This is because truck rebuilders operating outside of Freeport Zones, as do our members, cannot avail of the services of domestic testing center because, in accordance to Bureau of Customs Regulations, imported used CKD trucks that do not have CAIs upon discharge from a carrying vessel are subject to immediate seizure.
'The requisite submission of emission test results before the issuance of CAIs puts the rebuilding program of the Government in a curious quandary: If rebuilders are required to import only CKD trucks that have passed Government standards, then what is there for us to rebuild?' asked Vicente.
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'If truck
rebuilders are required to import only CKD trucks that have passed Government standards, then what is there for us to rebuild?' asked Vicente.
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UTRIP, an association of 25 companies that operate used truck rebuilding centers within Metro Manila, is under the umbrella of the Confederation of Truck
Rebuilders and Importers Association of the Philippines (CTRIP), which is composed of close to 300 truck
rebuilders nationwide including UTRIP, which employs about 50,000 highly-skilled production line workers.
Outside of the economy, product liability was still a major problem for the
rebuilders. Other problems mentioned include lower new equipment prices, the availability of skilled workers and the higher cost of raw materials.
Champion Parts Inc., the Hope auto parts
rebuilder, has bought the assets of Beacon Sales & Distribution, which had revenue of about $1.3 million in air conditioning products for 2003.