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                    [ArticleID] => 167780
                    [Title] => Ghosn in 48 hours
                    [Summary] => The rains and flood didn’t stop him. On the contrary, they even inspired him.


Carlos Ghosn, the troubleshooter credited with reviving Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co., visited the country for two days this week, seeing for himself why the Philippines is considered a growing market for sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) and Asian utility vehicles (AUVs).
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1435230 [AuthorName] => Junep Ocampo [SectionName] => Motoring [SectionUrl] => motoring [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 164086 [Title] => AFTA won’t affect CKD operations of local car firms — Nissan exec [Summary] => The implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) will not adversely affect the local motor vehicle industry’s completely knocked down (CKD) operations.

According to Val de Leon, vice president for corporate planning of Nissan Motors Philippines Inc. (NMPI), "there is actually a bigger possibility that CKD assembly operations in the country may boom since there would now be a larger market for the vehicles."
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 163727 [Title] => Full recovery of auto industry seen in 2 yrs [Summary] => The local automotive industry is expected to fully recover no sooner than two years from now despite the steady improvement in car sales, a top official of a local automotive firm said yesterday.

"The improvement in car sales is still not significant enough to conclude that the industry has recovered," Jack Wu, Nissan Motors Philippines Inc. president said yesterday.

Wu, based his projection on expectations of an economic rebound, foreign exchange stability, low financing rates and the strengthening of the global economy by the third quarter of this year. [DatePublished] => 2002-06-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158537 [Title] => Nissan, Honda unveil new models [Summary] => Demand for cars has actually gone up during the first three months of the year based on registration figures from the Land Transportation Office (LTO), but according to Arnel Doria, senior vice president for marketing of Honda Cars Philippines Inc., most of the new registrations are for used cars, while sales of new motor vehicles have remained flat.

While local car companies are appealing to the government to stop used car imports, they are still forging ahead with brand new models that cater to the needs of the Filipino consumer.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95495 [Title] => Nissan eyes Asean scheme [Summary] => Nissan Motor Philippines Inc. (NMPI) is also interested in availing of the ASEAN Investment Cooperation (AICO) scheme which would allow it to import completely built-up (CBU) units from its regional counterpart and vice-versa.

NMPI executive vice president Jack Wu said yesterday that NMPI’s mother firm is already evaluating such a plan. "We are studying it." It is a possibility," Wu said.

Under the so-called AICO scheme, participating companies can exchange products under a preferential tariff rate of between zero to five percent.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 97257 [Title] => Nissan eyes Asean scheme [Summary] => Nissan Motor Philippines Inc. (NMPI) is also interested in availing of the ASEAN Investment Cooperation (AICO) scheme which would allow it to import completely built-up (CBU) units from its regional counterpart and vice-versa.

NMPI executive vice president Jack Wu said yesterday that NMPI’s mother firm is already evaluating such a plan. "We are studying it." It is a possibility," Wu said.

Under the so-called AICO scheme, participating companies can exchange products under a preferential tariff rate of between zero to five percent.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95478 [Title] => Nissan unveils new Sentra, eyes No 2 slot [Summary] => Nissan Motor Philippines Inc. is hoping to dislodge Toyota Motors Philippines from its number two ranking in terms of passenger car sales with the introduction of its all-new Sentra Exalta, NMPI executive vice president Jack Wu said yesterday.

Nissan currently holds the number three spot in terms of passenger car sales, while Honda Cars Philippines occupies the number one slot.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 97198 [Title] => Nissan unveils new Sentra, eyes No 2 slot [Summary] => Nissan Motor Philippines Inc. is hoping to dislodge Toyota Motors Philippines from its number two ranking in terms of passenger car sales with the introduction of its all-new Sentra Exalta, NMPI executive vice president Jack Wu said yesterday.

Nissan currently holds the number three spot in terms of passenger car sales, while Honda Cars Philippines occupies the number one slot.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101006 [Title] => Taiwan's Yulon to invest P1-B in Nissan Phils [Summary] =>

Taiwanese automotive giant Yulon Motor Corp. spending P1 billion this year for the acquisition of a 30-percent interest and financial restructuring of Nissan Motor Philippines Inc. (NMPI).

Meeting with the press for the first time since they took over NMPI, Yulon chief executive officer Kenneth Yen said the company's Philippine operations would be expanded to include automotive parts manufacturing to supply the South East Asian market.

According to Yen, strategic planning is underway to make Nissan Philippines an exporter of automotive parts by 2000. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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