Jakarta Car exhibition 2003 - courtesy of dilmy

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ooooo
350z.. very niceeee

I prefer the RX8 :crazy2:

RX8 is awesome...but i still like CLK :D


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but for the price.. rx8 is definitely worth it man..
clk is nice too though.. different class
eheheh

I thought Rx8 and CLK 320 price are almost same? or it was for BMW Z8 ? :lol:
maybe im wrong :D

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I'm not sure how much they are priced in Indo, but in OZ, rx-8 is about AU$60,000

I prefer the RX8 :crazy2:

I like the 350z better:D

but my neighbor, here in Pondok Indah has a RX-8. Its silver....pretty hot.
I also have another neighbor in another block that owns a Hummer H2 and Porsche 911.

There is a grey market store in Jl. Arteri that sells Subaru WRX, Mitsubishi Evo, Hummer H2, Porsche 911, Nissan 350z, Mazda RX8, etc...pretty cool.

Why get a CLK and waste all that money when you can save up for a SL500? hehehe....much more worth it.

So far i've seen two 911s in Jakarta this past month. I'm having trouble seeing Ferraris and Lambos though. I've only seen 1 Ferrari this month. And 2 in total during my 11 year stay in Jakarta. hehehe. I've seen a group of Ferraris, Lambos and Porsche 911s in Manila, so i hope i can see more here in Jakarta.

Imo, cars in Indonesia are waaaaaaaaay to overpriced. It is because of the taxes. You can buy a BMW 3 series in the Philippines for the price of a Honda Accord in Indonesia. However, Indonesians (esp rich ones) are more than willing to spend a lot of $$$ on cars, that is why you see a lot of luxury cars here.

I like the 350z better:D

but my neighbor, here in Pondok Indah has a RX-8. Its silver....pretty hot.
I also have another neighbor in another block that owns a Hummer H2 and Porsche 911.

There is a grey market store in Jl. Arteri that sells Subaru WRX, Mitsubishi Evo, Hummer H2, Porsche 911, Nissan 350z, Mazda RX8, etc...pretty cool.

Why get a CLK and waste all that money when you can save up for a SL500? hehehe....much more worth it.

So far i've seen two 911s in Jakarta this past month. I'm having trouble seeing Ferraris and Lambos though. I've only seen 1 Ferrari this month. And 2 in total during my 11 year stay in Jakarta. hehehe. I've seen a group of Ferraris, Lambos and Porsche 911s in Manila, so i hope i can see more here in Jakarta.

Hummer H2 ?
In Indonesia ?
Wow ... Cool ...
Never Know there is one in Indonesia ... :-) :)

Yup...i have seen 2 yellow Hummer H2 (one belonging to my neighbor) and 1 silver H2.

H2 will be a prefect ride in Jakarta, as there are so many pot holes on the surface of the roads.. ehehhe
I've seen some ferraris near my house... there's a red one and silver..
I've also seen a Nissan Skyline R34 GTR..... niceeee... my dream carr...

I saw 8 lambo and red ferraris in menteng before, when i stay at taman executive, i think they are like young car club or something.


cheers

btw here is website of autoshow club , i think around thousand indonesian that owned luxury cars, especially here in australia..

http://autoshow.permaisuri.com

cheers

hey grey you only saw a ferrari 2 times in like 11 years?! maybe you need new glasses:P
i mean...i spent like 30 days last year in Jkt, and i saw more than a couple of times ppl cruisin' in their Ferrari's. 3 times to be more precise. and i got them caught on camera:D but as far as Lambo concerns...yeah i'm not even sure someone in Jkt has one of those. seen 1 in Auto Mall Tho:D

anywaay...

and what HH2?! i didn't even know you can get a hummer in indonesia. mieeen can't wait to see Jkt in the near future. it is gettinf more sophisticated by year, with monorail, more luxury cars, tall skyscrapers, modern shopping malls etc in prospect.....

Yeah, i agree with jktcity, at 1st i shocked to see so many ferraris in jakarta !

here old article when the ferrari showroom was 1st opened back in 2001


FERRARI SALES SOAR IN INDONESIA

7.4.2001

The following article, written by Joe Leahy, appeared in the Financial Times of 7 April:

For some people, the sale of a luxury item as extravagant as a Ferrari in a country as impoverished as Indonesia might seem crass.

