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[Title] => Honda Cars names new president
[Summary] => Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) has named Hidekazu Arai as its new president who will lead the company’s push for sustainable mobility.
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[Title] => BYD sales zoom over 400 percent in 2025
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[Title] => ‘CARS funding fix to boost investor confidence’
[Summary] => The country’s automotive parts makers and the umbrella group of manufacturers welcomed the government’s move to find a funding solution for its vehicle manufacturing incentive program, citing its importance to sustaining investor confidence and policy stability.
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[Title] => DOF highlights CARS funding fix, reforms
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[Title] => ‘CARS, RACE funding veto to put jobs at risk, weaken auto growth’
[Summary] => The government’s decision to veto the funding for programs to incentivize local vehicle manufacturing is seen to threaten jobs and weaken long-term economic growth, according to the Philippine Metalworkers’ Alliance.
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[Title] => Omoda&Jaecoo makes its mark worldwide, sells over 800,000 cars in 64 markets
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[Title] => Cars, Race funding veto worries local auto group
[Summary] => The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) expressed concern over the recent veto of the funding for the government’s vehicle manufacturing incentives programs, emphasizing their importance in the development of the local automotive industry.
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[Title] => 'Cars,' 'Raya and the Last Dragon' to make 'Disney on Ice' Philippine debut
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[Summary] => The country’s automotive parts makers and the umbrella group of manufacturers welcomed the government’s move to find a funding solution for its vehicle manufacturing incentive program, citing its importance to sustaining investor confidence and policy stability.
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[Title] => Cars, Race funding veto worries local auto group
[Summary] => The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) expressed concern over the recent veto of the funding for the government’s vehicle manufacturing incentives programs, emphasizing their importance in the development of the local automotive industry.
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