I RECEIVED news from Jose Maria Luis (Che) R. Cabotaje that Honda Cars Philippines has shacked up with Lazada, the famous online shopping platform.
The car bigwig is now on LazMall, reputedly the country’s leading e-commerce online connecting shoppers to over 18,000 leading international and local brands.
“Customers can now purchase vehicle reservation vouchers for select Honda models,” Che said. “Not only does it minimize dealership visits, but also encourages contactless transactions, reducing the risk and spread of the Covid-19.”
Reservation vouchers purchased through LazMall may now be availed at Honda’s 22 car dealerships nationwide in Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Baliuag, Quezon City, Manila, Greenhills, Alabang, Global City, Makati, Pasig, Shaw, Manila Bay, San Pablo, Calamba, Lipa, Rizal, Carmona, Cebu, Cagayan, Iloilo, Mandaue and Negros Occidental.
But here’s the catch: Honda-Lazada’s 11.11 sale this November will raffle off one All-New Honda City 1.5 S CVT.
“To join,” Che said, “customers must follow Honda’s LazMall flagship store page to earn from one to four E-raffle entries from November 1-20, 2020. Raffle draw will be on November 25, 2020.”
The winner will be notified through phone call and registered mail, and will be announced through Lazada’s Facebook page and HCPI’s official web site and Facebook page.
“Through our partnership with Lazada, we are able to further expand our online presence and reach as we provide customers a more convenient and safer car purchase solution as we continuously transition to the new normal brought by the pandemic.” said Masahiko Nakamura, president of Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI).
For more details, visit www.hondaphil.com or www.lazada.com.ph/honda-cars-philippines-inc.
Tagum inauguration
STILL on Honda, Colene Jalalon said Honda Cars Tagum has been inaugurated recently, making it Honda’s 35th full-service dealership and its fifth in Mindanao.
Erected under the business group of ANC Group of Companies, the new dealership is at Purok 1 Rizal, Canocotan, Tagum City, Davao del Norte, whose total land area of 3,200 square meters can accommodate up eight Honda vehicles for display. It is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, offering world-class services such as preventive maintenance, general repair, body and paint, and spare parts.
You can call Honda Tagum at +639514631028, or e-mail at ppineda@ancgroup.com.
Hiace oil promo
FROM Elvin “The Big E” Luciano, this noteworthy bit of news from Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP).
“The TMP will undertake an Oil-In promo providing owners of commercially-used Hiace Commuter vans [change oil, filter services, etc.] in any Toyota dealer nationwide. Covered by this are the school bus, UV Express, ambulance, tourist shuttle, airport shuttle, courier or delivery services.
“Commercial Hiace drivers and operators have been doing great service to the public, and we’d like to assist them, especially now that most of them need assistance to restart their operations,” said Rainnier Gregorio, TMP’s first vice president for customer service operations.
The promo is on until December 29, 2020. For more information, visit Toyota’s oil in promo Toyota Motor Philippines.
No stopping RSA
RAMON S. Ang (RSA) would not simply stop with his infrastructure binge.
After announcing the soft opening of its much-awaited Skyway 3 project in December, RSA, the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) president and chief operating officer, said this week that the Skyway Extension is now 70 percent done and also ready to open by the end of the year.
The SMC-funded P10-billion project will extend the Skyway from Susana Heights on Slex to Sucat and back and provide direct access to the elevated section of the Skyway.
It will connect the Slex and the Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX) to the Skyway at Susana Heights, bypassing Alabang to make travel from south to north via the Skyway System seamless and much shorter.
“We are on track to deliver the northbound section of the Skyway Extension project by December, and with this, motorists from the south can easily access Makati, Manila, San Juan, Quezon City, and the North Luzon Expressway,” RSA said.
“Under normal Metro Manila conditions, you will be lucky if you can get from Slex to the North Luzon Expressway in under three hours. You would have to pass through traffic gridlocks in Alabang, Magallanes, practically the whole of Edsa, or various areas through Manila. With the Skyway Extension and the completed Skyway 3, you can get there in 30 minutes without stopping,” he added.
“Work had to stop when the lockdown was implemented,” RSA said. “We resumed work in mid-June and because of health protocols, we had to limit the number of workers at the site.”
“But despite these challenges, our engineers and our contractors have come through. They work double-time, so we can deliver the northbound section by December,” he added.
PEE STOP How I wish I could heed invites for face-to-face lunch dates with industry moguls but, sadly, my doctor keeps saying, “No.” I am in the vulnerable sector, he says. I miss you, guys. Thanks.