However, Indradjit Sardjono, managing director of Citra Langgeng Otomotif, the first company to distribute Ferraris in Indonesia, thinks of himself as a modern day Robin Hood. Each of his cars incurs taxes that add up to 200 per cent to the wholesale price, contributing much-needed cash to the government's depleted coffers.

"If you remember that Robin Hood takes money from the rich and gives to the poor, well that's what we do through our taxes. It's just up to the people to make sure the money gets from the government to them," Mr Sardjono says.

The opening of the Ferrari showroom in downtown Jakarta last month demonstrates a little-known fact about Indonesia. Despite three years of economic and political turmoil, south-east Asia's largest and most resource-rich country still has its share of millionaires. Some of these are the former heads of bankrupt conglomerates who have managed to stash their billions away offshore. Others are exporters who have taken advantage of the depreciation of Indonesia's currency, the rupiah, to sell minerals or goods such as palm oil or timber on offshore markets. Indeed, Indonesia's gross domestic product grew 5 per cent last year as rising export income fuelled a boom in domestic consumption.

Car sales have nearly tripled, with sales of luxury cars such as BMW rising by nearly five times. "When a country is as resource-rich as Indonesia, there's still plenty of money to be made from either fishing, chopping down trees or digging holes," says Song Seng Wun, regional economist with GK Goh Securities in Singapore.

Of the 10 Ferraris and 10 Maseratis allocated to Mr Sardjono's showroom this year, four Ferraris and two Maseratis have already been sold. Each of the Ferrari 360 Modena F1s, a model based on Formula One racing cars, sells for nearly $400,000, about twice what they cost in the US, while each Maserati 3200 GT Auto costs $180,000. Indonesia's per capita income is about $700.

Mr Sardjono says his customers are mostly exporters or the heads of consumer goods companies, such as cigarette tycoons. He says he rarely sees the old guard of bankrupt businessmen associated with the regime of former president Suharto, who fell from power in 1998. "Rarely do the heads of the old conglomerates come to see us - they would be embarrassed because they owe the government a lot of money."

Jakarta's pot-holed roads are more appropriate for 4WDs than the slick Modena. But Mr Sardjono says many people buy his cars simply as "works of art" to show off in their homes.

Hey dont mess with me...my eyes are perfect the way it is... So what if i only seen 2 ferraris? Does that insult you or something? I've seen a bunch of Maseratis though.
As for HH2...they are quite new and i am seeing more and more.... Yeah i got one Ferrari in camera (by mistake coz i was taking skyline shots, hehehe)

Mahaputra - At least Jakarta's roads are much smoother than MM's roads. hehehe.

oh mieeeen is this necessery?? i didn't mean to insult or mess wit chu what so ever....and no you didn't insulted me by the fact you only saw a ferrari by 2 times....so keep it chill mieen. i'm just sayin i seen ferrari like 3 times in 30 days back there.

anywaay how the rest of you guys doooin??

Sorry...i was just edgy that time coz i was mad at someone. No hard feelings, man. :) But i did take a picture of that Ferrari i saw (i wrote about it in the post above)

btw here is website of autoshow club , i think around thousand indonesian that owned luxury cars, especially here in australia..

http://autoshow.permaisuri.com

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yup and my car is in there.. wahahha
:) :drunk:

Mahaputra - At least Jakarta's roads are much smoother than MM's roads. hehehe.

really?? waaahh.. I thought we had one of the worst quality road in the world.. ehehhe :)

Maha. whats your id there? i also got mine there, on autosalon melbourne


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really?? waaahh.. I thought we had one of the worst quality road in the world.. ehehhe :)

no way, man. MM has worse roads. And in addition to that, there are many other countries in asia with even worse roads than MM. hehe

Yeah, sometimes i almost fall a sleep when cruising on jakarta/surabaya highways because its so smooth but the highway to CGK use something to bump you so you're no fall a sleep....:lol:


cheers

toll roads in Jakarta are smooth. But the ordinary roads do have lots of potholes, but not as much as MM

Maha. whats your id there? i also got mine there, on autosalon melbourne


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loook at the owner ical..
that's my car....
like the one in my avatar.. ehehe
what's urs?? what car do u have?? show us pics man

here's the link to the pics of my car
http://autoshow.permaisuri.com/Content/Autoshow.asp?AutoID=20011023100650

here's the link to the pics of my car
http://autoshow.permaisuri.com/Content/Autoshow.asp?AutoID=20011023100650

sweet ride, Mahaputra! Did you upgrade its peformance, too? Like adding a turbo, etc?

