Bylines Roy Stephen C. Canivel

Industry braces for excise tax hike

For almost a year now, many Filipinos have based their decision to buy a new car on price speculations. …

BMW head warns against proposed tax measures on auto industry

Asian Carmakers Corp. (ACC), the country’s official BMW importer, warned against the proposed increases in the excise tax on automobiles, cautioning that even the watered-down rates in the final house bill would “curtail the growth of the…

Mitsubishi bullish on CARS program despite excise tax issues hounding PH auto industry

A possible dip in sales was never part of the bargain when Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) committed to the government’s multibillion peso automobile resurgence program.…