The
2nd Philippine Auto & Parts Expo (PhilAPEX) is open until today, August 10, at 5 PM at the
SMX Convention Center in the
SM Mall of Asia complex in Pasay City,
and like last year, locally-developed public utility vehicles are the centerpieces for the two-day event.
Last year's participants that are once again exhibiting their entries to the government's
Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) are vehicle manufacturers
Foton,
Hino,
Isuzu, and
Tata, as well as local truck body makers
Almazora,
Centro, and
Santarosa.
New participants and exhibitors at this year's show are
JMC,
Suzuki--with a prototype based on its
Super Carry's Utility Van platform--and
SBX, an
electric microbus that's manufactured in Japan and is being promoted by
SoftBank.
Check out these latest
modernized jeepneys in the gallery below.
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