How much did it cost to do all that? And why did you choose an A4? I always had the feeling the 3 series is easier to modify.

Is that your only ride? your everyday car?:D

Maha, sweet audi, whos ical? is that your nickname? i saw your car on Hot4s before, my friend car also in Hot4s, his name is william, his brother drive two S2000. Btw do you know team ilusi?

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sweet ride, Mahaputra! Did you upgrade its peformance, too? Like adding a turbo, etc?

How much did it cost to do all that? And why did you choose an A4? I always had the feeling the 3 series is easier to modify.

Is that your only ride? your everyday car?:D

nah.. didnt do anything to the engine..
no point.. cause the speed limit in adelaide is 60km/h damn slow.. and in the CBD is even worse 50Km/h hehehe besides I got no money..just changed the exhaust.. that's about it
that's my everyday car here in australia ... but it's a bit higher now. not as low.. cause it's quite annoying to drive a really low car ... gotta be extra careful...
why A4? there arent many modified A4 around.. compared to 3 series.. and A4 is cheaper than 3 series anyway
ehhehe...

Maha, sweet audi, whos ical? is that your nickname? i saw your car on Hot4s before, my friend car also in Hot4s, his name is william, his brother drive two S2000. Btw do you know team ilusi?

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thanks dude.. ical is a friend of mine who used to own the audi before I took over the ownership.. ehehe ;p
I feeli like doing more mods on the car.. what do u suggest? I'm thinking of changing the seat to leather.. either black or light grey colour.. but I cant think of a thing to mod on the exterior of the car.. hmmm.. any suggestions?
hmm.. William?? nope.. dunno.. I've heard about the team ilusi before.. is that ur team? and I heard about team garasi..
yo david, show us ur car man..

yo david-80 I'm heading to melb at the end of july.. probably u can pick me up in ur fancy car.. ehehhe j/k mate

Note this in your agenda:

Jakarta Auto Expo
September 4-13, 2004
Location: Jakarta Convention Centre

Saw this car often in Jakarta:

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/4230/ist1.jpg

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/2046/ist2.jpg

Very cute. I like this one more than Renault Clio

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look similar with toyota echo

From what I know what's called Toyota Echo in Indonesia is Toyota Yaris is Europe. But yes IST uses the same platform of Yaris/Echo

Toyota YARIS

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/8257/yaris.jpg

now thats echo.
love the fuel consumption. really (i mean REALLY) good.
thinking to rent this car for my roadtrip melbourne to perth
but no cruise control *sigh*
better rent 4 wd for those harsh dessert like terrain maybe.

Check The PROTON Thread for their plan in Indonesia:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=79575

the toyota ist is really popular in Indo.. and yes.. they are called the same name in Indo..toyota Ist..very nice car
yo david.. i thought u want to post a pic of ur car mate..
we havent seen it...
everyone else can post pics of their car as well...

Maha, i only have ugly car :bash: its civic hehe...try find me at www.teamazm.com my plate/nickname [pcz]

yeah agree, toyota is everywhere, even taxi now use toyota serena, very comfy.

cheers

did u guys know about the plans on having kijang as a taxi.. they're really gonna do it..
hehehe.. it'll be good.. welll from my opinion

david.. I cant find ur car mate.. can u post the photos of ur car..
man.. civic is awesome.. is it 2 doors or 4 doors? hatchback? sedan?
I love civics man... they're the best.. ehhee
as u can see that I'm a civic fan

did u guys know about the plans on having kijang as a taxi.. they're really gonna do it..
hehehe.. it'll be good.. welll from my opinion

david.. I cant find ur car mate.. can u post the photos of ur car..
man.. civic is awesome.. is it 2 doors or 4 doors? hatchback? sedan?
I love civics man... they're the best.. ehhee
as u can see that I'm a civic fan

In Manado all the taxi is using Panther,so i thing it'll be a great idea

wow really?? cool... yo ryanprima.. do u have photos of manado?? should post em..
I havent seen pics of other cities in Indonesia.. besides Jakarta, Surabaya, and Medan...

