Affecting around 3,900 employees
by Billy Caluag
Here’s the fate of the two brands in the local market
Over the weekend, we wrote about the closure of the KTM BGC, the flagship dealer of Adventure Cycle Philippines (ACPI), the motorcycle arm of Ayala's ACMobility. We can now confirm that after eight years, it's not just the one dealership:
The assembly line will be inside IMI’s Laguna Technopark facility
There's been a lot of talk about the entry of an electric-motorcycle manufacturer here in the Philippines over the past several months. Now, it's official-Integrated Micro-Electronics (IMI) and Zero Motorcycles have just inaugurated this first high-powered
Happy anniversary, Honda Philippines!
In 1973, the then-Mariwasa-Honda started building motorcycles in the Philippines. Its operations began with a manufacturing rate of 4,700 units per year.It started production of the TM110 in 1976, followed by the C70 and XL125 in 1977. In
The carmaker just announced huge cuts to its global production next month
Toyota has had to make several production cuts this year due to many different factors, the ongoing pandemic and the global chip shortage being the biggest ones. As we head towards the final quarter of 2022, though, it appears the company's
The milestone unit is a special TMX125 Alpha
It's been a busy year for Honda Philippines (HPI), as it has launched a number of new models in the first half of 2022 alone. But it appears the company's local production line has been doing a lot of work
This should come as good news for the local automotive industry
San Miguel Corporation's (SMC) involvement in transport isn't just limited to roads, trains, and vehicle distributorship anymore-the company is now set to invest big in a plant that will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles.Dinagat Islands governor Nilo Demerey
The Japanese carmaker has begun the construction of its new Guangdong EV plant
Honda is cooking up something big in the region: The Japanese carmaker has just revealed that construction of its new electric-vehicle plant in China is now underway.This new facility falls under Honda's joint venture in China, GAC Honda. The
Does this mean we’ll soon be seeing more EVs in ASEAN?
There's still a long way to go before we see the widespread use of electric vehicles in the Philippines and in neighboring ASEAN markets. But if American carmaker and EV giant Tesla will have its way, then we might be seeing
It has signed a non-binding agreement with chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries
The global automotive industry has been badly affected by the ongoing semiconductor shortage, with several companies being forced to halt manufacturing and cut production targets in different markets.American carmaker Ford has also been hit by the crisis, but it is now
The company is set to temporarily suspend operations of two manufacturing plants
Toyota recently had to hit the brakes on its production in Thailand as the new Delta variant of COVID-19 spreads further across the country. Now, the carmaker is set to temporarily suspend operations of two of its other plants, this time
The country is currently battling the world’s biggest surge in COVID-19 cases
As you may have seen in the news, India is currently battling the world's biggest surge in COVID-19 cases-a week ago, it was logging over 300,000 new cases in a day. Hospitals are already overwhelmed, and there is
It plans to build various models in its proposed plant in Sta. Maria, Bulacan
The bicycle industry is booming. Ever since this pandemic started, more and more Filipinos have begun resorting to alternative means to get around the metro, and most of them have chosen bicycles as their mode of transport.We know there's still
This site will produce 155cc models like the NMax
Yamaha Motor Philippines (YMPH) has formally opened its second assembly plant at the Lima Technology Center (LTC) in Malvar, Batangas. This milestone signals the start of local manufacturing of the best-selling NMax 155.Former congresswoman Charito Plaza, now director-general of
by Aris Ilagan
The company wants to boost the production of its Silverton plant in South Africa
The Ranger is arguably one of Ford's most popular nameplates. Not just in the Philippines, but in other markets as well. Ford wants to further build on this, as it has now made a big investment to boost its global Ranger
As part of its plans to shut down the Pajero Manufacturing plant by 2023
The Mitsubishi Pajero, one of the Japanese carmaker's most popular and long-standing SUVs, will soon reach its finish line. This sad news comes as Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announces plans to downsize its operations further in the coming years.According to
It’s the brand’s first-ever SUV
This is it. More than half a decade after the vehicle was given the green light, the DBX-Aston Martin's first-ever SUV-has rolled off the production floor.The inaugural unit of the DBX was manufactured at the luxury carmaker'
by Drei Laurel
Each one is a bespoke creation
This is it: The last BMW i8 cars have left Plant Leipzig, marking the end of the line for the German carmaker's high-powered hybrid sports car.End-of-production specs tend to be special, but what makes these even more
Several service centers are now also open to customers
Following the reopening of most of its dealerships across the country, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has now restarted operations in its production facility in Santa Rosa, Laguna.Production resumed on May 18, 2020, after the carmaker conducted precautionary measures to ensure safety
Cites bribery and corruption issues
Ace Motorcycles Philippines, local assembler and distributor of British-designed, China-made motorbikes, has announced that it has stopped operations at the Subic Freeport Zone (SFZ).Barely three years in operation there, Ace Motorcycles claims it decided to shut down its facility
by Aris Ilagan
Blame the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak for that
The automotive industry has suffered greatly from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Several carmakers have already suspended production and operations worldwide, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is the latest addition to this growing list.Mitsubishi recently announced that several of its production plants
