A legendary Japanese-made tofu truck which doubles as a public transportation mode in the Philippines will be back, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said as he received assurance from the carmaker’s executives in Tokyo. | GabrielLaluINQ
“We have always been appreciative especially in the involvement of Toyota in the Philippines over so many years and I think the mutual experience between Toyota and the Philippine and the local markets has been a good one and the partnership we can look to as a success,” he added.
Marcos also revealed that the government is looking to possibly acquire Mini Cruisers for use military use. The Toyota Tamaraw FX is considered as the precursor of the UV Express system, a mass transport scheme which makes use of vehicles with a capacity of more than six people, traveling from point-to-point.
As of now, both Toyota and competitor Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation are erolled in the CARS program.
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