Penjualan mobil di Indonesia/Car sales trend in Indonesia

Tahun(Year) Unit
1996 332.000
1997 387.000
1998 58.000
1999 94.000
2000 301.000
2001 300.000
2002 317.000
2003 354.000
2004* 420.000
2005* 480.000

Sumber/Source : Gaikindo, 2004
Note:
*) Angka proyeksi (projection)

@maha, in members car, number 12, pcz. I will try find other pics.

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wow, so we are now back in pre-crisis sales booming? I am happy to see automotive market is already recovering.

I also heard that our GDP percapita now is back in pre-crisis level, thus indonesia now is moving into middle class country level. great!


cheers

wow, so we are now back in pre-crisis sales booming? I am happy to see automotive market is already recovering.
I also heard that our GDP percapita now is back in pre-crisis level, thus indonesia now is moving into middle class country level. great!


yes we do.
Good things is this means business, more business more people get a job. Even better Toyota wants to make Indonesia as one of manufacturing center for small car, Proton is going to assemble here for local and ASEAN market, China Great wall automotive is in talk with local company for possible producing car with more competitive price here etc.
Bad news is more car on the road more jammed the traffic, more poluted the city.... ;)

the toyota ist is really popular in Indo.. and yes.. they are called the same name in Indo..toyota Ist..very nice car
yo david.. i thought u want to post a pic of ur car mate..
we havent seen it...
everyone else can post pics of their car as well...

my first car I sold two days ago. Peugeot 405 year '95. Good engine and cheap maintenance. I've driven this car for 104.000 Km.... geee that can go very far man....

Must sell it, I've no more right to keep this car since I chose not to change registration plate into swiss plate. Must take bus now.... :(

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/5170/myp405.jpg

my first car I sold two days ago. Peugeot 405 year '95. Good engine and cheap maintenance. I've driven this car for 104.000 Km.... geee that can go very far man....

Must sell it, I've no more right to keep this car since I chose not to change registration plate into swiss plate. Must take bus now.... :(

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/5170/myp405.jpg

He Tata, that s a Portugese plate , isn t it ?

No, that's 'F' for 'France'

Tata ... You Live in France ?
Parlez vous francaise ? ... betul gak tulisannya ?

LOL
he drive on the left.
must be a bit hard for you when you back in Jakarta hehehehe.

LOL
he drive on the left.
must be a bit hard for you when you back in Jakarta hehehehe.

the only problem is my right hand keeps looking for the stick :) Have no problem with speed, Europeans drive faster that us. But I feel irritated by motorcycles drivers and dont support at all people overtaking from left side, that's rude man...


Tata ... You Live in France ?
Parlez vous francaise ? ... betul gak tulisannya ?


No more live in France, Mac. Now in Geneva but still French is main language here.
Tulisannya betul bgt

my german friend said there is no speed limit in the highway
is that true?
must be dangerous.

my german friend said there is no speed limit in the highway
is that true?
must be dangerous.

from what I know in Germany only in some states there's no speed limit in hi-way.

Otherwise, in france 130Km/h in highway, 110 in motorway, 90 outside city and 50 in the city. In switzerland you need to deduct 10km/h for each type of speed limit in France.

from what I know in Germany only in some states there's no speed limit in hi-way.

Otherwise, in france 130Km/h in highway, 110 in motorway, 90 outside city and 50 in the city. In switzerland you need to deduct 10km/h for each type of speed limit in France.

Do You Put " in F - 10 " in traffic sign ? or ... 120 , 100, 80 ?

or Maybe in France they put " Swiss+10 Km/h" ... becoz .. they want 10 km/h ahead of Swiss .... Always ....
:) :) ha ha ha

from http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews

We are pleased to announce that Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) will start to produce its brand-new, all purpose vehicle APV at the Indonesian subsidiary, P.T. Indomobil Suzuki International (ISI) from August 2004, and will launch it in Indonesia from September 2004. The APV has been newly developed as a global strategy model, which will be exported to ASEAN and other countries as well as marketed in Indonesia. SMC schedules to invest 11.5 billion yen to produce 70,000 units per year.

