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SPMJ and MNTC sign MoA for ‘Driven to Serve’ Awards

In the photo are (from left): SPMJ founding member and chairman, Ray Butch Gamboa; MNTC President, Rodrigo E. Franco; and SPMJ President, Pinky Concha Colmenares.

MANILA—The Society of Philippine Motoring Journalists (SPMJ) and Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement last January 17, 2017 at the Palms Country Club in Alabang.

With this Memorandum of Agreement, MNTC will serve as the Cooperating Sponsor of the SPMJ’s upcoming event, the ‘Driven to Serve’ Awards. The prestigious event was conceived to recognize the most outstanding CSR projects undertaken by the automotive manufacturers and distributors in the Philippines.

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Porsche Connect to be driver’s Innovative Command Center

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In the future, Porsche Connect will offer even more options for connecting the vehicle with the outside world. The enhanced communication technology is being used for the first time in the new Panamera models in combination with a twelve-inch screen.

In theory, Porsche drivers soon won’t even need to get out of their cars. Introduced in late June, Porsche Connect has, once and for all, turned the car into a rolling command center. In the future, there will be almost nothing that you can’t do with ease while on the road. For instance, getting information about flights or events in a particular city, searching for parking spots or charging stations online, calling up your personal agenda—and of course, all the services available previously, such as real-time traffic information, or displaying vehicle data as well.

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Porsche is about to present new Panamera models

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, the sportscar manufacturer will be introducing new versions of the luxury saloon.

Porsche is continuing to expand the model range of the new Panamera: The new V6 turbo is a highly efficient and agile entry-level addition to the impressive range of engines. Power is up by 20 hp from the corresponding engine of the previous Panamerageneration. At the same time, Porsche was able to reduce the consumption of this completely redeveloped six-cylinder petrol engine by up to 1.0 l/100 km. The new 330-hp (243kW; Panamera: combined fuel consumption 7.6 – 7.5 l/100 km; CO2 emissions: 173 – 171 g/km; Panamera 4: combined fuel consumption 7.8 – 7.7 l/100 km; CO2 emissions: 177 – 175 g/km; Panamera 4 Executive: combined fuel consumption 7.9 – 7.8 l/100 km; CO2 emissions: 180 – 178 g/km) engine is combined with rear-wheel drive in the Panamera and all-wheel drive in the Panamera 4, plus a long wheelbase in the Panamera 4 Executive.

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Renault-Nissan and Microsoft partner to deliver the future of connected driving

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Renault-Nissan and Microsoft partner to deliver the future of connected driving

Companies sign global, multiyear contract to work on next-generation connected car technologies and driving experiences

PARIS, France/REDMOND, Wash. (September 26, 2016) – The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Microsoft Corp. have signed a global, multiyear agreement to partner on next-generation technologies to advance connected driving experiences worldwide.

The companies will work together to develop next-generation connected services for cars powered by Microsoft Azure, one of the company’s intelligent cloud offerings. These new services will improve customer experience via advanced navigation, predictive maintenance and vehicle centric services, remote monitoring of car features, external mobile experiences and over-the-air updates.

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Mercedes-Benz celebrates 130th year of automotive by offering hefty price tag savings

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For the past 130 years, Mercedes-Benz has continuously developed the accomplishment from the innovation of its forefathers Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Its cars have defined automotive safety, comfort, efficiency, and confidence.

Now, the top luxury car brand globally, Mercedes-Benz is gradually introducing the future of the automobile. It has constantly been coming up with vehicles and features that are definitely ahead of the times–from electric mobility to intelligently connected cars and autonomous driving.

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