Volkswagen Philippines

[ice15]

Ayala ends distributorship of Volkswagen in PH | Autoindustriya

While the company will stop distributing Volkswagen vehicles soon, the automaker is fully committed to supporting existing customers in the country. Vehicle servicing, maintenance, and warranty support will continue to be available through the Alabang Service Center, Pampanga Service Center, and other authorized service touchpoints. Customers may book service appointments via this volkswagen.service*acmobility.ph. For Pampanga customers, please contact 0918 8542379 or email hbsicat*lausgroup.com.ph.

[moneyp]

not surprising.... the pattern continues.

buyer beware.

[Dr.Kamiya]

Can someone remind me which brands have been dropped by Ayala in the last couple of years? Seems like they're churning through them like a call center's HR department

[dr. d]

... are kia and byd still theirs?

[moneyp]

for cars, maxus and then this

[Motortrend]

... are kia and byd still theirs?

BYD is a recent addition.

[carxynogen]

Paano kaya yung nakabili na ng unit? Paano yung warranty nila?

[LOLZ]

Calls into question how will they handle their other brands longterm they seem to be dropping brands lately.

[GTcervan]

Hindi rin kasi compelling ung mga recent models na dinala nila sa bansa. Much better sana kung meron yung bagong vw amarok locally. Kaso malayo rito planta nun.

[LOLZ]

Hindi rin kasi compelling ung mga recent models na dinala nila sa bansa. Much better sana kung meron yung bagong vw amarok locally. Kaso malayo rito planta nun.

While VW PH is limited to SAIC-VW's selection of vehicles i don't think they did their best with their lineup selection. I think only the Lamado felt like an upgrade over the Mexico-sourced Jetta. Replacing the Gen 2 Tiguan with the Gen 1 version when SAIC produces the Gen 2(albeit the china exclusive LWB version) feels dumb and the polo HB and passat could have retained in the lineup. I guess the Gran santana is best they could do for the golf/golf wagon as the taos/tharu crossovers was released later than the switchover and may not even appeal to those buyers anyways.

[ice15]

Volkswagen x Ayala: Doomed from the start? | Autoindustriya

[dr. d]

Volkswagen x Ayala: Doomed from the start? | Autoindustriya

in my opinion only,
ayala is a real estate company.
their heart is not into cars.

[ice15]

in my opinion only,
ayala is a real estate company.
their heart is not into cars.

ako naman... bigger portion of Ayala's heart is nasa company who makes money.

Honda doesn't have the shine it used to have. I think nakalimutan nila that they still have Isuzu and napa-Oo na sila ng Kia.

BYD is the new favorite... pero hanggang kailan.

Ayala needs to make the shareholders happy.

[donbuggy]

[BizSights] The classic VW Beetle: A fitting symbol in a time of a corruption scandal | Rappler
by Isagani de Castro Jr.
Sept. 28, 2025

In a time of another major corruption scandal, contractors with flashy cars, and 'nepo babies' showing off rich lifestyles, it may be good to go back to history and take a look at a classic car, the VW Beetle — and what it symbolizes.

When the Ayala Group announced on September 18 that it would stop selling Volkswagen (VW) cars in the Philippines, there was no love lost in the Philippines.

Filipinos fell out of love with VW ever since the German car manufactuer veered away from its literal meaning — “volks” “wagen” or people’s car.

VW had strong roots in the Philippines. The German car manufacturer, the biggest in Europe, used to have the largest market share here back in the 1960s. According to Klaus Schadewald, former chief operating adviser of VW Philippines, VW’s market share used to be 64%, meaning two out of every three cars in the Philippines was a VW. Even our police cars were VW Beetles at one point.

VW once had three production plants in the Philippines, and Schadewald says the Philippines still has one of the largest VW clubs in the world. The Samahan VW Club of the Philippines, for instance, has around 30,000 members on Facebook.

Those were years when Germany’s manufacturing-engineering prowess was on display all over the world, and VW would outsell giant American automaker Ford with their classic Beetles, Kombis, Golfs, Karmann Ghias, and Brasilias.

Volkswagen’s two-door Beetle sedan sold over 21 million worldwide, “making it the most popular car manufactured off a single platform of all time,” according to Volkswagen AG. It also became a cultural icon during the “Hippies” counter-culture movement in the late 1960s and 1970s, with peace advocates bringing Beetles and Kombis to protests such as the Woodstock music festival in New York, USA.

As we are made aware of the lifestyles of those involved in the flood control scandal, such as the fleet of luxury cars of the Discayas (including a Rolls Royce), dismissed Department of Public Works and Highways engineer Brice Hernandez’s P12 million GMC SUV and Lamborghini, the classic VW Beetle provides us with symbols that are relevant today: simplicity as opposed to opulence; durability and smart design in contrast to substandard projects; a name that means serving people’s needs; and, its cultural history of being a symbol of protest against establishments that do wrong.

Hail to the classic VW Beetle!

[GTcervan]

While VW PH is limited to SAIC-VW's selection of vehicles i don't think they did their best with their lineup selection. I think only the Lamado felt like an upgrade over the Mexico-sourced Jetta. Replacing the Gen 2 Tiguan with the Gen 1 version when SAIC produces the Gen 2(albeit the china exclusive LWB version) feels dumb and the polo HB and passat could have retained in the lineup. I guess the Gran santana is best they could do for the golf/golf wagon as the taos/tharu crossovers was released later than the switchover and may not even appeal to those buyers anyways.

Yep, in other words they aren't interesting.

Imo only the passat and the caddy are. Maybe the jetta a bit but the others feel bland or lackluster for what they are.

[misternobody]

Hello everyone!