This article is about the defunct Philippine car company. For the defunct South African car company, see Delta Motor Corporation.
Delta Motor Corporation was an automobile company from the Philippines established by Ricardo C. Silverio, Sr. It operated under a technical tie-up with Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan,[2] but also produced its own range of small off-roaders called the "Delta Mini Cruiser". Delta was founded in 1962 and continued to be Toyota's local assembler and distributor until 1984.[3]
In addition to assembling Toyotas for the local market, Delta also used their own name to market the "Mini Cruiser", a little off-roader appearing a lot like a scaled-down 40-series Toyota Land Cruiser and using Toyota engines and other technology. It was developed in the mid-seventies especially for the Philippine Army as the M-1777, but was also sold commercially.[4] The Mini Cruiser (sometimes called the Explorer) was even exported, to Colombia, Papua New Guinea, the Middle East and to Italy.[5] In Italy it was sold by Gandin Auto from 1980.[6] About 500 units were sold in Italy until supplies dried up in 1986, following Delta's untimely bankruptcy in 1984.[7] The now rare Delta Mini Cruiser also became available as a two-seater pickup truck, estate, van, and as a five-seater jeep in the 1980s.
An interesting development was one of the first "Asian Utility Vehicles" (AUV), the Toyota Tamaraw. This little utilitarian car was based on the Indonesian Kijang, and the "Tamaraw" name continues to be used in the Philippine market today, also becoming a colloquial term for any AUV. Toyota themselves refer to this car as a BUV, for "Basic Utility Vehicle". The BUV was intended to be a general-purpose vehicle for developing countries, designed to meet local needs and facilitate technology transfers in order to respond to the domestic production policies of various Asian countries. Philippine assembly began in December 1976.[3]
Delta also built Toyota's 12R engine, the tools and die-sets for which were acquired through the Philippine National Bank (PNB) as part of Japan's war reparations to the Philippines.
Long wheelbase Delta Mini Cruiser belonging to the Philippine Army
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Silverio fell out of favor with then Philippine presidentFerdinand Marcos during the Philippine economic downturn in the early eighties.[1] Operations came to a halt in December 1983 and by March 1984 Toyota cancelled their tie-up. The company was dissolved in 1988, with 35% of its assets going to Toyota and Mitsui and the remaining 65% going to the Philippine National Bank.[2] Toyota formally entered the Philippine market in August 1988 through its wholly owned subsidiary Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMPC).[3]
^ abDoner, Richard F. (1991), Driving a Bargain: Automobile Industrialization and Japanese Firms in Southeast Asia, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Oxford: University of California, p. 81, ISBN0-520-06938-2
^ abc"Activities by region: Asia: Philippines". 75 Years of Toyota. Toyota Motor Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
^"Delta Mini Cruiser". Bring a trailer. US. Retrieved 2022-12-31. Vehicle is customised but has an image of the id plate showing the chassis code as RJ2B, engine as 12RM and gearbox as GMC 4 SPD 5-38
^Anselmi, Gian Piero (July–September 1984). Marin, Gianni (ed.). "A Torino passerella delle nostre passioni" [Our passions, on parade in Turin]. Auto in Fuoristrada (in Italian). Milan: Rusconi Editore. 3 (7): 43, 46. Imported by Plan Motor Italia of Turin, the car was marketed by Gandin Auto in Treviso. The engines originally offered were a Philippine-built Toyota 1587 cc four-cylinder (12R) with 69 PS, or the Isuzu C190 1951 cc diesel engine with 63 PS. After a reintroduction and some changes first presented at the 1984 Expofuoristrada in Turin, the diesel was replaced by VM Motori's 2393 cc "HR492" turbodiesel (100 PS) which was installed by the importer. 1984 prices ranged from 15,024,000 for 4AG-engined version to 19,972,000 lira for the turbodiesel (p. 163).
