All indicators showed that the domestic motor vehicle industry is moving back to its growth trajectory, based on data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA). For the month of May, motor vehicle sales reached 22,062
Mitsubishi Motors PH Appoints New Dealer in Angeles
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) appointed Bluebird Motor Corp. as its newest dealership in Angeles City, Pampanga. The new dealer partner is led by Mr. Marco Hizon, Founder and COO of Hizon Autogroup.
Mr. Hizon and his team have extensive experience in handling an automotive dealership in the north as they have successfully grown multiple car brands. Mr. Hizon also hails from the distinguished family that founded the well-known Pampanga’s Best processed meat business.
“Bluebird Motor Corp. is excited with its partnership with MMPC. We are honored to have been chosen as its dealer partner for the city of Angeles. Mitsubishi customers can trust that our group will deliver committed service that is aimed to enhance customer experience,” said Mr. Marco Hizon, Founder and COO of Bluebird Motor Corp.
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January 17, 2021 | 6:15 pm
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Optimism expressed by the automotive sector for 2021
The country’s automotive industry felt the grave impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic last year. Yet, with the economy gradually opening up and the industry eventually surviving the bumps from earlier months, it takes a positive outlook this year while it is set to embrace significant disruptions among consumers.
As the lockdown caused showrooms to close, the joint total vehicle sales of Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) reflected the pandemic’s impact.
The drop started in March 2020, when 11,029 units were recorded, much below 29,790 units in February. Then, in April a month after the lockdown started car sales plunged to only 133 units, apparently the lowest monthly sales output to date.
Published April 5, 2021, 7:00 AM
CARS (Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Program Participants) Program participants Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) and Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) are still behind in the production volume commitment of their enrolled models.
The Board of Investments (BOI), which administers the CARS Program, reported that as of December 2020, MMPC has produced a total of 143,000 units of Mirage and Mirage G4 while TMP has reached production volume of 128,000 units of Vios.
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The program, which IRR was issued on November 16, 2015, requires participants to produce 200,000 units of their enrolled models within a six-year period.
BOI Executive Director Ma. Corazon Dichosa-Halili said the CARS participants’ production data was reckoned in 2017. This means MMPC had produced 35,750 units annually while TMP had rolled out 32,000 units a year, on the average over the past four years.