Almazora Motors Corporation also known as Almazora, or AMC, is a truck and bus body manufacturer headquartered in

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Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest ...

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. It was established in 1925. It is the largest bus body maker in the Philippines, based on current annual vehicle sales. Competitors of the company are Del Monte Motor Works, Inc.; Santarosa Motor Works, Inc.; and Hino Motors Philippines.

History

The company's history dates back to 1900, when Canado Almazora sold horse-driven

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under Carroceria de Almazora. In 1925, Perfecto Almazora, son of Canado, took over the company and evolved it into a manufacturer of passenger buses. The company is also responsible for making the Jardinera, a wooden made bus type with seven long benches in rows and two entry points. In 1968, Conrado handed the company to his son Cecilio.

Products

Almazora Motors manufactures the "Family Business" (FB) variant of the

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van. The company also assembles bus bodies for

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, Isuzu,

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and

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, as well as truck bodies for special purposes such as

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s, cargo trucks and

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s. Buses • AMC Tourist Star • AMC City Star • Mini Bus • Special Purpose Bus Former Models • AMC Travego • AMC Gala • AMC Lions Coach • AMC Travel Star Multi Purpose Vehicles and Asian Utility vehicles •

FB (Family Business) • Hyundai H100 Shuttle •

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FlexiQube • 3-Wheeler EV

References

External links

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{{Automotive industry in the Philippines Bus manufacturers of the Philippines Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1925 Truck manufacturers of the Philippines Companies based in Cavite Philippine companies established in 1925

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