The APV's line-up consists of the passenger van that can accommodate up to 8 persons for family use, commercial van for business use and pick-up truck. Its platform and styling have been newly developed.

By largely refurbishing the existing production lines at ISI and making the parts localization within the ASEAN region around 70%, SMC has succeeded to reduce the production cost of the APV, which has resulted in reasonable price offers.

Major characteristics of APV

1. Maneuverable compact body with spacious cabin for up to 8 passengers • Compact body of 4,155mm overall length and 1,655mm overall width combined with a spacious cabin is easy to maneuver, and still can accommodate up to 8 passengers.
• Passenger van for family use, commercial van and pick-up truck* make up the APV line-up, which succeeds to extensively meet customers' needs.
* Please note that only the pick-up truck will be marketed as "CARRY."

2. Refined styling with dynamism
• The front bonnet designed with sure stability, large bumper and projected fenders give a robust look to the compact body.
• The interior styling assumes spaciousness and fine quality.
• The driver's seat arrangement enables passenger-car-like driving, and the four hinged doors on both sides, not sliding doors, are to seek for passenger-car atmosphere.

3. Versatile driving performance that closely meets various demands • The 175mm ground clearance, which is on the high side, and the air intake on a high position prove strong when driving on unpaved or flooded roads. The performance of the air conditioner and heat resistance of the radiator are also enhanced for use in high temperatures. The APV, as Suzuki's global strategy model, has been designed to adapt to various driving situations.

4. Engine, safety and price
• 1.5L and 1.6L 16 valve, SOHC, inline 4-cylinder engine variants equipped in the APV perform economically and powerfully in rough road conditions, on uphill or with heavy loading.
• "TECT (Total Effective Control Technology)" is adopted.
• The retail price for the main grade of the passenger van type will not exceed 100 million Rupiah in the Indonesian market, which is a competitive price offer.

Outline for ISI
Name of company : P.T. INDOMOBIL SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL
President : Soebronto Laras
Vice President : Keiji Terada
Head Office location : Jakarta
Established in : January 1991
No. of employees : Approx. 3,800
Capital : 45 million US dollars (Suzuki's capital investment ratio: 90.0%)
Sales : 10,036.7 billion Indonesia Rupiah
(Approx. 1.17 billion U.S. dollars) (2003 fiscal year)
Sales volume : Automobiles: 72,000 units (2003 fiscal year)
Motorcycles: 630,000 units (2003 fiscal year)

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/7643/apv1.jpg

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/9022/apv2.jpg

Another good news on Indonesian Automotive:

http://bakrie-brothers.com/news.php?id=2415

There are many now back in the countries, i was with many japanese businessmen in a flight from SG to JKT and i spoke with one of them. They were waiting after the election to go ahead with their plan to build a spareparts industry in tangerang, but since the 1st election goes smoothly they are decided to go now. Hopefully the situation will remain like this.

cheers

Bagi Anda penggemar otomotif, momen yang ditunggu-tunggu akan segera tiba. Ajang pamer industri otomotif terbesar di Indonesia bertajuk ’Jakarta Motor Show’ akan digelar untuk kedua kalinya pada awal September mendatang dengan mengambil tempat di Jakarta Convention Center (JCC).

Pameran akbar ini menurut rencana akan berlangsung selama 9 hari mulai 4-12 September, dan akan menjadi kesempatan terbaik untuk menyaksikan dari dekat produk sepeda motor dan mobil yang mungkin belum pernah Anda lihat.

Di sini, Anda juga bisa melihat langsung berbagai hal menarik, mulai dari konsep kendaraan masa depan, produk terbaru, atau pun replika mobil dan motor sport, termasuk di antaranya motor yang dikendarai juara dunia MotoGP dari tim Yamaha, Valentino Rossi.

Pameran ini pun dapat dijadikan momen paling tepat bagi Anda untuk melakukan transaksi secara langsung. Jika Anda memang berencana membeli motor atau mobil baru, di Jakarta Motor Show inilah mungkin merupakan saat paling baik karena Anda bisa membandingkan satu produk dengan yang lainnya.