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This article is about the defunct Philippine car company For the defunct South African car company see Delta Motor Corporation Delta Motor Corporation was an automobile company from the Philippines established by Ricardo C Silverio Sr It operated under a technical tie up with Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan 2 but also produced its own range of small off roaders called the Delta Mini Cruiser Delta was founded in 1962 and continued to be Toyota s local assembler and distributor until 1984 3 Delta Motor CorporationTypePrivateIndustryManufacturing automotive industryFounded1962Defunct1984 dissolved in 1988 FateDissolved following political disfavor 1 SuccessorToyota Motor Philippines Corporation TMP HeadquartersManila PhilippinesArea servedPhilippinesKey peopleRicardo C Silverio Sr ProductsAutomobiles engines Contents 1 History 1 1 The end 2 Toyota models 3 Basketball 4 ReferencesHistory EditIn addition to assembling Toyotas for the local market Delta also used their own name to market the Mini Cruiser a little off roader appearing a lot like a scaled down 40 series Toyota Land Cruiser and using Toyota engines and other technology It was developed in the mid seventies especially for the Philippine Army as the M 1777 but was also sold commercially 4 The Mini Cruiser sometimes called the Explorer was even exported to Colombia Papua New Guinea the Middle East and to Italy 5 In Italy it was sold by Gandin Auto from 1980 6 About 500 units were sold in Italy until supplies dried up in 1986 following Delta s untimely bankruptcy in 1984 7 The now rare Delta Mini Cruiser also became available as a two seater pickup truck estate van and as a five seater jeep in the 1980s An interesting development was one of the first Asian Utility Vehicles AUV the Toyota Tamaraw This little utilitarian car was based on the Indonesian Kijang and the Tamaraw name continues to be used in the Philippine market today also becoming a colloquial term for any AUV Toyota themselves refer to this car as a BUV for Basic Utility Vehicle The BUV was intended to be a general purpose vehicle for developing countries designed to meet local needs and facilitate technology transfers in order to respond to the domestic production policies of various Asian countries Philippine assembly began in December 1976 3 Delta also built Toyota s 12R engine the tools and die sets for which were acquired through the Philippine National Bank PNB as part of Japan s war reparations to the Philippines Long wheelbase Delta Mini Cruiser belonging to the Philippine Army The end Edit Silverio fell out of favor with then Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos during the Philippine economic downturn in the early eighties 1 Operations came to a halt in December 1983 and by March 1984 Toyota cancelled their tie up The company was dissolved in 1988 with 35 of its assets going to Toyota and Mitsui and the remaining 65 going to the Philippine National Bank 2 Toyota formally entered the Philippine market in August 1988 through its wholly owned subsidiary Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation TMPC 3 Toyota models EditToyota Corolla Toyota Corona Toyota Cressida Toyota Crown Toyota Celica Toyota Hiace Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota Starlet Toyota Tamaraw Toyota Townace Toyota Hilux Toyota DA series truck in Japanese Delta Mini CruiserBasketball EditThe company was active in professional basketball from 1973 to 1983 with its Toyota basketball team led by notable players like Alberto Reynoso Robert Jaworski Francis Arnaiz and Ramon Fernandez References Edit a b Doner Richard F 1991 Driving a Bargain Automobile Industrialization and Japanese Firms in Southeast Asia Berkeley Los Angeles and Oxford University of California p 81 ISBN 0 520 06938 2 a b Doner p 43 a b c Activities by region Asia Philippines 75 Years of Toyota Toyota Motor Corporation Retrieved 2014 10 04 Delta Mini Cruiser Bring a trailer US Retrieved 2022 12 31 Vehicle is customised but has an image of the id plate showing the chassis code as RJ2B engine as 12RM and gearbox as GMC 4 SPD 5 38 Doner p 316 Anselmi Gian Piero July September 1984 Marin Gianni ed A Torino passerella delle nostre passioni Our passions on parade in Turin Auto in Fuoristrada in Italian Milan Rusconi Editore 3 7 43 46 Imported by Plan Motor Italia of Turin the car was marketed by Gandin Auto in Treviso The engines originally offered were a Philippine built Toyota 1587 cc four cylinder 12R with 69 PS or the Isuzu C190 1951 cc diesel engine with 63 PS After a reintroduction and some changes first presented at the 1984 Expofuoristrada in Turin the diesel was replaced by VM Motori s 2393 cc HR492 turbodiesel 100 PS which was installed by the importer 1984 prices ranged from 15 024 000 for 4AG engined version to 19 972 000 lira for the turbodiesel p 163 Delta Mini Cruiser Retrieved 2011 12 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Delta Motors Corporation amp oldid 1130680103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
