Philippines

Reported on June 19, 2025, the latest data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) showed that vehicle sales in the Philippines fell by 1.2% YoY to 39,775 units in May, mainly due to weaker demand for passenger cars.

Passenger car sales dropped by 28.0% to 7,895 units, while commercial vehicle sales rose by 8.8% to 31,880 units. Electrified vehicles posted a total of 3,613 units sold, consisting of 2,792 HEVs, 801 BEVs, and 20 PHEVs.

From January to May, total vehicle sales rose by 1.7% YoY to 190,429 units. Passenger car sales declined by 21.4% to 38,725 units, while commercial vehicle sales increased by 10.0% to 151,704 units. Electrified vehicle sales during this period reached 10,433 units, consisting of 8,536 HEVs, 1,779 BEVs and 118 PHEVs.

CAMPI remains optimistic about the industry's continued growth, supported by strong commercial vehicle demand, but emphasized the importance of ongoing collaboration between the government and industry stakeholders.
In the first 5 months of 2025, Toyota led the market with a 48.1% share, followed by Mitsubishi at 19.2%, Nissan at 5.2%, Suzuki at 4.7%, and Ford at 4.5%.

(From an article of Philstar on June 19, 2025)

Announced on June 13, 2025, ACMobility is operating at 96 locations across the Philippines as of May 2025, with a total of 226 EV charge points, and continues to expand. Among its latest additions are new charging sites in Makati, Paranaque, Bulacan, Pagudpud, Baguio, Antipolo, Cavite, Cebu, and Iloilo.

ACMobility has recently opened its northernmost EV charging station in the town of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, its farthest site to date. This marks its first partnership with a power distribution utility, the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC).

Located at the Agua Grande Mini Hydro Power Plant, the station is the first of its kind in Ilocos Norte and features one DC charger with two charge points, powered by Masinloc Power Partners Co. Ltd. (MPPCL) and GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD). It serves both local residents and tourists and is part of ACMobility’s “Philippine EV Spine” network, which aims to enable long-distance EV travel nationwide.

Over 10 new sites are planned for launch across various locations in June, with the company targeting over 700 charge points by the end of 2025.

(From AC Mobility press release and social media updates on June 13, 2025)

On June 13, the Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has cleared the proposed incentives strategy for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and aims to secure the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB)’s approval next month.

The EVIS forms part of the manufacturing component of the Comprehensive Roadmap for the EV Industry, which also focuses on the deployment of EV charging stations, as well as research and development and human resource development.

Through the EVIS, the government wants to narrow the gap between the cost of EVs and traditional motor vehicles to encourage EV adoption.

As part of the EVIS, the government will be providing time-bound, targeted, performance-based and transparent fiscal and non-fiscal support to attract EV and EV parts manufacturing.

The government is looking to provide fiscal support in the form of an income tax deduction certificate that can be used to defray income tax obligations during commercial operations.

Under the proposed EVIS presented by the DTI to stakeholders last year, the government is looking at a production target of 6.3 million EV units under the clean energy scenario (CES) or 1.7 million EV units under business as usual (BAU) by 2040.

It also sets a target of 147,000 EV charging stations under the CES or 42,000 EV charging stations under the BAU scenario.

(From an article of Philstar on June 13, 2025)