Imported vehicle sales up 6% in H1

SALES of imported vehicles grew from a year earlier on strong demand amid stable economic - hicle Importers and Distributors on Friday.

- hicles nationwide for the first semester of the year, improving 6 percent from the same period in 2016. To sustain this positive quest to innovate its products and services in response to the ever-changing customer needs,” - dent, said in a statement.

Quarter- on- quarter sales growth was also solid, with 25,031 units sold in the second

Perez- Agudo said the con- a testament of the burgeoning demand for imported vehicles in the Philippines.

The passenger car ( PC) segment saw a 13 percent jump to ago. Holding the lion’s share of the PC segment, Hyundai sold 12,039 units or 64 percent of

Demand was also strong for light commercial vehicles as sales of this segment inched up 3 per half last year to 48,348 units in With 16,209 units sold, Ford led the volume in this segment.

capitalizing on the favorable economic climate in delivering bestin-class products and services to the Filipino consumers.