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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

Total motor vehicle sales increased by 28.7 percent in February from the previous month due to supply recovery of major players but year-to-date sales decreased by 15.7 percent compared with the same period last year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufa... 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

Car sales fell 6.9 percent in February from a year ago, because of weak seasonal demand coupled with the lingering effects of the supply disruptions due to Thailand floods last year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. rep... more

THE GAP between locally assembled and imported vehicles have widened last year with the latter taking almost three-fifths of the domestic market due to the late but severe supply chain disruption in Thailand. Completely built units (CBU) shipped from... more

The first month of 2012 was a bad one for the Philippine car industry. A joint report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. and Truck Manufacturers Association showed that vehicle sales in January fell by 24.9 percent to... more

The first month of 2012 was a bad one for the Philippine car industry. A joint report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. and Truck Manufacturers Association showed that vehicle sales in January fell by 24.9 percent to... 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

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

The Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMPC) has done it again. For the 10th straight year, TMPC achieved another triple crown, cementing the company’s position as the number 1 car brand in the country in terms of sales. The triple crown is awarded to... more