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Mitsubishi Philippines, partner launch bus-jeepney crossbreed
by Patrick Everett Tadeo November 11, 2009


Mitsubishi Motors Philippines (MMPC) and partner Almazora Motors introduced a fresh alternative to jeepney and buses: the BEEP.

The BEEP, inspired by Europe's Gruau Microbus, is a micro bus that is suitable for Metro Manila's crowded streets--making it an ideal replacement for jeepneys and Asian utility vehicle (AUV).

"The [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]auto [COLOR=blue ! important]industry[/color][/color][/color] should not only care about selling brand new vehicles but also take a lead role in improving the mass transport system," Mitsubishi Philippnies president and chief executive Masahiko Ueki said. "Since no assembler has really pursued to modernize the [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]public [COLOR=blue ! important]transportation[/color][/color][/color], MMPC as a socially responsible automotive company have collaborated with Almazora to come up with a better solution for mass transportation."

Using a FUSO Canter light duty [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]truck[/color][/color] chassis from Mitsubishi Philippines, Almazora Motors designed and manufactured a bus body that can accommodate 18 passengers on bench-type seats and up to eight standing commuters.

The BEEP's Mitsubishi engine complies with Euro emission standards, making it more environment-friendly than surplus Japanese engines used in today's jeepneys. Its high-roof, low-floor, and large wraparound windows make the interior roomier while reducing the driver's blind spots.

The BEEP is also fully-configurable depending on the needs of the client. Almazora executive vice president Conrad Almazora said his company can manufacture as much as 50 standard-configuration BEEPs a month, with a turnaround time of one month from order placement.

The bus-jeepney hybrid of Mitsubishi Philippines and Almazora is priced at P1.6 million, almost twice the price of an AUV. Its revenue potential, however, is more than double due to the larger seating capacity. Acquisition is also easier through bank financing.

this is cool,
enrikho could develop his truck into this mitsu mini bus http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...02#post1362402

now we have a prototype

[Benji_DCP]

Its about time that the stock of old and dilapidated trucks on the road should be phased-out and junked for good! They are not only rolling coffins but rolling mausoleums! Just drive through the port area and you can see for yourself.

[Benji_DCP]

this is cool,
enrikho could develop his truck into this mitsu mini bus http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...02#post1362402

now we have a prototype

Radical and practical but too pricey at P1.6M. But by the looks of the passenger door, this micro bus may need a conductor. If the Beep can take out two jeepneys from the road and still provide employment for two drivers, then this could be a good proposition. They can alternately drive the Beep and share the income.

[kitsons]

Radical and practical but too pricey at P1.6M. But by the looks of the passenger door, this micro bus may need a conductor. If the Beep can take out two jeepneys from the road and still provide employment for two drivers, then this could be a good proposition. They can alternately drive the Beep and share the income.

Dami nito sa Australia, kaya lang medy malaki-laki ng kaunti... about a meter longer than the Toyota, forgot the name of those minibus like vehicles That use to be all around Metro-Manila.

There is a machine in Australia that dispenses tickets that the driver operates soon as a passenger steps on board. This can elimnate the conductor. Though a conductor can help given the commuter conditions here in our country especially on the heavily traveled routes as EDSA Commonwealth Ave., Shau to Pasig, etc.

[jpdm]

Radical and practical but too pricey at P1.6M. But by the looks of the passenger door, this micro bus may need a conductor. If the Beep can take out two jeepneys from the road and still provide employment for two drivers, then this could be a good proposition. They can alternately drive the Beep and share the income.

Its about time that the stock of old and dilapidated trucks on the road should be phased-out and junked for good! They are not only rolling coffins but rolling mausoleums! Just drive through the port area and you can see for yourself.

this is cool,
enrikho could develop his truck into this mitsu mini bus http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...02#post1362402

now we have a prototype

[SIZE=5]Here comes jeepney’s replacement, the Beep [/SIZE]
by Roy Pelovello

ABOUT half of the [SIZE=3]400,000 jeepneys in the country[/SIZE] may no longer be allowed to ply their routes next year following stricter registration standards, an official said yesterday.

Alberto Suansing, chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, made the statement at the launching of the Beep, a combination bus and jeep, as an alternative to the jeepney, a modified version of the Jeep used by the US military during World War II.

The Beep was inspired by the European Gruau Microbus and is a project of Almazora Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Philippines.

“The [Land Transportation Office] has come up with new regulations on the inspection of motor vehicles, and we expect many public utility vehicles will not meet the requirements,” Suansing said.

“I would say almost 50 percent of the jeepney population will be affected.”

[SIZE=3]The LTO will require public utility vehicles—jeepneys in particular—to have speedometers, hand brakes, headlights and wipers, among other things, according to Joel Donato, head of the agency’s Motor Vehicle Inspection Service. [/SIZE]

“We are implementing these requirements with the start of registration in January 2010,” he said.

Suansing said jeepney owners failing to comply with the new rules should start thinking of buying brand-new replacements—including the Beep.

A brand-new jeepney with a surplus engine costs around P450,000, and a new one with a new diesel engine is priced around P600,000.

By comparison, a Beep costs around P1.6 million. The Beep’s body is designed and manufactured by Almazora Motors, while the chassis with its brand-new FUSO Canter light-duty truck engine is supplied by Mitsubishi Motors Philippines. Mitsubishi says the engine complies fully with Philippine emission and safety regulations.

The Beep can carry 26 passengers, with seating for 18 including the driver and standing for eight.

