Auto manufacturing in the Philippines is an endangered species

**ice15** · February 29th, 2020 11:24 AM

Auto manufacturing in the Philippines is an endangered species | AutoIndustriya

Every vehicle built in the Philippines costs an extra $1500 (more or less) to make compared to if it was made in other Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia, or Indonesia. That means that every Toyota Vios, Mitsubishi Mirage and Mirage G4, Honda City, Honda BR-V and Nissan Almera that rolls out of the assembly line cost about PhP 75,000 more than if it came from a factory in other ASEAN nations.

**uls** · February 29th, 2020 11:29 AM

yeah pretty obvious by now

nasaan na mga pinoy car advocates na ka-debate ko?

where's your pinoy made car?

foreign brands nga di tumatagal

how can a local brand even take off?

it's highly unlikely we're ever gonna get a proton equivalent

**GTi** · February 29th, 2020 12:05 PM

PH Government is too hungry on taxes. It is so embarassing that the added cost of importing cars made in neighboring countries is actually less than manufacturing it in the country it is supposed to be sold in.

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**dr. d** · February 29th, 2020 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by GTi

PH Government is too hungry on taxes. It is so embarassing that the added cost of importing cars made in neighboring countries is actually less than manufacturing it in the country it is supposed to be sold in.

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just wait until government updates car import taxes...
heh heh.

**ice15** · February 29th, 2020 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

just wait until government updates car import taxes...
heh heh.

Bayad/bili pa din tayo... Car buyers

Di naman papa-lugi car manufacturers

**dr. d** · February 29th, 2020 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by ice15

Bayad/bili pa din tayo... Car buyers

Di naman papa-lugi car manufacturers

there is a saying,
"only the car manufacturer knows just how much it takes, to manufacture their car."
everyone else, is just guessing.

**GTi** · February 29th, 2020 12:25 PM

Honestly though. On one hand we complain that the local car industry is not competitive enough, is not selling enough so that factories are closing down and workers are losing jobs. On the other hand we complain that the local car industry is selling too many cars, more than our streets can accomodate. So... [emoji28]

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**ice15** · February 29th, 2020 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by GTi

On the other hand we complain that the local car industry is selling too many cars, more than our streets can accomodate. So... [emoji28]

I always mention this kapag "traffic" ang topic...

We all want "better public transportation" pero it's honestly para di bumili ng car yung "next person"

Tayo, bili pa din (otherwise, di tayo member ng Tsikot

)

Just look at the other countries...

Mahal kotse sa Singapore... Nagco-commute yung walang pambili, pero once maka-ipon....bibili pa din yan ng kotse.

India/Thailand has trains/tuktuk... Bili pa din

If taxes go up... Bibili pa din tayo

I also posted earlier in another forum... Sa Singapore, mas mura mag Grab everyday than buy your own car... Pero lahat ng tao, gusto pa din may sariling car

Again, I personally tried the MRT nung 40 pesos sya at halos walang pasahero... A month later, kotse na ako ulit

**dr. d** · February 29th, 2020 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by GTi

Honestly though. On one hand we complain that the local car industry is not competitive enough, is not selling enough so that factories are closing down and workers are losing jobs. On the other hand we complain that the local car industry is selling too many cars, more than our streets can accomodate. So... [emoji28]

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not to mention,
"i'll buy the local philippine-made car, once it goes on sale."

**GTi** · February 29th, 2020 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by ice15

I always mention this kapag "traffic" ang topic...

We all want "better public transportation" pero it's honestly para di bumili ng car yung "next person"

Tayo, bili pa din (otherwise, di tayo member ng Tsikot

)

Just look at the other countries...

Mahal kotse sa Singapore... Nagco-commute yung walang pambili, pero once maka-ipon....bibili pa din yan ng kotse.

India/Thailand has trains/tuktuk... Bili pa din

If taxes go up... Bibili pa din tayo

I also posted earlier in another forum... Sa Singapore, mas mura mag Grab everyday than buy your own car... Pero lahat ng tao, gusto pa din may sariling car

Again, I personally tried the MRT nung 40 pesos sya at halos walang pasahero... A month later, kotse na ako ulit

I suppose for many people, buying a car is an achievement in life. An upgrade in status. Kind of just second to buying a house. People will always want to have one. And with the coding scheme, at least two.

Its just that infrastructure development has been asleep for the last two decades, yet everyone wants to stay in Metro Manila, which is getting to be too small for everyone to be in. But then again, unlike Singapore, we aren't limited by scarcity of land area. They could just as easily let Metro Manila swallow up the surrounding, already well developed cities from the adjacent provinces.

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