Car companies offer free help for motorists this Holy Week

To help motorists safely navigate to their destinations during this Holy Week break, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) and Changan are offering motorist assistance services and programs for their customers.

Toyota Holy Week assistance

Motorists can avail of a free 21-point vehicle safety inspection at any authorized Toyota dealer and service center (excluding body and paint centers) nationwide until April 5. Toyota owners can set an appointment by contacting their preferred dealer or service center. To find a dealer or service center near them, they can go to toyota.com.ph/dealer. The inspection includes a checkup of the tires, windshield wipers, brake fluids, drive belts, engine oil, coolant, battery, and more.

Toyota owners who will bring in their vehicle for checking will also receive a free Caltex Saveplus Card when they avail of additional services. This card can be used to get a fuel discount of P2 per liter for gasoline (Platinum or Silver) or P1 per liter for diesel at all card-accepting Caltex stations nationwide (except Caltex stations located in Landers Superstores).

Additional services that can be availed include but are not limited to preventive maintenance check-ups, general service repairs, air care, engine detailing, and body and paint repairs.

In addition, TMP will be offering roadside emergency assistance from April 6 to 9 at selected dealers across the country: Bataan, Baguio, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Calamba, Calapan City, Camarines Sur, Silang, Lucena, at the Shell stations along South Luzon Expressway, Muntinlupa (southbound), and Mamplasan (northbound), Mandaue South, Mabolo, and Davao. For more information, visit https://toyota.com.ph/promos/pre-holy-week-032023

Changan Holy Week assistance

From April 3 to 8 (except Maundy Thursday and Good Friday), certified Changan service technicians will be at accessible stops to conduct a 25-point safety inspection of your Changan vehicle, for free.

Twelve Changan 3S dealerships are all prepped: Changan Cainta (Km. 22 Ortigas Avenue Extension, Cainta); Changan Baguio (51 Ferguson Road, Gusaid); Changan Commonwealth (43 Commonwealth Avenue, Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City; Changan E. Rodriguez (222

E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., Quezon City); Changan General Santos City (Diaz Building, Prk. Palen, National Highway); Changan Heroes Hills (52 Panay Avenue, Quezon City); Changan Iloilo (McArthur Drive, Tabuc Suba, Jaro); Changan Lipa City (Ayala Highway); Changan Pagsanjan (National Highway, Barangay Biñan, Pagsanjan, Laguna); Changan Santa Rosa (South Drive Block 4, Lot 9 and 10 Laguna Bel Air 2. Barangay Don Jose, Santa Rosa Laguna); Changan Santiago (335 Maharlika Highway, Barangay Batal, Santiago City, Isabela), and; Changan Zamboanga City (MCLL National Highway, Barangay Putik).

Let Changan SMRA (summer roadside assistance) spare you the stress of your travel issues, to help make this season of quiet reflection more meaningful. Changan SMRA is one of Changan Auto’s many service activities that complement Vital 5 Plus, Changan’s core service program conceived to keep your vehicle in top shape while assuring one of the lowest ownership costs in the industry today: the 5-year/150,000km mileage warranty; Changan Pacesetter roadside assistance and towing service; Changan Fastlane’s 60-minute service guarantee with free PMS Labor for the 1st year or first 20,000km (whichever comes first); Changan Veloservice where you can conveniently book your service appointment online; and quick and efficient assistance from CAIA, Changan’s AI Chatbot.