Almazora Motors

Almazora Motors Corporation also known as Almazora, or AMC, is a truck and bus body manufacturer headquartered in Carmona, Cavite, Philippines. It was established in 1925. It is a leading bus body manufacturer in the Philippines.^[1][2][3]

Almazora Motors Corporation

Industry	Automotive
Founded	1900; 124 years ago (1900) (as Carroceria de Almazora) 1925; 99 years ago (1925) (as AMC)
Founder	Canado Almazora Perfecto Almazora
Headquarters	Carmona, Cavite, Philippines
Area served	Philippines
Key people	Conrad Almazora (Vice President)
Products	Asian utility vehicles, trucks, buses
Website	Almazora Motors Corporation Global

History

The company's history dates back to 1900, when Canado Almazora sold horse-driven carriages under Carroceria de Almazora. In 1925, Perfecto Almazora, son of Canado, took over the company and evolved it into a manufacturer of passenger buses. The company is also responsible for making the Jardinera, a wooden made bus type with seven long benches in rows and two entry points. In 1968, Conrado handed the company to his son Cecilio.

Products

Almazora Motors manufactures the "Family Business" (FB) variant of the Mitsubishi L300 van. The company also assembles bus bodies for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, Isuzu, Hino Motors, MAN Truck & Bus and Mercedes-Benz, as well as truck bodies for special purposes such as fire engines, dump trucks, cargo trucks and ambulances. The company also partnered with Isuzu and Mitsubishi^[1] to manufacture modernized public utility vehicles.^[4][5] They also partnered with BEMAC Electric Transportation Philippines to produce electric tricycles.^[6]

Buses

• AMC Tourist Star

• AMC City Star

• Mini Bus

• Special Purpose Bus

Former Models

• AMC Travego

• AMC Gala

• AMC Lion's Coach

• AMC Lion's Star

• AMC Travel Star

Multi Purpose Vehicles and Asian Utility vehicles

• Mitsubishi L300 FB (Family Business)

• Hyundai H100 Shuttle

• Isuzu D-Max FlexiQube

• Isuzu QKR77^[7]

• 3-Wheeler EV

See also

• List of bus companies of the Philippines
• Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program

References

1. "Almazora Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Philippines introduce the". Philstar.com. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
2. "Bus Owner Ensures Passenger Safety". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
3. Albay, Rhick Lars Vladimer (1 August 2018). "P2-million modernized jeepneys connect major Iloilo terminals". Panay News. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
4. "PUV modernization deployed in Senate grounds". Manila Bulletin. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
5. "Isuzu turns over modern PUVs in Boracay • BusinessMirror". 27 June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
6. Paz, Chrisee De La (16 February 2016). "BEMAC Electric to deploy 3,000 e-trikes within 2016". RAPPLER. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
7. "Valenzuela taps Isuzu as it joins modern PUV program". Philstar Wheels. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

External links

• Official site