Indonesian Automotive Industry Pushed to Look to Foreign Markets

Indonesia experienced a significant increase in exports of four-wheeled vehicles from 300,000 units in 2021 to nearly 600,000 units in 2022.

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President Joko Widodo inaugurated the opening of the 2023 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) exhibition accompanied by the President Director of PT Dyandra Promosindo Daswar Marpaung, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Chairman of the MPR Bambang Soesatyo, CEO of Kompas Gramedia Lilik Oetama and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung (left to right) at the JI Expo , Kemayoran, Jakarta, Thursday (16/2/2023).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Seeing bright prospects with significant sales growth, the Indonesian automotive industry is encouraged to target the export market to generate an important source of foreign exchange. The development of the domestic electric vehicle ecosystem is also urged to continue to increase.

That is the message and hope President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo conveyed in his speech to mark the opening of the 2023 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) at JIExpo in Jakarta on Thursday (16/2/2023). Attending the opening ceremony were the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman Bambang Soesatyo, Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Kompas Gramedia CEO Lilik Oetama and PT Dyandra Promosindo President Director Daswar Marpaung.