By now you may have heard of probably the worst storm ever to hit the Philippines in years. Tropical storm Ketsana (Ondoy) hit the country hard, leaving a lot of people homeless and cars floating like rafts. Motorists practically had no choice as the flash floods easily brought up their cars and carried the vehicles away just like feathers.
The storm has passed but the damage has been dead. Thousands of cars were either filled with mud or being towed by mechanics to their shops, opting not to start them up for fear of further damaging their computer boxes which were certain to be damaged during the flood.
This is the first time that such a fortuitous event hit the country. A lot of the cars were practically brand new, ranging from luxury cars to 4×4s. To give you an idea of the degree of damage, here are some images and a sample video of the unfortunate mishap.
Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., one of the leading car manufacturing companies from China, is set to launch their new MPV model B14 over at Indonesia. Chery has been opening shop in various regions in Asia like the Philippines and it looks like their expansion continues with this new MPV offering.
And as far as the B14 MPV is concerned, it is bound to get its share of interested consumers as most people are turning to the better and wiser means of transportation.
PT Unicor Prima Motor (UPM), the sole agent for the Chinese automaker, will arrange the sales of the new model.
UPM plans to distribute the B14, to be imported from Malaysia, in the first half of this year.
Lifan Cars, a China-based auto manufacturing company is set to further expand its car export market and has eyed the Philippines as its next target. Already exporting cars to over 100 countries, Lifan Cars is planning to make a big splash in the Philippine market via its LF520 mid-size sedan.
LF520 has been exported to over 50 countries including Russia, Vietnam, Iran, Chile and Venezuela. Lifan Cars plans to introduce to the local market at least three car models this year.
Lifan Cars is a unit of China-based conglomerate Lifan Group with operations in the financial/banking sector, real estate, football industry and research and development.
Lifan Group has also been engaged in the production of trucks, buses, motorcycles, and car engines and subsequently ventured into automobile production.
By now you may have heard of probably the worst storm ever to hit the Philippines in years. Tropical storm Ketsana (Ondoy) hit the country hard, leaving a lot of people homeless and cars floating like rafts. Motorists practically had no choice as the flash floods easily brought up their cars and carried the vehicles away just like feathers.
