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The local arm of Hyundai Motor Co. grew sales by nearly 50% in the first two months versus year-ago levels, a statement released yesterday showed. Sales up to February rose by 47% to 4,522 units from 3,079 for the same period last year as passenger c... more

Toyota’s Philippines unit has rolled out the 500,000th vehicle assembled in its Laguna facility and is aiming to get sales back on track to kick-start a year which started with a 26% decline to 3,127 units in January owing to continued parts shorta... more

The local automotive sector is calling for the re-crafting of the new Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP) to set the policy directions of the industry. The industry, meantime, is optimistic that total demand for brand new vehicles will further i... more

Philippine Chevrolet distributor The Covenant Car Company Inc. (TCCCI) said it aims to boost its car sales from 2,800 units in 2011 to 5,000 this year, on the back of the country’s thriving economy and the company’s introduction of new car models... more

Last year proved momentous for the N-Series as the light-duty truck model from Isuzu Philippines Corp. topped the sales chart released by the Truck Manufacturers Association and the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines. Figures show... more

Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI), is showing remarkable recovery despite the 3.1% fall in total sales of vehicles, imported and locally assembled in 2011. The industry chalked up sales of 165,056 units in 2011, tipping record sales posted in 1996 f... more

The overall formal automotive sector in 2011 sold a total of 165,056 units, 3.1 percent lower than the 170,348 units in 2010 pulled by the earthquake in Japan and the flooding in Thailand that disrupted global auto supply chain. A market penetration... more

New vehicle sales in the Philippines fell 24.9 percent in January to 8,296 units, from 11,050 a year earlier Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines told inautonews. According to the same source, passenger car sales showed significant... more

The Philippine car industry will recover this year with sales increasing by 7 percent to 177,000 units from 165,000 in 2011, Rommel Gutierrez, Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines president, told GMA News Online. Gutierrez, also cor... more

Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) sustained its authority in diesel-powered vehicles as it posted steady sales for its model lineup in 2011, with the Isuzu N-Series light-duty truck topping its segment. Figures released by the Truck Manufacturers Associa... more