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2025 AUTO FOCUS PRE-CHRISTMAS TEST DRIVE FESTIVAL

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November 13, 2025

The Auto Focus Pre-Christmas Test Drive Festival is back to help you find the perfect vehicle, just in time for the holidays!

Just like our successful summer festival, we're bringing together top automotive brands so you can test and compare the latest cars, SUVs, pickups, vans, hybrids, and electric vehicles on your wishlist all in one convenient venue!

This festival, the brainchild of the late founder of Sunshine Television and host of Auto Focus and Motoring Today, Ray Butch Gamboa, continues its mission to bring together car seekers and top automotive companies.

We extend our deepest gratitude to everyone involved for their support and participation in this goal.

In particular, we thank the automotive brands for showcasing their latest and best models at the festival. The commitment of BYD, Ford, Honda, Hongqi, Hyundai, Isuzu, Kia, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Omoda & Jaecoo, Suzuki, and Toyota to offer great new products and incentives is what makes this event a success.

We also want to recognize and thank our partners for their support. Our Cooperating Sponsor, BPI Auto Loan, for helping attendees finance their dream cars.

Our Major Sponsors, SM Offices and SM MOA Complex, for providing the perfect venue for this highly anticipated annual event. Our Media Partners, The Philippine Star and Magic 89.9, for spreading the word and helping the festival reach record crowds.

Finally, we invite everyone to come to the festival from November 13 to 16, 2025, to experience the wide array of vehicles and take advantage of this unique opportunity to make the com-

his November, BYD proudly celebrates its 31st anniversary -three decades of innovation, and now the global No. 1 in new energy vehicles. To mark this milestone, we're bringing the celebration to the Auto Focus Pre-Christmas Test Drive Festival through the BYD Tech Tour, where guests can experience electric firsthand.

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