PitBoard: Peugeot 308 voted Car of the Year 2015 in Morocco

MANILA, Philippines – The Peugeot 308 was recently voted as Car of the Year 2015 in Morocco. This prestigious award was accorded to the brand last January 27 in Casablanca, during an evening that brought together motor industry professionals, guests and media from the kingdom of Morocco.

The Peugeot 308, which was up against the BMW 2 Series Coupé, BMW X4, Hyundai Elantra and Mercedes C Class, won the support of the specialist motoring jury.

With voting by the organisation committee (made up of journalists from Autonews – the leading motoring magazine in the kingdom – and motor industry and leasing company professionals) on the one hand and the general public (via internet voting) on the other hand, the new Peugeot 308 was unanimously awarded this national distinction for 2015.

With more than 230,000 sales worldwide since its launch in September 2013, the Peugeot 308 continues its success story, with its “Car of the Year 2015” award in Morocco.

In a Moroccan private car market of 122,000 vehicles in 2014, Peugeot was in 5th place with a market share of 7.2 percent. The new Peugeot 308 was launched there at the end of January 2014, with nearly 900 units sold is such a short period.

Foilacar gears up for expansion

Foilacar Manila, the company which innovated car paint protection technology in the country is set to expand its operations in Southeast Asia with the investment of the IPM Group.

The IPM Group is a publicly listed company with business assets in real estate and waste management. “With the investment of IPM in Foilacar, we aim to expand the network and operations of the newly formed Foilacar Industries. With the automotive sector as its main line of business, Foilacar Industries is expected to carve in roads in the aviation, marine and property development business,” says Lester Codog, president of Foilacar Industries.

“One of our most recent marine project is the foiling of a 200-foot yacht which is privately owned by a businessman. With this, we are also undertaking exterior protection and aesthetic projects in the aviation industry and a building in Makati,” adds Jan Vincent Mercado, Chief Financial Officer of Foilacar Industries.

Part of the expansion plan is the upgrading of foil facilities to cater to a much larger portion of the target market. Foilacar Industries is will soon open to the public a 700sqm corporate headquarters, which will also function as the company’s foiling facility. “The warehouse type facility will also be our Research and Development facility. Plans are in the pipeline to bring in more variations of foil materials to be used for cars, planes, boats and even buildings,” adds Codog.

Shown in photo during the formal signing of incorporation documents are Foilacar Industry officials: (foreground left) Lester Codog, President of Foilacar, Jan Vincent Mercado of IPM Group, (background, left) Louie Mercado and Stockbroker Maurice Laude.

Transmission protection by Motul

As an industry pioneer in synthetic oils, Motul oils and lubricants were developed to provide lubrication for modern day sophisticated engines and transmission, while assuring fuel savings and automotive efficiency.

Motul ATF VI is a 100-percent synthetic high-tech lubricant featuring outstanding low-viscosity performance in modern automatic transmission (manual mode, sequential mode, electronically controlled etc.) with or without slip lockup clutch and in compliance with DEXRON III and MERCON standardss.

Motul ATF VI is particularly recommended for use in automatic gearboxes, transfer case and power steering systems. It has many advantages:

• Fuel economy for cars fitted with automatic gearboxes by reducing frictions

• Automatic gearboxes reaction is improved at cold temperature.

• Superior automatic transmission response: smooth shift feel and minimizing shift time lag.

• Life time duration is extended, better shear stability at hot temperature and oxidation resistance.

Motul ATF VI meets OEMs specifications of Ford, GM, Nissan Kia, Toyota, and Daimler-Benz.

For details on how to improve your car’s performance, call Autoplus Sportzentrium at 726-0399 log on to Motul oil and lubricants are also available at select dealers nationwide.