Honda Philippines Adjusts City and Jazz Prices

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. announces plans to adjust the suggested retail prices of its mighty subcompacts, the Honda City and Jazz models. Effective October 1, 2009, all City and Jazz models will have minimal increase in price amounting to P5,000 and P10,000, respectively. The 1.3-liter A City variant with manual transmission will be priced…

Mitsubishi Philippines Continues Winning Streak

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) sales continue a favorable trend in spite of the slump in auto sales worldwide caused by the global financial crisis. MMPC posted an impressive 31.3% increase for the first seven months the year compared to the same period last year. Total vehicle sales in the Philippines for the same…

CATS Motors Launches First Luxury Hybrid in Southeast Asia

Marking another milestone in the Philippine automotive industry, CATS Motors, Inc. unveiled last Tuesday the Mercedes-Benz S400 L Blue Hybrid – the country’s first luxury hybrid sedan. The S400 is powered by hybrid drive system that utilizes a highly advance electric motor system matched to an internal combustion engine for better driving performance, fuel…

Ford Philippines Exports 500 Units of Focus to Indonesia

Ford Motor Company Philippines (FMCP) announced that it has completed its largest fleet sales order to Indonesia as it exported over 500 units of locally made Ford Focus.

In a statement, FMCP president Rick Baker said that they sold 577 units of Ford Focus to the Indonesian National Police Force. Likewise, the Indonesian police purchased…

New MVDP to Consider Chinese Auto Manufacturers’ Plans

The planned entry of Chinese motor vehicle assemblers in the local market should be considered in the formulation of a new Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP), which used to cater only to the Japanese and American motor vehicle investors.

Elizabeth H. Lee, president of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI), said…

Toyota to Improve Multi-Purpose Vehicle Line

As vehicle sales continue to dip, Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMPC) announced that they will be introducing improvements in their International Innovative Multipurpose Vehicles (IMV) soon.

In a statement, Toyota said that the new line is composed of the Hilux pick-up truck, Fortuner compact sport utility vehicle (SUV), and Innova multipurpose vehicle (MPV). The company…

Ford Philippines Continues Record Sales Performance in August 2009

Ford Philippines recently reported a 17% increase in retail sales in August versus the same period last year, as customer demand for Ford’s high quality and fuel-efficient cars, crossovers, trucks and SUVs enabled the company to post record-high performance only shortly after its record-breaking sales in June 2009. Total sales…

Local Automotive Industry Upbeat Despite Lower Sales

The local automotive industry remains upbeat despite the 1.3 percent drop in overall sales during the first eight months of this year.

For January to August, auto sales stood at only 82,081 units down from the 83,196 units sold during the same period the previous year.

However, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc…

Mitsubishi Achieves Highest Ranking in Philippines Sales Satisfaction Study

Overall industry satisfaction in the Philippines declines as shoppers have higher expectations

Mitsubishi improves by two rank positions from 2008 to rank highest in overall new-vehicle sales satisfaction in the Philippines, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2009 Philippines Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) StudySM .

Now in its ninth year, the study measures new-vehicle owner…