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                    [ArticleID] => 772781
                    [Title] => Auto industry presents roadmap
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The local auto industry is asking up to 100 percent excise tax rebate from the government to make local manufacturing more competitive.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 662672 [Title] => Auto sales up 18% to 67,951 units in 2010 [Summary] =>

Sales of locally manufactured vehicles (LMV) went up by 18 percent in 2010 when compared to the previous year as the local automotive industry continues to improve.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 618217 [Title] => Auto council to forge closer ties between assemblers, parts makers [Summary] =>

The Philippine Automotive Competitiveness Council Inc. (PACCI) said they are looking at expanding the domestic capacity of local auto manufacturers by forging closer ties between assemblers and parts makers.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 528491 [Title] => Car firms back revised MVDP [Summary] =>

Local vehicle and parts makers expressed their support for the revision of the Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP) under EO156. The Philippine Automotive Competitiveness Council Inc. (PACCI) said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 439435 [Title] => Car firms form competitiveness council [Summary] =>

The local automotive industry has created the Philippine Automotive Competitiveness Council Inc. (PACCI) to promote domestic manufacturing as well as ensure overall future competitiveness and to preserve jobs, the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP) said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 360219 [Title] => Local auto parts makers urge government to adopt investor-friendly policies [Summary] => Local parts makers comprising the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP) yesterday urged the government to immediately adopt policies to encourage foreign investors that may be looking for an alternative site from Thailand which is currently experiencing political uncertainty.

MVPMAP director Ferdie Raquelsantos said that if conditions do not normalize very soon in Thailand, the Philippine auto industry may benefit from foreign investors deciding to relocate their regional manufacturing hubs elsewhere.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343264 [Title] => Manila wage board to come out with decision by Monday [Summary] => Despite opposition from the business sector, the Metro Manila regional wage board might come up with an order by Monday on the petition filed by labor groups for a P75 across-the-board wage increase.

Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) National Capital Region director Ricardo Martinez said they are coming out with the decision by June 26, which will take effect before July 15 or immediately after they complete the 15-day publication period of the new wage order.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 271505 [Title] => Car parts manufacturers see 9% export growth this year [Summary] => The Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP) expects a nine-percent growth in export earnings for this year, particularly from shipments of parts and components due to increased capacity and new products.

According to MVPMAP chairman emeritus Feliciano Torres, the auto parts industry projects dollar earnings of the automotive industry to hit $1.9 billion this year or $160 million more than the $1.74 billion earned by the sector last year.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 185057 [Title] => Yazaki-Torres bares new P1.6-B investment [Summary] => Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing Inc. (YTMI) is investing another P1.625 billion in its facilities to double its production of wiring harness over the next five years.

YTMI president Feliciano Torres said yesterday that the firm has already spent P300 million to construct a satellite plant which will increase YTMI’s existing capacity by 29 percent.

The bulk of YTMI’s output is cornered by Japanese car manufacturers while the rest go to European and American car manufacturers.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 184689 [Title] => Palace urged to relax further weight limit for truck imports [Summary] => Local government units (LGUs) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are lobbying Malacañang to relax further the weight limit for the liberalized importation of trucks and vans to a gross vehicle weight of 2.5 tons from the proposed 4.5 tons.

Industry sources said the new request is causing the delay in the signing of the revised Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP).
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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