Small businesses in the 80s and 90s were doing a better job at CRM. Then they were called CMS or Contact Management Systems. Most small businesses purchased a PC based CMS like ACT or Goldmine, EMIS or Maximizer. There were many others. When the commercial internet took off, people got more enamored about having a […]
MANILA, Philippines – Sales of vehicle importers declined slightly in the first semester from a year ago due to the weaker performance of passenger cars (PC). Data released yesterday by the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID) showed that the group’s total sales reached 15,345 units in the January to June period, down three percent from the 15,800 units in the same period last year. This, as PC sales fell 18 percent to 7,821 units as of end-June from 9,530 units in the comparable period in the previous year. Despite the lower PC sales, the AVID’s light commercial vehicle (LCV) sales meanwhile rose 20 percent to 7,524 units in the first-half from 6,270 units a year ago. The strong LCV sales performance was driven by Motor Image Pilipinas, Inc.’s Subaru and The Covenant Car Company, Inc.’s Chevrolet brands which had compelling new offerings in the compact and mid-size sports utility vehicle categories. The LCV segment’s positive first half performance, AVID said, provided a strong cushion in tempering a supply-stricken PC category where primary movers Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI) and Chevrolet both experienced significant losses due to supply-dictated performance as well as strong external competition. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 For the month of June alone, AVID’s sales decreased 16 percent to 2,447 units from last year’s 2,912 units. The group’s PC sales declined 19 percent to 1,240 units from last year’s 1,526 units. Its LCV sales for the month of June reached 1,207 Read More …
No, ‘The Lone Ranger’ isn’t PC just because the noble savage takes the central turn here. But it’s funnier and more fun, I would say, than Tarantino’s remake of Django as an avenging black man. Steeped in Amerian lore as we have been or maybe I should just speak for my generation of baby boomers the words “kemo sabe” have at one time or other issued from our lips. Correct me if I’m wrong, Dr. Sawi, but I seem to recall a conversation I had with the esteemed poet and magus Cesar Ruiz Aquino, way way back in Dumaguete City, when we bandied about with the phrase. Of course I was Tonto to his Lone Ranger. But still he gave it back to me, every time I called him Kemo Sabe. As we shall soon see, we were both quite prescient, if not entirely on the spot, with our elliptical recognition of the phrase as maybe a spin-off from the Spanish “Quien sabe?” (who knows?) or “quien no sabe” or the corrupted“qui no sabe” which roughly means “he who knows nothing.” In today’s parlance, “clueless.” It also sounded close to “No savvy?” Even to the Chavacano “aqui sila tumba” despite its remote boast of a meaning which is “here they fall.” Yeah, sounds close; but hey, dude, no cigar. In the latest reincarnation onscreen of The Lone Ranger, Johnny Depp as Tonto tells Armie Hammer as the Masked Man that kemo sabe means “wrong brother.” In this Disney production, Tonto Read More …
MANILA, Philippines – Vehicle importers reported a slight increase in sales in the January to May period from a year ago due to strong demand for light commercial vehicles (LCV). The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID) said in a statement yesterday it sold 12,898 units as of end-May, up slightly from the 12,888 units sold in the same period last year. This was supported by the strong demand for LCVs, with 6,317 units sold, 29.3 percent higher than the 4,884 units sold in the comparable period in 2012. Passenger car (PC) sales meanwhile, reached 6,581 units as of end-May, down 17.8 percent from the previous year’s 8,004 units. For the month of May alone, AVID sales rose 16 percent to 2,615 units from 2,255 units in the same month last year. This, as LCV sales jumped 59 percent to 1,237 units from 779 units a year ago. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 PC sales however, dipped seven percent to 1,378 units from the previous year’s 1,476 units. AVID president Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo said the group remains upbeat that sales would continue to post growth for the rest of the year given the positive economic developments. “Current economic indicators signal a solid degree of optimism for the auto industry for the rest of the year. Benefitting from this current growth momentum, AVID commits to stay ahead in bringing world-class design, cutting-edge technology, and premium service to the Filipino consumers,” she said. Total vehicle sales Read More …
MANILA, Philippines – Combined sales of local car and truck assemblers reached 41,702 units in the first quarter, the highest posted for the period in history. The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) said in a statement yesterday the first quarter sales of the group and the Truck Manufacturers Association Inc. (TMA) were up 29 percent from the 32,240 units sold in the same period last year. The CAMPI noted that traditionally, the first quarter always shows the lowest quarter sales for any given year. “That it has breached the 40,000 mark for the first time is a clear indication that the country is indeed on the path towards motorization,” CAMPI president Rommel Gutierrez said. Supporting the higher sales for the period was the strong demand for both passenger cars (PC) and commercial vehicles (CV). PC sales, which accounted for a 33.14 percent share in total sales reached 13,821 units posting a 46-percent increase from last year. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 CV sales, which had a 67-percent share of total sales meanwhile, reached 27,881 units, 23 percent higher than in the same period last year. Within the CV category, sales of trucks and buses rose by 69 percent to 447 units compared to a year ago. Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. had the biggest contribution to the first quarter sales with its 41-percent share. This was followed by Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. which had a 24-percent share, and Honda Cars Philippines Inc. with Read More …