Almazora Motors Corporation

{{Short description|Truck and bus body manufacturer of the Philippines}} {{Refimprove|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox company |name = Almazora Motors Corporation |type = |logo = Almazora Motors Corporation Logo.png |traded_as = |founded = {{date and age|1900}} (as Carroceria de Almazora)<br />{{date and age|1925}} (as AMC) |founder = Canado Almazora<br />Perfecto Almazora |location = Carmona, Cavite, Philippines |area_served = Philippines |industry = Automotive |key_people = Conrad Almazora (Vice President) |products = Asian utility vehicles, trucks, buses |revenue = |owner = |website = [http://almazoramotors.com/ Almazora Motors Corporation Global] |footnotes = |intl = }}

'''Almazora Motors Corporation''' also known as '''Almazora''', or '''AMC''', is a truck and bus body manufacturer headquartered in Carmona, Cavite, Philippines. It was established in 1925. It is a leading bus body manufacturer in the Philippines.<ref name="star1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Bus Owner Ensures Passenger Safety |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nlY1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA40 |access-date=18 October 2023 |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=5 September 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Albay |first1=Rhick Lars Vladimer |title=P2-million modernized jeepneys connect major Iloilo terminals |url=https://www.panaynews.net/p2-million-modernized-jeepneys-connect-major-iloilo-terminals/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=Panay News |date=1 August 2018}}</ref>

==History== The company's history dates back to 1900, when Canado Almazora sold horse-driven carriages 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== [[File:Almazora Bus body Canter Truck.jpg|thumb| Almazora Bus body Mitsubishi Canter truck bus in Cubao, at night. It plies the Cubao - Divisoria route.]] Almazora Motors manufactures the "Family Business" (FB) variant of the Mitsubishi L300 van. The company also assembles bus bodies for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, Isuzu, Hino Motors, MAN Truck & Bus and Mercedes-Benz, as well as truck bodies for special purposes such as fire engines, dump trucks, cargo trucks and ambulances. The company also partnered with Isuzu and Mitsubishi<ref name="star1">{{cite news |title=Almazora Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Philippines introduce the |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/motoring/2009/11/18/524081/almazora-motors-corporation-and-mitsubishi-motors-philippines-introduce-beep |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=Philstar.com |date=18 November 2009}}</ref> to manufacture modernized public utility vehicles.<ref>{{cite news |title=PUV modernization deployed in Senate grounds |url=https://mb.com.ph/2018/06/21/puv-modernization-deployed-in-senate-grounds/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=22 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Isuzu turns over modern PUVs in Boracay • BusinessMirror |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/06/28/isuzu-turns-over-modern-puvs-in-boracay/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |date=27 June 2019}}</ref> They also partnered with BEMAC Electric Transportation Philippines to produce electric tricycles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paz |first1=Chrisee De La |title=BEMAC Electric to deploy 3,000 e-trikes within 2016 |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/industries/122669-bemac-electric-deploy-etrikes-2016/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=RAPPLER |date=16 February 2016}}</ref>

'''Buses'''

• AMC Tourist Star

• AMC City Star

• Mini Bus

• Special Purpose Bus

'''Former Models'''

• AMC Travego

• AMC Gala

• AMC Lion's Coach

• AMC Lion's Star

• AMC Travel Star

'''Multi Purpose Vehicles and Asian Utility vehicles'''

• Mitsubishi L300 FB (Family Business)

• Hyundai H100 Shuttle

• Isuzu D-Max FlexiQube

• Isuzu QKR77<ref>{{cite news |title=Valenzuela taps Isuzu as it joins modern PUV program |url=https://wheels.ph/wheels-deals/2019/10/31/10405/valenzuela-taps-isuzu-as-it-joins-modern-puv-program/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=Philstar Wheels |date=30 October 2019}}</ref>

• 3-Wheeler EV

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== External links == *[http://almazoramotors.com/ Official site]

Category:Bus manufacturers of the Philippines Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1925 Category:Truck manufacturers of the Philippines Category:Companies based in Cavite Category:Philippine companies established in 1925