Articles about Jac Philippines

The stacked pickup segment gets a new contender

JAC has just launched a new truck to end the year. Ladies and gents, feast your eyes on the new JAC T8.The T8 is a significantly more stylish vehicle compared to the JAC T6. The exterior is highlighted by a massive

’Twas a pretty busy week

Third time’s the charm

With the market awash in a cornucopia of Chinese crossovers, it can be difficult to stand out. On the face of it, the S3 doesn't particularly stand out in any regard. No turbocharger. No all-wheel drive. No big, headline-grabbing

The smallest tall van around

Before it decided to reinvent itself with a new line of consumer vehicles, JAC was best known for selling commercial trucks, buses, and vans. But unlike other brands, which focused on Japanese-style box vans, JAC aimed higher: The brand's Sunray

If only we could remember their names

One of my favorite assignments for Top Gear is compiling buyer's guides. It gives me an excuse to visit out-of-the-way dealerships for obscure Chinese brands for prices you can't find online. In these places I ogle dozens

Are Chinese-made cars finally improving?

We can't believe we're saying this, but it might be about time to start taking Chinese car manufacturers a little more seriously. Maybe it'll do the industry some good to ease up on the made-in-China jokes a

A real crossover?

The automotive world has been crazy about crossovers over the last few years. The Philippines is no exception. With the abundance of natural disasters and pockmarked roads in our country, it pays to have a vehicle that has better ground clearance and

Is this China car any good?

With the re-branding of JAC, there's a lot of new metal on the showroom floor to explore, and a lot to take in. Here, we're starting with their second smallest crossover, the S2. While not the most technically impressive

New Chinese brand launches in JAC’s shadow

When we broke the story of JAC's new model lineup and dealerships last week, that wasn't quite the whole story. Relaunching JAC's consumer line under a separate distribution model from JAC's current trucking business was only one part

A newcomer enters the fray

Yesterday, we reported that Chinese manufacturer JAC has entered the passenger vehicle market with a lineup of sedans, passenger vans, and SUVs. During the official launch, the carmaker highlighted the S7, a 2.0-liter SUV priced at P1,390,000. And

We have the prices

There's a new passenger vehicle brand in town, and it sports a Chinese badge. JAC, which is more often associated with trucks and other commercial vehicles, has now entered the consumer market. Triesenburg Auto Corporation (TAC), an affiliate of the Lica