Foton Motors Philippines Inc has launched two new light commercial vehicle models in the Philippines to meet booming local demand for public utility vehicles – the vehicles are built to government specifications and designed to eventually replace the ageing fleet of Jeepneys as the main local public transport vehicles.

The Philippine market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw fell by 11% to 31,237 units in the fourth quarter of 2018 from strong year-earlier sales of 35,113 units, according to www.AsiaMotorBusiness.com analysis of data sourced from the industry.

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines in November unveiled a production model of the Fuso Canter Commute, a light-duty bus designed to replace the Jeepney as the country’s main public utility vehicle.