Industry Automotive Area served Philippines | Founded 1925 | |
Founder Canado Almazora
Perfecto Almazora Headquarters Carmona, Cavite, Philippines Key people Conrad Almazora (Vice President) | ||
Almazora Motors Corporation (AMC) is a company that manufactures buses, trucks and other Asian Utility Vehicles headquarters in Carmona, Cavite, in the Philippines. It is the largest bus maker in the Philippines, based on annual vehicle sales in 2013. Its competitor are Santarosa Motor Works Inc., Del Monte Motor Works, Inc. and Hino Motors Philippines.
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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
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, MAN Truck & Bus and Mercedes-Benz, as well as truck bodies for special purposes such as fire engines, dump trucks, cargo trucks and ambulances.