Philippines

Two Chinese carmakers have had plans approved by the Philippines Board of Investment (BoI), to join the country's commercial vehicle (CV) segment, where BMI forecasts output to grow... 2010-09-22

News that Ford Group Philippines (FGP) does not have a definite replacement for the Focus when production of the model is moved to Thailand in 2012 supports BMI's view that Thailand... 2010-08-18

Despite the uncertainty surrounding its industry policy, the Philippines autos sector achieved record sales of 15,972 units in July, keeping the market on track to achieve BMI's forecast... 2010-08-09

The new Motor Vehicle Development Programme (MVDP), which aims to improve the Philippines' auto sector so it can compete with its regional neighbours, has divided the industry, with... 2010-08-05

As the Philippines Board of Investments (BoI) continues to draft changes to the new Motor Vehicle Development Programme for consideration, incentives have been proposed which would... 2010-07-05

BMI's forecast for 11% growth in vehicle sales in the Philippines has been matched by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI), which has raised its forecast... 2010-06-08

As the Philippines looks to become a major force in the ASEAN auto sector and fulfil BMI's view that emerging markets will become major production bases, the country's Board of Investment... 2010-05-13

Mitsubishi Motors' announcement that it will have to reduce the sales targets of its locally built models due to uncompetitive pricing shows shortcomings in the industry, which BMI... 2010-04-30

Negotiations with Japan over the reduction of automotive import tariffs could threaten the Philippines' ambitions to become a regional production and export hub unless the two countries... 2010-04-26

New vehicle sales in the Philippines have shown a bounce back to strong growth, rising 35.5% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 38,709 units. The commercial vehicle (CV) segment is still the... 2010-04-09