our products, just like now we have different cars like hybrid, electric cars and other new launch cars here at the auto show.

What's the theme of today for MIAS?
JR- Our theme today is about automotive evolution, we're trying to promote hybrid cars, means that cars with half fuel efficiency rating and are eco friendly, we also have electric cars that in the long run might be a trend.

How many electric cars we have at the auto show?
JR: - We have Chery for electric cars, while for hybrid cars, some car companies have 1 to 2 kinds of hybrid cars already here at the auto show.

Are we ready for hybrid cards
JR: - That's nice to have hybrid cars, because before, 5 years ago, we know that they are very expensive, and today they are now affordable because we have many key players who are now  making more hybrid cars

For electric cars, do you think that’s the solution for us to save money vs. oil price increase?
JR: - 5 years ago, people laughed at you if you have an electric car, you use electricity to run your own car, but today, we experience oil price increase and traffic in EDSA are getting worst, then you will feel the need to save money and we know that electric cars will be the global trend in the coming years, For this year its for hybrids and the next year it will be for electric cars.

What's new for this year at the MIAS
JR: - We have more hybrid features, and more booths and more cars, and more brands, today we feature this amphibian car of the AFP, its a product of the Philippines, the materials are from abroad and the amphibian car is assembled here in our country.

Do we have local manufacturers ?
JR: - Today we have local car accessories maker, those who create custom cars and we also have international custom car makers and companies here at the auto show.

What’s your dream plan for the auto show ?
JR: - Our dream plan might to have one very big venue to house everything for the auto show. Like we have here for this year, we have 3 venues and we saw that the venue is still small for us to place everything with cars and exhibitors. Our market and visitors are growing every year, we need one big venue for the whole car industry, today we have 35 car brands and growing every year and added with more China car brands to top brands and luxury car brands.

You brought back Russ Swift again for the show, how is he today?
JR: - Russ is still awesome and great, he got new stunts to show today, last year he just let one to two people to ride with him, but today, he let 3-4 people ride with him in a Subaru car while doing the stunts.

What are other main attractions? ,Maliban sa car show babes hahaha.
JR: -  (laughing)  We have new cars, new car brands and next few years we will have more.

What are the response of the visitors ?
JR: - Their response is much okay today, Because we partnered with BPI Auto Loan and they provide fast auto loan services, and one of our highlights is that for the 1st time, we're going to raffle off a free down payment for your car loan with BPI auto loan, the organizers provided the free down payment  as a thank you giveaway for the lucky visitor and car loan applicant.

After the show, What’s the next plan ?
JR: - 1st we need to rest and then we're getting ready for another auto show in the ff. months, We're going to bring the auto show in Cebu at the Cebu International Convention Center, its a follow up for the MIAS and its our 5th time to have it there.

- interview end-

Wow!! did you read all of those updates! we know that the MIAS totally rock the weekend and if you have time today, I suggest you catch up for the last day of MIAS as it will be their last day today April 10, 2011. Its the biggest MIAS show ever at the World Trade Center.

thanks to JR Ang for this short interview and more power to you guys for organizing the best auto show for our country.

Russ Swift is back in action at Manila International Auto Show 2011

Russel Swift, the world’s best car precision driver is back in Manila for another performance of his famous car stunts. It’s my 3rd year to see him perform and he still rocks and pulled another cool tricks. He even allowed 3 people inside the car to do the 2 wheels wheelie of a Subaru car.  more pics below

Russ can’t hear you! so scream some more stunts! 
I rode with him already last 2009 and it was the best!
read my story here http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-just-experienced-precision-driving.html

I got an offer to volunteer again for his stunt, but I let it pass, (I thought kasi I’ll be late and will miss show, so naabutan ko yung show nya)

Here's car parking stunt
Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.


and here's what he calls a Subaru motorcycle stunt (normally calls a wheelie)
Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

 

Hot cars rises again at Manila International Auto Show 2011

Hot and sexy cars are back at the Manila International Auto Show 2011, the auto show started the other day and it will go on til April 10, 2011 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Don’t miss this show, because this is the biggest auto show ever in our country and it continues to grow every year, today they got 35 car brands and an attraction of custom cars, car stunts, accessories, and car show babes.
Check out our post below for more photos

Here’s my panoramic view of the day 2 of the auto show. Its great to see the crowd again go wow and be amazed on the display of hot and sexy cars. More hybrid cars are coming in this year and a great participation also with 3 kinds of China made cars and also with top of the line brand of cars.

