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AVID members report 27% sales growth through May

AVID May 2012 sales

The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors (AVID) apparently is doing much better than the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines this year. Based on its official report, AVID--which counts British United Automobiles (Mini), CATS Motors (Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep), The Covenant Car Company Inc. (Chevrolet), Hyundai Asia Resources, Motor Image Pilipinas (Subaru), PGA Cars (Audi and Porsche), and Viking Cars (Volvo) as members--sold a total of 12,887 units from January to May this year, a big improvement of 27 percent compared to the same period last year, when it sold 10,151 units.

In the month of May alone, AVID members sold a total of 2,255 units, an increase of 11 percent from the same month last year, when AVID moved a total of 2,032 units. This includes passenger-car sales of 1,476 units in May, a huge jump of 47 percent over the same month in 2011.

For the year, passenger-car sales among AVID members are up by 77 percent, from 4,528 units in the first five months of 2011 to 8,004 units in the same period this year.

See that significant sales increase of Subaru in May? We're guessing that's because of the well-priced XV (although its pricing has since been adjusted).

Anyway, it's turning out to be an exciting game of one-upmanship between CAMPI and AVID. Which organization do you think will win in terms of sales-growth percentage by the end of the year?

 

AVID January-May 2012 year-to-date sales

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  • neutral 11 months ago
     
    Avid will win against Campi in terms of sales-growth percentage because Avid has a very low BASE NUMBER of units sold in 2011. But in terms of number of units sold, Mitsubishi alone will win against all the Avid members for 2012. Mitsubishi is just the 2nd placer of the Campi which is lower by around 10000 units from Toyota in January to May 2012.
       
    • elxdv 11 months ago
       
      you're right and I also think that those cars from avid are prestigious and way much more expensive than the cars sold by campi
         
    • jclogan 11 months ago
       
      Correct..However, the prices of these AVID-member cars are much higher. Imagine selling a couple of Mercedes Benz, Audi, Porsche, Volvo or even Subaru - it's like selling hundreds of Monteros & Vioses. Don't expect the BASE NUMBER of these vehicles to go that high in our country but if you do the Math, they could've sold much higher.
         
      • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
         
        Well the main topic here is between Hyundai and Mitsu, if HARI already overtaken MMPC or not. But I think its impossible...
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  • Feeter Silverster 11 months ago
     
    ok lang ang healthy competition between these 2 groups pero wag nating i-compare at ipag- compete since both naman eh playing for Phils' car industry. Yung AVID got few members only vs. CAMPI kaya hindi sila match, basta sana eh ma maintain nila ang sales nila despite our hard times now.
       
  • chinitoguy30 11 months ago
     
    I still prefer CAMPI over that of AVID. Cars made in the Philippines are better than those made in Thailand or CBUs from other countries. CAMPI members Toyota and Mitsubishi alone can crush all of AVID's sales in total number of sales. Toyota Innova, Toyota Vios and Mitsubishi Montero Sport remains the top selling automobiles in the Philippines. Cars made in the Philippines have readily made spare parts needed than those who are imported.
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  • foolishofficer 11 months ago
     
    This is good that growth is not just because of one or few brands. Almost every brand has grown. Cheers.
       
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