“The first consideration here is safety. Some of [the jeepneys] are accidents waiting to happen, and then you have environmental concerns,” Suansing said, adding the LTO’s new requirements dovetailed with his agency’s goal of reducing the number of jeepneys on the streets and replacing them with the Beeps.

Almazora’s vice president for vehicle sales, Dante Santos, said the Beep could be the answer to Metro Manila’s worsening traffic and pollution problems.

He cited a government report saying jeepneys contribute 50 percent of the pollution in the area, and that the traffic flow there is choked “by oversized jeepneys with an excessive turning radius that usually clog the U-turn slots.”

Around 70,000 of the estimated 400,000 jeepneys in the country ply routes in Metro Manila.

SOURCE:http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/i...09/november/11

I hope the LTO will be true to its words.

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[SIZE=4]Transport groups slam jeep phaseout [/SIZE]

The Manila Standard Today
Metro Section
Nov. 12, 2009

JEEPNEY transport groups yesterday criticized stricter requirements for vehicle registration as an added burden to operators and drivers, amounting to phasing out an entire sector.

On Tuesday, Chairman Alberto Suansing, of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, said starting January 2010, [SIZE=3]the LTO would require jeepneys to have hand brakes, working speedometers, and wipers, among others, for safety purposes.[/SIZE]

He said about half of the country’s estimated 400,000 jeepneys would likely be grounded, adding that only those who comply would be allowed to ply their routes.

“We would oppose that because it’s an added burden to us drivers and operators,” said George San Mateo, representing Piston (Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytors Nationwide).

He said jeepneys—modified version of World War II US military GP (general purpose) vehicle—are assembled from surplus components without the accessories to lower cost of assembly.

“Maybe the LTO is dreaming that we are a first-world country. That is a good idea if our operators can afford that. I think that’s just another pretext for the phaseout of the jeepneys,” San Mateo told Standard Today.

He said the agency should improve its management services first before making new impositions on the operators and drivers.

“Why not focus first on providing enough traffic enforcers, in eradicating fixers, and most importantly, in removing colorum vehicles?”

Roberto Martin, national president of Pasang Masda, seconded San Mateo’s position.

“As far as I can remember, jeepneys are not equipped with hand brakes and speedometer,” he said.

“While we are not against the idea of upgrading and improving our public transport system, implementation of such requirement should be done gradually. We would seek a dialog with the LTO and LTFRB about this,” Martin added.

In a separate interview, ACTO (Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations) president Efren de Luna said his group, in principle, would go with the new LTO requirements.

“It is but proper for the LTO to impose those requirements, for safety not only of the commuters but also of the drivers,” De Luna said, adding that the enforcement should be made with caution given the calamity wrought by two recent storms.

“Maybe a five-month delay [in the implementation] is enough. And during that time, the LTO and LTFRB should also conduct information campaign so that everyone concerned know what is expected of them before they register their vehicles,” De Luna said.

According to Suansing, jeepney owners failing to comply with the new rules should think of buying brand-new replacements, including a micro-bus jointly produced by Almazora Motors and Mitsubishi Motors Philippines called Beep (Bus-jeep).

The whopping P1.6 million cost of Beep is pipe dream, according to Martin.

He said operators [SIZE=3]would most likely opt to buy a brand-new GP of the war relic type for about P400,000 and safety features to boot.[/SIZE] Rey Pelovello

Jeepney fabricators, operators must accept the fact that their is an urgent need to upgrade our jeepneys. I hope they should cooperate with the government and look for ways in making the jeepney more safe and efficient.

For instance, instead of spending so much on unnecessary borloloys i.e. extended bumpers, bullbars, other stainless aceesories, huge fog lights, fenders etc. they can put instead hand brakes and speedometers.
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This will make this sub-forum more significant if alternatives can be suggested to make the jeepney attuned to the times and needs of the society.

[kitsons]

Jeepney fabricators, operators must accept the fact that their is an urgent need to upgrade our jeepneys. I hope they should cooperate with the government and look for ways in making the jeepney more safe and efficient.

For instance, instead of spending so much on unnecessary borloloys i.e. extended bumpers, bullbars, other stainless aceesories, huge fog lights, fenders etc. they can put instead hand brakes and speedometers.
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This will make this sub-forum more significant if alternatives can be suggested to make the jeepney attuned to the times and needs of the society.

Agree. In the meantime, turning ratio of jeepneys can be improved by inverting the king pin. Kaya lang bibigat ang manibela sa pag-ikot ikot.

My associate master mechanic taught me these and showed his work before and after inverting the kingpin attached to the steering rods.

[niky]

Speedometers, I can understand... or not... it's relatively cheap to get surplus dashboards with speedometers that go with the engines being swapped into the Jeepneys... but the volume of those available might be a problem.

But wipers? Handbrakes? Any car without either of the two ought to be grounded immediately. Doesn't matter if you're too poor to afford them (and if you own a jeepney, whose monthly gas costs are more than the retrofit cost of these two items, "too poor" is not an excuse! )... if your vehicle is a hazard to all the other people on the road, it should be removed, immediately.

Di ba medyo OT ito?

[JJCarEnthusiast]

it seems LTO and LTFRB are making there move

but another problem I think may come against (the commuters) is the long(er) waiting time to fill the whole BEEP as it carries more passengers than the regular jeepney. I mean, you know drivers won't move out unless the passengers are in "sardinas" configuration already