THE TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT CARS OF 2024

Twenty twenty-four was a banner year for the Philippine car industry. Not only did it mark a post-pandemic sales figure that pretty much equals 2019's best ever industry sales in Philippine automotive history, it also saw a dramatic shift not necessarily in sheer sales volume (which is resolutely increasing), but definitely in public perception—towards New Energy Vehicles.

- By Ulysses Ang, Kap Maceda Aguila, Jacob Oliva, Vincent Villa, Manny de los Reyes, and Angel Rivero

Twenty twenty-four was a banner year for the Philippine car industry. Not only did it mark a post-pandemic sales figure that pretty much equals 2019's best ever industry sales in Philippine automotive history, it also saw a dramatic shift not necessarily in sheer sales volume (which is resolutely increasing), but definitely in public perception-towards New Energy Vehicles.

Not surprisingly, more than half of our Top 10 list is either a hybrid or a fully electric vehicle. In making our choices, we agreed that the cars must all have been announced or launched in 2024.

They don't need to have been test driven to be nominated (this is not a car of the year award).

We then tallied our picks. Out of a theoretically possible 60 cars nominated, we ended up with 27 cars picked by our group of six writers. Here are the results: The leading car was a unanimous pick. All six of us nominated it.

2-4) Three cars from three different manufacturers got four nominations each (all three are hybrids).

5-10) Getting three nominations each were six cars from six different brands, two of which are hybrids and the other an EV.

The other 17 cars got either one or two nominations.

Here now are our Top 10 Most Important Cars of 2024.

Tied for 4th through 10th places with 3 votes apiece are the following:

Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid