Hyundai launches first stand-alone commercial vehicle dealership in Iloilo
Leading the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Hyundai Trucks and Buses Iloilo inauguration were: (L-R) Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI) Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer Ladislao Avila, Jr., A & B United Corporation President Ceazar Anthony Ang, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III, HARI President and CEO Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo, A & B United Corporation Chairman of the Board Antonio Ang, Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) General Manager for Commercial Vehicles Division Seonggi Kang, HMC Regional Manager for Commercial Vehicles Division Kwangwoo Park, and HARI Senior Vice President for Trade Operations and Development Cluster Numeriano Cortez, Jr.
MANILA, Philippines — A & B United Corporation and Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI) marked another milestone with the grand inauguration of Hyundai Trucks and Buses Iloilo, the first stand-alone Hyundai commercial vehicle (CV) dealership in the Philippines.
With this pioneering initiative, Hyundai now extends its global CV solutions to local businesses in Iloilo to support the economy’s continued ascent.
HARI was appointed as the official Philippine distributor of Hyundai CV in 2016.
During the launch, Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) General Manager for Commercial Vehicles Division Seonggi Kang, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III, and top executives from HARI and A & B United Corporation led the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which marks the dealership’s commitment to power the transport and logistics services of businesses in Iloilo through cutting-edge CV products and services and green dealership operations.
“We are now here to help usher in progress in Iloilo City with our complete lineup of premium mobility solutions—a clear reflection of our commitment to serve the growing mobility needs of Ilonggos,” said A & B United Corporation President Ceazar Anthony Ang. “For Hyundai Trucks and Buses Iloilo, we commit to our business clients the same level of high quality products and customer satisfaction (delivered by) by our passenger car dealership Hyundai Iloilo, our passenger car dealership, that we will extend to our business clients.”
In response, HMC’s Mr. Kang commended, “Hyundai Trucks and Buses Iloilo establishes a strong foundation for our world-class CV business, especially in Visayas. This landmark dealership will bring the Hyundai trademark of excellence and quality CV products and services to Iloilo’s flourishing industries.”
For HARI’s part, its President and CEO Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo noted, “Today, Hyundai celebrates a historic first in business mobility in the Pioneer City of the Philippines, which is experiencing a new age of progress. We are excited to see Hyundai Trucks and Buses Iloilo lead the way in providing mobility solutions, this time to customers in the commercial and industrial trade. Ang GUSTO ng mga mahal naming customers, KAYA naming ibigay. KASAMA ninyo ang Hyundai Trucks and Buses sa biyahe ng maunlad na buhay at negosyo sa Iloilo!”
