Santarosa Motor Works

Santarosa Motor Works, Inc.
Company type	Public company
Industry	Manufacturing, automotive industry
Headquarters	Km. 42 Bo. Dita, Santa Rosa Laguna, Philippines
Area served	Philippines
Products	Trucks, buses, diesel
Website	Santarosa Motorworks

Santarosa Motor Works, Inc.., also known as Santarosa Philippines or SR, is a bus and truck manufacturer which has been serving the Philippine transport industry since 1987. It has been providing the bus requirements of Metro Manila and city, provincial, tourist bus operators and has manufactured bus and truck bodies for almost all of the leading European and Asian brand of bus and truck chassis including some in the Europe. Most prominent of these brands are the Volvo of Sweden, Mercedes-Benz and MAN Diesel of Germany, Nissan Diesel of Japan, Daewoo, and Hyundai of Korea. In the early 1950s it started manufacturing bus and truck bodies mounted on leading American brands such as the International Harvester, Ford, Chevrolet, and the Dodge Chassis. Also, in the 1950s, its sister company, the Emcos Development & Supply Co., Inc. was the leading distributor of International Harvester Macleod, Inc. in Northern Luzon marketing bus chassis, trucks, tractors, agricultural and farm implements.

Products

Current models

SR EXFOH
SR 620 NV
SR Euro Bus
SR Modulo
NDPC Euro
SR BF106
SR BV115

Nissan Diesel SR Exfoh Series

CPB87N - FE6B Front engine
SP215NSB - FE6C Front engine
RB46S - PE6T Rear engine
RB31S - PE6 Rear engine
RB31SX - PE6 Rear engine
JA450SSN - PF6A Rear engine

Nissan Diesel SR 620 NV Series

JP251PSN - FE6C Rear engine
JA450SSN - PF6A Rear engine
JA520RAN - RF8 Rear engine
RB46S - PE6 Rear engine
RB46SR - PE6T Rear engine

Nissan Diesel SR Metrostar

CPB87N - FE6B Front engine

Nissan Diesel SR Prototype / PKB212

PKB212N - FE6D Front engine

Nissan Diesel SR Euro Series

JA450SSN - PF6A Rear engine
JA520RAN - RF8 Rear engine
RB46SR - PE6T Rear engine

Daewoo Bus SR Cityliner

BF106 - DE08TiS Front engine BV115 - DE12TiS Rear engine

MAN Truck and Bus AG

MAN SR Exfoh
MAN SR Explorer 18.232

Former models

Nissan Diesel SR 615 Flexi Series
Nissan Diesel SR Flexstar
Nissan Diesel SR SDX Series
Nissan Diesel SR AKR Series

Special models

Hyundai SR 620 NV (Victory Liner, Inc.)
Nissan Diesel SR 620 NV Regular Non-aircon (ALPS The Bus, Inc. and Philtranco)
Daewoo Bus SR Cityliner BS106 Diesel (BBL Trans)
Daewoo Bus SR Cityliner BS106 CNG (BBL Trans)
Daewoo Bus SR 620 NV BS106 CNG (BBL Trans)
Daewoo Bus SR Exfoh BV113 (BBL Trans)
MAN SR Modulo: exclusive for Philtranco (Alvarez Edition), Victory Liner and Five Star (Hernandez Edition)
MAN SR Lion's Star: exclusive to Philtranco

Newly imported units

Nissan Diesel Space Arrow Euro Tour
Hyundai Aero series, including Aero Express HSX, Hi-Space, LS and LD
Daewoo BH-series

Notable operators

City and Provincial bus operators

Victory Liner
Five Star Bus Company, Inc.
Philippine Rabbit
Saulog Transit Inc.
Dagupan Bus Company
CEM Trans Services, Inc.
Joanna Jesh Transport Corp.
Greenline Express
Partas
Bataan Transit
Laguna Star Bus
Philtranco
Amihan Bus Line
JAM
First Charter
Phil. Touristers, Inc.
HM Transport, Inc.
Worthy Transport, Inc.
Green Star Express, Inc.
Silver Star Shuttle and Tours, Inc.
Don Mariano Transit Corp.
Fermina Express
Roval Transport
Admiral Transport
Commuters Bus Corporation
Dominion Bus Lines (Mencorp, Inc.)
Santrans Corporation
Severino Santos Transit
Del Monte City
Luzon Bus, Inc.
BBTSC
Genesis Transport Service, Inc.
ALPS The Bus, Inc.
Raymond Transportation
Isarog Line Express Transport, Inc.
Dimple Star Transport
Eaglestar Transit Corporation
Cher Transport
Malanday Gold Express
JKJ Express
FG Trans
Corimba Express
Jayross LS Tours Bus Company
Stella Mae Star Bus
Jayross Lucky Seven Tours
NS Trans
Everlasting Transport
Guardian Angels
Universal Guiding Star
Greenline Express
Hilltop Tours, Inc.
Philippians Bus Line
RBM Grand Rally
Mersan
Jackpherlyn Transport
Elena Liner
Jell Transport
Pamana Transport
St. Martin of Tours Trailways
AC Trans
Precious Grace Transport
Bovjen
San Agustin Transport Service Corporation
TAS Trans
Reinalyn Bus Line Corporation
Bensan Trans
JRMS
Cagsawa Travel and Tours
Erjohn & Almark
Altransco
Arabia Boy Express
Darla Andrea
Rough Riders Express Bus
Davao Metro Shuttle
PP Bus Line
WLLH Liner
Yellow Bus Line
Weena Express
AVM Cotabato
Valisno Express
Mafel Transit
El Plama Bus Liner
Pana Liner
Maria De Leon Trans
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
Claret School of Quezon City
Dominican School (Manila)
Far Eastern University

Tourist Bus operators

3R & N Tours Corporation
AA Business Class Transport
Advocate Transport
Chyrom Travel and Tours
Circle Transport Corporation
ESC Tourist Transport
JTB Tours and Travel
NSP Luxury Coach Bus
Pintakasi Transport
Sardonyx Tours and Travel
Supergrand Tour
Nishi-Nippon Transport
Prince M.A.Y.A. Tourist Bus
Executive Express Tourist Bus
ROMA Tours and Transport, Inc.
Astroliner, Inc. (tourist bus division)
Hong Thai Travel Services (Philippines)
Classic Leisure Tourist Bus
AJU Global Transport Corporation
Transville Systems (Tourist Bus division)
Trans-Inter Corporation
Trans-Ventures Tourist Bus
Lloraine Tours
Explore Tourist Bus
Banahaw Luxury Transport
MMCA Tourist Bus
Mekro Tourist Bus
PTX Tourist Transport
Shandy Tourist Bus
Istelicia Tourist Bus
Maynilad Tours and Educational Services
Tanacle Tours and Services
Uni Tours Incorporated
Lucky 3 Tours
C Ladine JT Tours
23rd Psalms Tourist Bus
Bel-Air Service Center Corporation
Edsheil Transport Services, Inc.
Hafti Transport, Inc.
Galatian Tourist Bus
JHK Transport and Tours, Inc.
GM JOE Tours & Transport Corp.
FMR Corporation
Haranah Tours
Marijon Tours
ManVar Tourist Bus
WLM Transport, Inc.
Roadlink Travel and Tours, Inc.
Catalina Car Rentals of Cebu City
LE Tours of Cebu City
TIM Transport Corporation of Cebu City
Orient Sun Transport Corporation of Cebu City
St. Nichols Land Trans, Inc.
Natalie Tours of Cebu City

External links

Santarosa Motorworks at Flickr