Libatkan 110 perusahaan
Jakarta Motor Show tahun ini merupakan event kedua setelah penyelenggaraan pertama yang sukses dua tahun lalu di tempat yang sama. Tahun ini, pameran yang pelaksanaannya diserahkan kembali kepada Dyandra Promosindo itu akan melibatkan 110 perusahaan dengan menggunakan area seluas 35 ribu meter persegi.

Untuk kategori sepeda motor, pameran akan dijejali berbagai produk terbaik dari 7 ATPM (Agen Tunggal Pemegang Merek), yaitu Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Kymco, Piaggio dan Kanzen. Sedangkan untuk kategori mobil, pameran akan melibatkan 20 ATPM, termasuk di antaranya Suzuki, Honda, Toyota, Daihatsu, General Motors, Isuzu, Jaguar, Ford, Nissan, KIA, Mitsubishi, Hyundai dan Mercedes Benz. Selain itu, hadir pula perusahaan-perusahaan lain yang terkait dengan industri kendaraan roda empat seperti perusahaan oli, car audio, kaca film dan industri pendukung lainnya.

Panitia penyelenggara dalam keterangan pers Kamis (19/8), menyatakan pameran tahun ini diharapkan dapat menarik sekitar 200 ribu pengunjung dengan target angka penjualan mencapai 600 milyar rupiah.

Project Manager Dyandra Promosindo, Andy Wismarsyah, menuturkan bahwa pameran tahun ini memang lebih difokuskan pada Product Selling Oriented sehingga diharapkan akan terjadi transaksi dalam jumlah besar. Ini sedikit berbeda dengan pameran dua tahun lalu yang lebih mengutamakan Product Image Oriented.

Untuk itu, jangan heran jika di acara ’The 2nd Jakarta Motor Show’ akan banyak acara peluncuran mobil baru dari berbagai ATPM. Mobil ini tidak hanya dipasarkan di Indonesia saja, namun juga untuk ekspor ke luar negeri.

Suzuki misalnya akan memperkenalkan untuk pertamakalinya Suzuki APV (All Purpose Vehicle). Demikian pula dengan Toyota yang akan meluncurkan Kijang Inova. Sementara Honda pun tak mau ketinggalan dengan memperkenalkan New Odyssey. (asepcandra)

Are you ready with your camera guys?

(20/08/2004) - Kesempatan menyaksikan langsung Toyota Kijang Innova, Suzuki APV, Mitsubishi Grandis, Honda Odyssey dan Mazda3 tiba dengan digelarnya Jakarta Motor Show ke dua pada 4 – 12 September di Jakarta Convention Center.

Gelaran ini melibatkan 20 ATPM mobil serta perusahaan-perusahaan pendukung. Ditempat yang sama juga digelar Jakarta Motorcycle Show ke dua yang melibatkan 7 ATPM sepeda motor.

Pameran yang berlangsung di lahan lebih dari 30,000 m2 itu juga menampilkan sejumlah model baru seperti Hyundai Tucson, Mercedes-Benz CLK200, New Lancer, Renault Clio Extreme dan Peugeot 307 CC.

Tiket untuk acara ini adalah Rp 20,000 (Senin-Jumat) dan Rp 25,000 (Sabtu-Minggu). Andy Wismarsyah, Project Manager dari Dyandra Promosindo, penyelenggara pameran ini, menyarankan pengunjung datang hari kerja agar lebih nyaman dan rileks. Selain itu untuk menyiasati lahan parkir yang sangat terbatas. Tempat parkir terdekat, Parkir Timur Senayan memuat hanya 800 mobil. (mobilku.com)

Philippine Forum does not have a car thread, so i might as well post it here:D hehehe

A Lambo murcielago has been spotted in Manila! A really rich pinoy owns it.

Here's a picture of it:
http://www.pbase.com/image/32825696/medium.jpg

And a BMW 645ci with the Lambo in the background:
http://www.pbase.com/image/32825697/medium.jpg

car pictures accepted from all coutries. GreyX, you should highlight automotive industry in Philipine, FORD has big manufacturing there I heard.

From your pictures I prefer BMW than Lambo....

waaahh... the new 6 series..
I've seen that lambo here in adelaide as well.. soo nice.. I was driving next to it once, it looks sooo sleeek....

