Isuzu PHL aims to hike sales by 11%

Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) is focusing on to promote some 16,000 models this 12 months, practically 11 p.c increased than the 14,424 models it offered in 2021.

The corporate is optimistic that 2022 can be favorable for the corporate regardless of present challenges.

“As everyone knows, the financial system is slowly (recovering) and persons are shopping for automobiles particularly our business automobiles,” stated IPC Assistant Division Head for Gross sales Robert D. Carlos on the sidelines of the corporate’s twenty fifth Inaugural Anniversary celebration held Thursday in Pasay Metropolis.

Carlos stated Isuzu’s Traviz light-weight truck boosted the corporate’s efficiency within the first half. The corporate offered 7,936 models in January to June.

He famous that Traviz is right for the supply of merchandise to web shoppers. Other than Traviz, he stated Isuzu’s D-MAX may even assist drive gross sales development this 12 months.

In the course of the occasion, the corporate highlighted the contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the automotive trade.

“As I discussed, it’s all concerning the companies, in case you can see in our twenty fifth video MTV, we actually wish to praise or give tribute to the SMEs which can be actually the drivers particularly this pandemic,” Carlos stated.

He famous that SMEs have been buying the Traviz and different vans for his or her companies. “Being the no. 1 truck model for 22 consecutive years, Isuzu is benefiting from it.”

Carlos stated IPC at the moment has “48 dealerships and counting.” The corporate is focusing on to increase this to 50 by the primary quarter of 2023.

The corporate is at the moment renovating dealerships to make the Isuzu retailers extra customer-friendly.

For his half, IPC President Noboru Murakami stated IPC is making ready to enterprise right into a extra sustainable future.

At present, Murakami stated the corporate is putting in photo voltaic panels in its crops. Isuzu is focusing on to shift 22 p.c of its electrical energy necessities to renewable vitality by September.

As for the deployment of electrical automobiles within the nation, Carlos stated the corporate continues to be firming up its plans. He stated Isuzu continues to watch developments associated to authorities insurance policies.

He stated excessive electrical energy value and the organising of charging stations are a number of the elements to think about by way of deploying e-vehicles.

Final week, Commerce Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual famous that there are financial challenges related to the roll out of e-vehicles within the nation, saying there’s a have to first handle “elementary points.”

Pascual stated it’s going to take time to arrange charging stations within the Philippines, significantly since the price of electrical energy and gas stays excessive.