Briefs: OPPO’s newest smartphone

OPPO fans are in for a treat with the arrival of the newest A9 2020 smartphone, the latest addition to the best-selling and upgraded A series. The A9 2020 will be available for a limited time blind pre-order from 14 September to 19 September only. Customers may visit any OPPO concept store nationwide to reserve. A non-refundable down payment of P1,000 is required to proceed with the full reservation of the said handset. The pre-order comes with a price unannounced yet to keep the excitement for the new series going.

The pre-ordered A9 2020 handset will come with an XSound Wireless Bluetooth Headset worth P2,099 as freebie. Turnover of pre-ordered units will start on 28 September 2019. Claiming of the unit and the freebie will only be available where the reservation was made. OPPO will issue a blind pre-order card upon successful reservation which should be presented as an official proof of claim.

The new A series smartphone sports powerful features such as the 48MP quad camera that is capable of shooting clearer, crisper photos even in low-light conditions. It has up to 128GB internal storage that runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 for smoother performance.

Special service package covers earlier Toyota Vios models

This September, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is offering all previous generation Vios owners a special service package, called the Vios 999. The promo is exclusive to Vios year models 2003-2007 and 2007-2013. The Vios 999 comes with Toyota Genuine Motor Oil, Toyota Genuine Oil Filter, and Toyota Genuine Drain Plug Gasket, all inclusive of labor plus a free Caltex SavePlus card. Promo runs until 30 September 2019.

The Vios 999 promo can be availed in all 70 Toyota dealerships nationwide, with no special requirements needed. Customers simply have to bring the vehicle to a Toyota dealer, where dedicated service advisors will brief and assist them on the promo package and its inclusions.

“Aside from the first and second generation Vios units, we are also extending this offer to 2013-2018 third generation Vios models deployed as Grab cars to support our partner-drivers, who use the ever-reliable Toyota Vios to serve the public and earn a living for their families,” said TMP first vice president for customer service operations Rainnier Gregorio.

“Toyota supports its customers for the entire duration of their car’s life cycle. Our dedication to aftersales service is one of the core values that makes us number one,” he added.

The transit advertising company knows as Gypsy has been rebranded and rechristened “transitflix” and it was officially launched last week at the F1 Hotel BGC.

During the launch transitflix chief of staff Genevieve Reyes said the rebranding serves to live up to a more global recall. “But our values have not changed,” she said.

In the next five-year transitflix plans to expand its global footprint starting with Southeast Asia specifically in Indonesia. For its second year of operations, transitflix will tap on other modes of transit advertising such as car wraps and bus wraps.