The world’s best car precision driver Russel Swift springs back into the action as he do those car stunts infront of a big crowd outside the trade hall. This is my 3rd year at the auto show and I’m glad that Russ still rocks! / other photo shows the stamp pad of my ticket on my palm.

Maserati car is so beautiful / here’s a bus photo that is made from China



Here’s from the Great Wall cars booth. The red car is the Haval M2 and the gray car is the Cool Bear. I like the style of the Cool Bear because it looks like a bigger version of the mini cooper.


Exhibit from Hyundai and Repsol



Booth of Castrol and Jeep. I always like Jeep and I love the style and bigger size of this Jeep brand

I fell inlove with this pick up truckr custom and restoration by Alex restoration, its so big and the wheels are big. The back cab looks like a fire truck. Right photo shows the biggest space occupied by Ford.



Checking out some cool car brands at Mitsubishi booth and here’s a visit to a cute Subaru WRX car. The red color is hot!


A Transformers robot rises up at the Chevrolet booth, and the white car is a Ford Evorest.



The crowd in day 1 / and here’s a car from BMW



Hyundai Elantra is highlighted in an elevated platform stage / The Chevrolet Cruze was awarded as the car of the year.

 
CROC stands for Coastal Riverine Overland Craft

Don’t miss to view this handsome baby. The C.R.O.C. vehicle is proudly Philippine made. It is an amphibious vehicle equipped with bullet proof body and window, remote  controlled machine guns, unmanned flying drone with camera and it can travel to sea, river and rough roads. The CROC can be customized as a command center, ambulance mode, aerial surveillance mode, air defense mode, boat, and a attack vehicle in land. It is locally made here and I heard that our AFP uses this vehicle today.

Inside the CROC


remote controlled machine gun with heat and night vision cameras / here’s the unmanned helicopter



Jet propulsion


Ready to attack!

BPI Auto Madness Event at Manila International Auto Show 2011

 
Buy a car now with BPI Auto Loan –get a free AVT GPS and raffle coupon to win a P100k rebate for your car purchase, this is offered only at the Manila International Auto Show 2011. check out full details below

-press release-

 
Shopping around for your dream car is going to get easier at the country’s biggest motoring event: The Manila International Auto Show (MIAS). Slated to open at the World Trade Center in Pasay City from April 7 to 10, MIAS is more than just your regular car show. Home to over 22 brands, MIAS will showcase more than 300 cars from both mainstream and luxury makers under one roof making it the ultimate showroom experience.

Aside from the number of brands and cars available for viewing and test drive, this year, MIAS is proud to be partnered with the country’s biggest auto loans provider—BPI Family to provide the best deals on car financing. As BPI marks its 160^th anniversary, it has chosen MIAS to be part of its annual BPI Auto Madness Event.

On its 13^th Year, the BPI Auto Madness Event at MIAS will see the continuation of its Free GPS Promo which gives a free AVT GPS Navigator to all qualified car loans made during MIAS. At the same time, BPI Family Personnel will be onsite at the BPI Family Auto Madness booth to give on the spot financing. Loan borrowers also receive a free Petron-BPI MasterCard with free fuel and fuel rebates.

On top of BPI Auto Loan’s unbeatable rates and promotions at MIAS, Worldbex Services International, the organizer of MIAS will give car buyers a chance to slash a further P 100,000 off their purchase price.

Every car purchased at MIAS, whether through cash or financing, will be qualified to one raffle ticket. The more cars purchased, the more raffle tickets will be issued by Worldbex. There will be only one winner and that person will receive a P 100,000 rebate to be awarded during the show. In case the person is not present during the raffle draw, he or she will be notified by registered mail and can still claim the prize within 60 days after the draw date.

Organized by Worldbex Services International, The Manila International Auto Show is the country’s biggest annual motoring event, visited by more than 60,000 visitors every year. With regular mainstays such as the Subaru-Russ Swift Precision Driving and the Manila Custom and Classic Car Competition, the addition of unbeatable car financing options through BPI Family as well as the P 100,000 rebate raffle will undoubtedly make MIAS the go-to summer event for car enthusiasts and car shoppers alike.

