vehicle sales

January-July sales of Hyundai vehicles up 1.6%

INCREASED sales of its light commercial vehicles (LCV) and commercial vehicles (CV) offset the decline in deliveries of its passenger cars (PC), allowing Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI), distributor of Hyundai vehicles in the Philippines, to post…

Hyundai sales in PH up 9.1% in first half

HYUNDAI’S sales in the Philippines during the first six months of 2019 grew 9.1% when compared to the same January-to-June period last year on the back of strong deliveries of commercial vehicles. Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI),…

AVID kicks off the year with 6,493 units sold

The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors (AVID) has sold 6,493 units in January this year, a drop of 25 percent from last year’s 8,696 units sold in the same period amid conservative consumer outlook.…

For the PH auto industry, more lows than highs in 2018

The Philippine automotive industry has come a long way since 1985, the year when the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) was founded. Thirty three years ago in 1985, total vehicle sales under the Progressive Car Manufacturing Program sank…

Vehicle importers report 11% drop in sales

Vehicle importers and distributors saw an 11-percent decline in unit sales in the first half of the year, a slump which a top official said should be temporary. According to the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors…

DOF: Strong vehicle sales to continue despite higher excise taxes

MANILA —  The Department of Finance expects robust vehicle sales to continue even as the higher excise taxes to be slapped on vehicles loom. “In other Asean economies such as Indonesia and Malaysia, automobile excise tax rates…

Vehicle sales jumped 26.7% in nine months; Toyota maintained lead

The Philippine automotive industry scored another record in September as vehicle sales reached 31,451 units, up 16 percent from 27,069 units in the same month last year. This brought total vehicle sales in the first nine months to…

More cars on the road as importers offer ‘reasonably priced’ models

Vehicle importers posted a 103-percent surge in sales in the first half of the year as brands introduced innovations and cheaper models in the passenger car and light commercial vehicle segments. The Association of Vehicle Importers and…

Toyota Motor Philippines sets new monthly sales record

The No. 1 automotive brand in the country rewrote history by registering 10,678 units in a single month last July. Coming from its last sales record in May with 10,511 units, Toyota proves once again that it…

Ford PH sales rise 15 percent year-to-date; EcoSport hits new record

DRIVEN by continued strength in demand for the popular Ranger and EcoSport models, Ford Philippines announced July retail sales of 1,705 units, boosting its year-to-date performance by 15 percent to 12,132 units. …