Truck Wars Heat up: Maxus Launches T60 Pickup Locally on March 5

Every long- and heavy-hauler needs his own pickup. Good thing for them, the Philippines is enjoying an unprecedented truck market filled with a wide range of cab-equipped entries—and all of them at least have a trim or two that are well within the affordable range. We’ve got established nameplates such as the Toyota Hilux, Mitsubishi Strada and Nissan Navara, but we’ve also got competent upstarts such as the SsangYong Musso, Foton Thunder, and on March 5, we’ll be adding the Maxus T60 to the latter list.

This, as we already received invites for the official unveiling of the Maxus T60. With this new addition, the country's pickup segment gives us more reasons to be excited about.

The T60’s arrival on PH shores was announced last December, but no formal date was given regarding their official launch. It’s only now that the Ayala-backed Maxus brand is confirming the pickup’s PH debut next month.

As the first China-produced pickup to score a 5-star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), the T60 looks ready to mix it up with the big guys. Carmudi reported the unloading the first batch of Maxus T60s in Batangas Port.