With the daily traffic that motorists face today, it’s no surprise that some chooses to get their shirt and pants sweat on riding two-wheels, rather than getting stuck forever in the gridlock of traffic.
According to report of Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association (MDPPA), the two-wheeled sector already breached its sales target of 1-million mark for the first time in 2016—selling 1,140,338 million units. That means a huge portion of brand new units were spread-out to the estimated 4.5-million motorcycle population in the country.
American motorcycle brand United Motors (UM) make their Philippine debut at the 2017 Trans Sport Show held in SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. The launching of UM-motorcycles coincide with event Moto Builds Pilipinas—a custom bike show for classic and restored bikes.
Founded in Columbia in 1951, the company has a distribution network in 25 nations with 1,200 stores outlets and 800 authorized centers. It aims to position itself as a world leader in the motorcycle industry, establishing a strong, reliable network of suppliers and distributors along the way.
United Motors (UM) motorcycles brings the Nitrox 150, DSR Series (models include Adventure TT 150), Renegade Series and Xtreet bikes. UM-motorcycles price starts at P49,000 (Nitrox 150); P95,500 (Hypersport 200); P89,900 (DSR II 200); P148,000 (Renegade 300 Sport B); P145,000 (Renegade Commando 300); P150,000 (Renegade Sport 150); P95,900 (Renegade Sport 200); P75,900 (Xtreet 200x); P148,000 (Adventure 150); P175,000 (Adventure TT 150); P148,000 (Scrambler Renegade S150); and 145,000 (Scrambler Renegade Classic 150).
Autohub Group is the exclusive distributor of UM-Motorcycles in the country.