Ira Panganiban is a columnist at The Manila Times. He focuses on themes related to automotive topics, including electric vehicles (EVs) and car repair, providing insightful commentary and analysis in these areas. Ira's work has also been featured in MSN.
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Ira Panganiban's focus is heavily on the automotive industry and related topics, especially within the local context of the Philippines, particularly Manila. Given this focus, Ira may be receptive to pitches that offer insights into developments in the local auto industry or perspectives from experts with knowledge of automotive technology and trends specific to Southeast Asia.
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FOR the better part of the last decade, the automotive world has been trying to bury Toyota. First, it was supposedly too conservative.
FOR years, the Philippine electric vehicle (EV) conversation has suffered from a peculiar problem: we keep debating incentives while ignoring infrastructure.
By: Ira Panganiban
SELLING electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines has never been simply about selling cars.
By: Ira Panganiban
FOR years, the Philippine electric vehicle (EV) conversation has suffered from a peculiar problem: we keep debating incentives while ignoring infrastructure.
By: Ira Panganiban
IN the automotive industry, product launches come and go. New models arrive almost every month, technologies evolve at breakneck speed, and today’s headlines are quickly replaced by tomorrow’s.
IF you looked only at the latest sales report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (Campi) and the Truck Manufacturers Association Inc. (TMA), you might think the Philippine automotive industry had suddenly lost momentum.
By: Ira Panganiban
FOR years, electric vehicles (EVs) have occupied an awkward place in Philippine policy.
FOR years, electric vehicles (EVs) have occupied an awkward place in Philippine policy.
Here's a hard truth that Nissan Philippines can no longer ignore: the company isn't losing market share because Filipinos suddenly stopped liking Nissan.
FOR years, the Philippines has been known more as a market for automobiles than a manufacturing powerhouse. We buy millions of vehicles, yet much of the value — from engineering and advanced manufacturing to battery technology — is created elsewhere.
