ISUZU Philippines Corp. (IPC) announced it recently turned over 15 modernized PUVs to MetroExpress Connect, Inc., (MCI) a transport company which has operations in Balanga City, Bataan. The vehicles comply with the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), according to IPC.
During the turnover program, Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board Region 3 director Ahmed Cuizon cited the government’s “forward-looking” implementation of the PUVMP and said the modernized PUVs “will become the new normal in the Philippine public transport system.”
“In the coming weeks and months, we will be opening new routes that will be catering to more passengers in Bataan,” Cuizon said.
IPC said the vehicles it delivered to MCI use the Isuzu QKR77 platform and have rear bodies designed and manufactured by Almazora Motors Corp. The vehicles are all air-conditioned Class 2 PUVs with side-facing seats. The QKR platform is assembled in the Philippines and is equipped with a Euro4-compliant 4JH1-TC diesel engine.
The company added the PUV body complies with Philippine National Standards (PNS 2126:2017). Its cabin door is on the right side, facing the sidewalk. Other design features of the body include panoramic windows and windshield, full-body insulation and an automatic door closer.
IPC assistant sales division head Hiroto Nakaguro said Isuzu’s modern PUVs are “customized with various accessories such as WiFi, GPS, CCTV, LED displays and automatic fare collection system.”
Nakaguro also expressed IPC’s gratitude to the “growing number of transport groups, such as MCI, who trust the Isuzu brand and are confident that Isuzu will be able to help serve their mission to the community.”
IPC said MCI in July 2018 had also acquired several units of Isuzu modernized PUVs for its Iloilo City route.
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