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Top Japanese automakers in the Philippines are threatening to shift production to cheaper Southeast Asian countries as the government drags its feet on a plan to rebuild its shrinking car manufacturing industry.

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Car sales rose by 27.1 percent on year to 15,631 units, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) said today.

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First the bad news: By December 31, 2012, the production plant of the Ford Group Philippines in Sta. Rosa, Laguna will officially end its production of Ford Everest vehicles and will subsequently be decommissioned.

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Campos-led Greenfileds Development Corp. is finalizing a masterplan for its 23-hectare property in Mandaluyong City, which currently houses the Unilab facility, into a new central business district that will “measure up with the best in Asia.”

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 384180 [Title] => Vehicle sales down 26% in Jan [Summary] => Vehicle sales dropped 26 percent to 7,521 units in January from 10,099 units in December last year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) said in a joint report yesterday. CAMPI and TMA said the lower volume in January was expected given the high December figures.

"Due to the cyclicality inherent in auto sales, lower sales in January relative to other months is expected most especially coming off of the seasonaly high month of December," the report stated.
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The EO, signed by President Arroyo last Jan. 12, provides for the modification of the import duties on components, parts and accessories for the assembly of hybrid, electric, flexible fuel and compressed natural gas motor vehicles.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227085 [Title] => Trabaho,investment hahataw sa 2004 -Roxas [Summary] => Kumpiyansa si Trade and Industry Sec. Mar Roxas III na patuloy na uunlad ang ekonomiya sa susunod na taon dahil maraming trabaho ang malilikha ng mga papasok na dagdag investments.

Ito ang paniniwala ni Roxas, na maugong ang pangalan na siyang mapipili ni Pangulong Arroyo bilang vice presidential mate sa 2004, sa kabila ng mga negatibong forecast na hindi magiging maganda ang papasok na taon dala ng mainit na synchronized elections.
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The Arroyo government is also hoping that Ford chairman Bill Ford will accept an invitation to visit the country during the upcoming state visit of US President Bush in October.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 199381 [Title] => ATI’s remaining LTCP gets ratings upgrade [Summary] => The Philippine Rating Services Corp. has upgraded its rating for Asian Terminal Inc.’s remaining P375 million in long-term commercial papers, from PRS A to PRS Aa.

The rating means that the issue has large margins of protection. Fluctuations of protective elements, however, may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than for PRS Aaa-rated securities which are in turn, characterized as those having the "smallest degree of investment risk."
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                    [Title] => Japanese car firms review Phl plans due to policy delay
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Top Japanese automakers in the Philippines are threatening to shift production to cheaper Southeast Asian countries as the government drags its feet on a plan to rebuild its shrinking car manufacturing industry.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1288974 [Title] => Car sales up 27.1 pct in January [Summary] =>

Car sales rose by 27.1 percent on year to 15,631 units, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) said today.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-10 21:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 822495 [Title] => Ford Philippines: Business as usual [Summary] =>

First the bad news: By December 31, 2012, the production plant of the Ford Group Philippines in Sta. Rosa, Laguna will officially end its production of Ford Everest vehicles and will subsequently be decommissioned.

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 498398 [Title] => Campos family finalizing masterplan for 23-hectare Pasig-Mandaluyong CBD [Summary] =>

Campos-led Greenfileds Development Corp. is finalizing a masterplan for its 23-hectare property in Mandaluyong City, which currently houses the Unilab facility, into a new central business district that will “measure up with the best in Asia.”

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 384180 [Title] => Vehicle sales down 26% in Jan [Summary] => Vehicle sales dropped 26 percent to 7,521 units in January from 10,099 units in December last year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) said in a joint report yesterday. CAMPI and TMA said the lower volume in January was expected given the high December figures.

"Due to the cyclicality inherent in auto sales, lower sales in January relative to other months is expected most especially coming off of the seasonaly high month of December," the report stated.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 317551 [Title] => Import duty on parts for cars using alternative fuels scrapped [Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the issuance of Executive Order 488 which will scrap import duties on components, parts and accessories for the assembly of vehicles powered by alternatives fuels.

The EO, signed by President Arroyo last Jan. 12, provides for the modification of the import duties on components, parts and accessories for the assembly of hybrid, electric, flexible fuel and compressed natural gas motor vehicles.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227085 [Title] => Trabaho,investment hahataw sa 2004 -Roxas [Summary] => Kumpiyansa si Trade and Industry Sec. Mar Roxas III na patuloy na uunlad ang ekonomiya sa susunod na taon dahil maraming trabaho ang malilikha ng mga papasok na dagdag investments.

Ito ang paniniwala ni Roxas, na maugong ang pangalan na siyang mapipili ni Pangulong Arroyo bilang vice presidential mate sa 2004, sa kabila ng mga negatibong forecast na hindi magiging maganda ang papasok na taon dala ng mainit na synchronized elections.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 224496 [Title] => Investors continue wait-and-see stance [Summary] => Funny how ecstatic government press releases are over the $50 million investment of Ford Motors in this country. They should, however, point out that this is just 10 percent of the over $500-million Ford and its partner Mazda decided to invest in Thailand. In other words, what is being presented to us as a victory is actually a defeat in the hands of Thailand.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221576 [Title] => Export program to boost Ford’s plan to make RP its Asean hub [Summary] => With the expected completion of the Automotive Export Program of the Board of Investments (BOI) this month, the government is hoping that Ford Motor Co. will finally go ahead with its plan to make the Philippines its export manufacturing hub for compact cars for export to the ASEAN region.

The Arroyo government is also hoping that Ford chairman Bill Ford will accept an invitation to visit the country during the upcoming state visit of US President Bush in October.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 199381 [Title] => ATI’s remaining LTCP gets ratings upgrade [Summary] => The Philippine Rating Services Corp. has upgraded its rating for Asian Terminal Inc.’s remaining P375 million in long-term commercial papers, from PRS A to PRS Aa.

The rating means that the issue has large margins of protection. Fluctuations of protective elements, however, may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than for PRS Aaa-rated securities which are in turn, characterized as those having the "smallest degree of investment risk."
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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