Due to its sales potential, Albay was evaluated as a strategic area to open another Toyota outlet in the Bicol Region. In December 2016, Toyota Motor Philippines awarded the Primary Market Area (PMA) of Albay to Mr. Francis C. Laurel. As a result, Toyota Camarines Sur, Inc., organized its branch office and named it TOYOTA ALBAY.
On October 11, 2017, after purchasing a 2-hectare property, located at Lot 3533-25-C-1-A, National Highway, Brgy. Salvacion, Daraga, Albay from the V & O Company of Legazpi City. Toyota Albay broke ground and started construction that lasted 14 months. Toyota Albay opened its doors for business on January 30, 2019, and inaugurated last March 2019.
Structurally, Toyota Albay’s design specifications can withstand wind speed/gusts up to 300 kph. It also boasts a slanted showroom design/facade, which mitigates wind pressure by 28%. Our showroom has a total floor area of Six Hundred (600) square meters and can accommodate 8 to 10 vehicles for display. Toyota Albay’s basement stockyard for new vehicles has a floor area of Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty (3,120) square meters and can store up to 150 brand new units. Said basement is underneath the service workshop and was built to protect the new units from the adverse effects of the weather as well as the ash fall/acid rain from the Mayon Volcano.
Toyota Albay’s Service Workshop, on the other hand, has a total floor area of four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square meters consisting of:
- Three (3) Express Maintenance Bays
- Three (3) Periodic Maintenance Bays
- Eight (8) General Job Bays
- Twenty-Three (23) Body and Paint Bays
- Nine (9) Carwash Bays
- Eight (8) Service Reception Bays
Our Service workshop can accommodate an average of 20 vehicles for Periodic Maintenance, 15 vehicles for General Jobs and 10 vehicles for Body and Paint on a daily basis.
Toyota Albay’s Service workshop likewise boasts of state-of-the-art equipment from the US, Japan, Italy, and France. These are the Hunter Wheel Alignment system, Bishamon scissor/two post lifters, the USI Italia Paint Booth/Oven and the Celette Frame Aligner, respectively. Workshop and technician tools/special tools used are Japanese brands like Banzai, Mitutoyo and Kyoto Tools Company. This was envisioned to ensure quality workmanship for our valued customers. Furthermore, our technicians are graduates of Automotive Technology at the Bicol University and duly trained and certified by Toyota Motor Philippines.
Toyota Albay’s Genuine Parts are stored in 155 square meter warehouse and can accommodate fast-moving inventories as well as special order parts made available to our service customers in the soonest possible time.
Other features of Toyota Albay are the use of Phillips LED lighting systems, Yamaha sound systems, and Daikin Air Conditioning systems. Also utilized are Globe/PLDT Leased Line Fiber Optic and Microwave systems to ensure constant high-speed internet access and data transfer. Network infrastructure hardware consists of Cisco and Ubiquiti Networking products, Sonic Wall firewalls and Belden cabling.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Date of Establishment: March 3, 2019
Location: Toyota Albay, Lot 3533-25-C-1-A, National Highway, Brgy. Salvacion, Daraga, Albay
Telephone Number: (052) 204 -8225
Business Type: Dealership of Toyota Motor Philippines
Date of Incorporation: October 11, 2013 (Toyota Camarines Sur, Inc.)
Place of Incorporation: Philippines
CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY
Here in Toyota Albay, we believe that the key to our success is teamwork. We make sure that every team member is well organized and works consistently. We are firm and very cooperative as a team and always open for improvement for the benefit and success of this dealership.
VISION
- To become the best car dealer in the Bicol Region
- To become South Luzon’s number one Toyota Dealer
- To become the best Toyota Dealer that excels in total customer service
MISSION
- To dominate the market of car dealers by showcasing top of the line automotive products with excellent customer
- To sustain productivity and develop the potentials of all Team Members by establishing a good working relationship through effective
- To operate using innovative technology while maintaining a safe and environment-friendly working
INDUSTRY / BUSINESS OUTLOOK
The business outlook of the Province of Albay is bright and based on the proposed and ongoing infrastructure projects like the Bicol International Airport as well as the North-South Railway and Quezon-Bicol Expressway projects. Furthermore, the tourism, construction, and agriculture (abaca) industries are likewise pushing up the economy of the Province of Albay. With these developments, Toyota Albay positions itself at the forefront of these projects by providing Albayanos with high-quality Toyota vehicles being serviced by world-class equipment and highly trained technicians. All these geared with the utmost of excellence in mind.