CAMPI-TMA May 2026 YTD sales down by 12%
MANILA: With 2026 nearly on its halfway mark, Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Incorporated (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) have yet to overcome their sales last year as January-May 2026 results show that they are still 10 percent behind.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
By how much did xEV year-on-year sales grow?
CAMPI brand members saw a 133.5 percent year-on-year increase in sales for xEVs.How many cars did the member brands of CAMPI sell from January-May 2026?
From the said period, CAMPI brand members sold 167,324 units.Based on their joint report, the two organizations jointly sold 167,324 examples in the first five months of the year—reflecting a 12.1-percent decline over the 190,429 vehicles rolled out to clients in the same timeline in 2025.
However, the groups sold 33,532 units in May 2026, which showed an almost 24 percent increase compared to April 2026’s retail performance of 27,089 units.
Continuing to drive sales for CAMPI and TMA are the models under the commercial vehicle segment, with 134,882 units handed over to customers as of the end of May this year—cornering 80.61 percent share of the overall sales volume. The same number reflected an 11-percent slide when compared to 151,704 vehicles handed over to buyers during the January-May 2026 timeline.
Passenger cars accounted for the remaining 19.39 percent of the market, with 32,442 units sold during the first five months of 2026—a 16.2 percent decline from the same period last year.
CAMPI President Jose Maria Atienza attributed the increasing demand for conventional internal combustion engine vehicles last month to fuel prices becoming more stable.
“Our overall market outlook has improved with actual vehicle sales performing better than previously expected despite the fuel crisis,” he noted.
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Sales drivers for Jan.-May 2026
Leading the CAMPI-TMA sales is Toyota Motor Philippines with its 83,282-unit sales churn, capturing 49.77 percent share.
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation kept second place in the rankings anew by selling 29,786 examples and cornering 17.8 percent share.
Photo from Toyota Motor PhilippinesSuzuki Philippines remained at the third place with 7,730 vehicles rolled out to clients (4.62 percent market share) while Ford Motor Company Philippines ascended to fourth spot after retailing 6,137 vehicles (3.67-percent share).
Nissan Philippines ranked fifth with its 6,073-retail churn.
Aside from that, Hyundai Motor Philippines switched places with Kia’s distributor in the country after the latter sold 2,906 units versus the former’s 2,728. Meanwhile, Isuzu Philippines Corporation, Honda Cars Philippines, and SAIC Motor Philippines were still in their usual positions in the rankings.
Check out the Top 10 CAMPI-TMA brands as of May 2026.
|
Year-to-date ranking |
Distributor name |
Sales volume (as of May 2026) |
|
First |
Toyota Motor Philippines |
83,282 |
|
Second |
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation |
29,786 |
|
Third |
Suzuki Philippines Incorporated |
7,730 |
|
Fourth |
Ford Motor Company Philippines Incorporated |
6,137 |
|
Fifth |
Nissan Philippines |
6,073 |
|
Sixth |
Isuzu Philippines Corporation |
5,415 |
|
Seventh |
Honda Cars Philippines Incorporated |
5,355 |
|
Eighth |
SAIC Motors Philippines Incorporated (Morris Garages distributor) |
3,364 |
|
Ninth |
KP Motors Corporation (Kia distributor) |
2,906 |
|
Tenth |
Hyundai Motor Philippines, Incorporated |
2,728 |
xEV sales continue growth
While CAMPI and TMA’s overall sales have yet to rise above their performance in 2025, their electrified vehicle (xEV) segment has steadily grown as of May 2026.
As seen in the same report, CAMPI-TMA xEV year-on-year sales went up by 133.5 percent as their January-May churn this year reached 24,356 units.
Photo by Juan Paulo PapaHybrid electric vehicles (HEV) had the biggest share in the CAMPI-TMA xEV market, selling 15,299 units and cornering 62.81 percent share.
Battery electric vehicles (BEV) had 5,204 examples sold (21.37-percent share) while plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) completed the segment's total with 3,853 units sold.
Atienza expressed confidence that the category could have produced more if not for vehicle availability being a constraint as the result of the sudden rise in demand.
CAMPI-TMA members who led the three xEV segment as of last month were:
|
Segment |
Ranking |
Units sold |
|
HEV |
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PHEV |
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BEV |
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Also read:
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