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A Sarao jeepney in Olongapo in 1973. Sarao Motors was established in 1953 by Leonardo Sarao, a former kalesa driver turned mechanic, as a small automotive shop with an initial budget of ₱700 (equivalent to ₱91,211 in 2021). The company grew into a multimillion corporation that produced the majority of jeepneys in the Philippines.
Leonardo Salvador Sarao (13 April 1921 – 31 July 2001) was the founder and owner of the Sarao Motors, a company known for designing, manufacturing and selling the jeepney, the most popular mode of transportation in the Philippines.
A jeepney (Tagalog:), or simply a jeep (Tagalog:), is a type of public utility vehicle (PUV) that serves as the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. [1] Known for its crowded seating and kitsch decorations, it is a cultural icon of the Philippines [ 2 ] and has its own art, "Jeepney art". [ 3 ]
SR Jeepney Class II 2017 (prototype) Unknown Sta. Rosa Motor Works Exhibited at the Philippine Auto Parts Expo, [3] [33] the SR Jeepney Class II is a prototype model by Sta. Rosa Motor Works which adheres to the standards made under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program while retaining the aesthetics of the traditional jeepney of ...
List of modern jeepney models; S. Sarao Motors; T. 2023–2024 transport strikes in the Philippines This page was last edited on 5 November 2021, at 05:02 (UTC). ...
Two modern motorized public transport vehicles in the Philippines are named after the kalesa: the jeepney, which was originally known as the "auto calesa" (or "AC" for short) from the 1910s to the 1940s; [3] [14] and the motorela of Northern Mindanao, a portmanteau of "motorized" and "carretela ". [15]
Automobile manufacturers who makes vehicles which are considered as "jeepneys" in reliable sources. Pages in category "Jeepney manufacturers" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Jeepney, a modified military jeep, is the most common form of transportation in the country today. After independence from the United States was declared in 1946, there was a surplus of American military jeeps in the country. Filipinos then modified these vehicles to serve as makeshift buses.