BPI Family Auto Loan now offers online application

You can now start applying for an auto loan with BPI Family Auto Loan by just logging in to their website www.bpiautoloans.com and fill up their online application and after few hours, you can get a fast approval of your application ,and also you will receive a free AVT Portable GPS gadget for your new car.

more news below

This is a great news! BPI Family Auto Loan uses now the internet to bring convenience to their BPI holders and to people who are interested to get a car loan, it will now remove lots of worries in filling up those forms, lining up the counter, visiting the bank, and borrow a time to fix everything. Today, BPI Family Auto Loan will do all the work for you, with the form you submitted online, they can process your application within the day and get a response after it. Let's say, if you applied at around 2AM online, then when you go to your office or woke up at around 10am in the morning, you can expect a call from them and hear the news about your application, it is fast, no other fees and your time won't be wasted and you can still do other chores while your paper is on process.

The online application for BPI Family Auto Loan also features a list of information and images of cars, The car buyer's guide will let you select and also compare the type of car you want. Specs and other information of the car are posted on the website, in this way, you can read more about it and learn the difference of each car. Selecting your dream car will be easy for just a click of a button. An auto loan calculator is also available on the site, you can use that to get an idea how much you need to shell out for monthly payments.


AVT Portable GPS

The promo of that free AVT Portable GPS will from February 14 - April 1, 2011. Borrowers with a minimum amount of P700,000 and a minimum term of 36 months will be eligible for the free AVT Portable navigation system. The purpose of the loan must be brand new and for private use only.

Visit http://www.bpiautoloans.com/
or call (02) 845-6777
or visit BPI Family Savings Bank branches near your area.

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UPDATE:
BPI Family Auto Loan just extended the promo til April 15, 2011

and if you applied on the dates - Feb 14 - April 15, 2011 , you will get your free GPS unit around Feb 14 - May 02, 2011

Asiatype launches Vector Portable GPS Navigation device

I saw this young girl at the launch of Vector 100 GPS and saw that she's using the GPS gadget as a mp3 player, complete with an earphone. oh wait! its a GPS gadget and now its an mp3 player! Heard that it is also a video player, bluetooth device, photo viewer and fm transmiter. Oh wow! Vector Portable GPS is a touch screen gadget that gives accurate route calculation with turn by turn voice direction. Ok. I want one!

read full story below


If you will drive this today


or some Jaguar cars and your task is to deliver pizza to a village in Mandaluyong City. Problem is that, you are not familiar on the place and location. So how will you start going there?


Problem solved when you use Vector Portable GPS

Asiatype Group of Companies is our country's leading publisher when it comes to Accu-map, a brand of folded maps. , they are a group of GIS or Geographic Information System specialist, They are here since 1995 and still continue to gather and update data using GPS technology and advanced software, and now as a map provider in the country they now launch the Vector Portable GPS Navigation device.


Priced at P13,900 and a one year subscription of map data updates, with 38,000 Points of Interest.


its very portable and light. I love the shape and rubberized frame, here you can see the memory card slot, earphone slot and usb charger slot.


with touch screen capability, you can use a stylus or your tip of your finger


I love the UI and the 2D and 3D map layout

I'm a Manila boy, even that I know the city main roads, I sometimes get a problem searching for the right route and address. I use Google maps heavily, I log on and check it before going out. But now if I use a portable GPS and even without a car with me, I can pin point my location and plot a point of interest on my next destination. The Vector Portable GPS will guide me on the way going to my destination. Its funny that we can use now a GPS even with out car, because it is very portable and we can use it as our media player or data storage device.

here are the specs:

MODEL NAME
Vector 100

Software: Ndrive 10
Turn by turn voice direction
Advanced search function
Unlimited itineraries
Alternative routes
Display
Type: TFT touch screen panel
Size: 4.3 inches (10.92cm)
Resolution: 480 x 272 pixels

LED Sensor Light
Sensor enables display brightness to self-adjust based on available lighting (brighter at night, not as bright in the daytime), which helps conserve battery life.

Bluetooth Hands-free Calling
Pair with your Bluetooth-enabled phone to make and receive calls hands-free.

FM Transmitter
Built-in FM transmitter enables you to listen to your favorite radio station while on the road.

Multimedia
Photo viewer
Music and video player

Memory
2GB Internal Flash
Micro SD card slot [8GB max]

visit www.vector.com.ph for details