It was all rough roads for the car industry due to the Covid 19 pandemic. With the bumpy year 2020 finally over, we can, at long last, see how all of the chaos affected automotive sales in the Philippines, according to statistics from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) and the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors (AVID).
New vehicle sales in the Philippines fell sharply at 244,274 units sold against last year's 457,110 units sold. The numbers are still strong despite a solid 53% drop brought about by the slowdown of sales which started at the second half of March due to the country's quarantine restrictions. Sales only began to pick up at the third and last quarter when people were allowed to move around again, plus the introduction of virtual showroom displays on websites.
Still undisturbed in the top position is Toyota with 100,019 units sold, with Mitsubishi behind at second place with 37,366 units sold. Nissan and Hyundai battled it out for third and fourth places with 21,751 units and 16,651 units sold, respectively. Closing in behind at top five is Suzuki with 15,515 units sold.
Manufacturers have yet to disclose their units sold per model, but in any case (and I know you will agree) the Toyota Vios remains the most widely seen vehicle on the streets, including its bigger cousins, the Fortuner and Innova. The Mitsubishi Xpander and Suzuki Ertiga gets their own fair share of road exposures, too, as well as the Nissan Terra, Nissan Almera, Hyundai Reina and Hyundai Accent.
CAMPI and AVID tallied up the top ten best-selling car brands through all of 2020.
Top 10:
- Toyota (Toyota Motor Philippines) 100,019
- Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Motors Philippines) 37,366
- Nissan (Nissan Philippines) 21,751
- Hyundai (Hyundai Asia Resources Inc.) 16,651
- Suzuki (Suzuki Philippines) 15,515
- Ford (Ford Motor Company Philippines) 14,775
- Honda (Honda Cars Philippines) 11,711
- Isuzu (Isuzu Philippines Corporation) 11,240
- Foton (Foton Motor Philippines) 2,456
- Hino (Hino Motors Philippines) 2,214
From Top 11 to 20:
11. Geely (Sojitz G Auto Philippines) 2,158
12. Kia (Adventure Cycle Philippines) 2,129
13. Mazda (Bermaz Auto Philippines) 1,374
14. Fuso (Sojitz Fuso Philippines) 828
15. Subaru (Motor Image Pilipinas) 784
16. Mercedes-Benz (Auto Nation Group) 620
17. BMW (SMC Asia Car Distributors) 611
18. Chevrolet, MG (The Covenant Car Company) 503
19. GAC (Legado Motors)255
20. Volskwagen (Automobile Central Enterprise) 177
The CAMPI and AVID lists also include Jaguar, Land Rover (Coventry Motors Corporation) 172; Changan (Berjaya Auto Asia) 141; Peugeot (Eurobrands Distributor) 137; Lotus, Mini (British United Automobiles) 130; Tata (Pilipinas TAJ Auto Group) 86; MAN (MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corporation) 76; SsangYong (SsangYong Berjaya Motor Philippines)52; BAIC (Universal Motors Corporation) 31; Iveco (Columbian Motors Corporation) 12; JMC (Dreamco Automotive), Daewoo CMANC, Jinbei Auto IKK Ichigan, Aston Martin (DBPhils Motorsports), Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini (PGA Cars) JAC (Treisenburg Auto Corporation), thus completing the total of 244,274 units sold.
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