Seriously? you prefer the BMW over the Lambo? wow. The Lambo is much more exotic. Plus, it costs much more.

BMW dealerships in the Philippines do sell the 6 series. The Lambo in the other hand, has to be imported in which involves more taxes adding to the already steep price.

And yes, Ford does have a large plant that produces the Ford Ranger, Ford Lynx and Ford Escape for export to Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and now, Singapore. It is the country's only exporting manufacturer. So basically, all Fords (maybe not all Rangers) in Indonesia are made in the Philippines. Ford also has a plant in Thailand that makes only Rangers and Everests, thats why i said not all Rangers come from RP.

Other companies do also assemble in the Philippines, but only for the local RP market. But Mitsubishi is planning on expanding its operations in the Philippines despite its recent financial meltdown. It will build the Grandis, Lancer, Adventure (Kuda), an unamed SUV and maybe the Pajero for export to regional countries.

Post some pictures of exotics in Jakarta!

Here's a Porsche 911 and Ferrari Modena in the Philippines (pictured in a RP magazine)
http://www.c-magazine.com/uploaded_img/june2004_cover.jpg
Notice the Philippines plates on it.

for me, personally, indonesian way of plate numbering is real ugly.
black background over white text.. buh... not artistic at all.

hehehe..i know. Actually, Philippines used to have ugly plates also. They used to be green text on white background. Now they look so much better with its artistic form, featuring our national monument.

Here's a clearer view of our newer plates:
http://www.c-magazine.com/images/gallerypage/Pic_12.jpg

BMW 645ci , IMHO, can be more enjoyable both for driving and 'eyes' pleasure while Lambo is more for collecting it. You keep it at home, polish it and drive it once in a while. But still it's my opinion.
In fact, if I can afford it, I'd prefer buying Porsche than Lambo or Ferrari. Porsche also more affordable (right?). Anyway it's a dream man. Like my previous post, I just sold my car, so my vehicle is a big Renault A.K.A... public bus.

BTW, Philippines plates look like American one!

back to topic, next month there'll be Indonesia Motor Show, you should come, take pictures and post them here, allright? :)

btw, my neighbor (2 houses away) here in Pondok Indah has a Porsche GT2!! Thats one of the best porsche in the line-up. It is color yellow. the owner doesnt use it much, they just drive it around the neighborhood slowly...ough, what a waste of an incredible car.

I told my brother in law, if I live in JKT and have enough money, the car I'd buy is Nissan Terrano. Cool enough (less cool than a Range Rover of course), less expensive than a Cherokee, look tough (even though it's not a true 4x4), high enough to drive in flood (hehehe). The BMW i mentioned is just a dream. If anyone has picture of Nissan Terrano I'd love to see them!

(Sorry guys, don't mean to turn this into 'My Fav Car' thread!)

But the Nissan Terrano they sell here is really old. Its a late 80s model actually. I prefer the Nissan X-Trail. That SUV is really cool:)

I know. On the other hand I don't really like Nissan Terrano II that sold in Europe. The one in JKT is close to 'vintage' SUV ;) A bit boxy but... I like it.

Indonesian with exotic cars, from autoshow.permaisuri.com (indonesia modified cars community)


http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8928/permaisuri01.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/3357/permaisuri2.jpg
Porsche

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9848/Mr_w_dipermaisuri.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/2395/mr_w02.jpg

ALFA ROMEO

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8192/alfaromeo2.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/2838/ALFAROMEO01.jpg

But the Nissan Terrano they sell here is really old. Its a late 80s model actually. I prefer the Nissan X-Trail. That SUV is really cool:)

ANy Picture of the First SUV from VOLVO ?
I saw a couple of days ago in Metro TV

I told my brother in law, if I live in JKT and have enough money, the car I'd buy is Nissan Terrano. Cool enough (less cool than a Range Rover of course), less expensive than a Cherokee, look tough (even though it's not a true 4x4), high enough to drive in flood (hehehe). The BMW i mentioned is just a dream. If anyone has picture of Nissan Terrano I'd love to see them!

(Sorry guys, don't mean to turn this into 'My Fav Car' thread!)

hey.. tata.. ur speakin my language now.. hahaha
I drive a nissan terrano (2002) in Jakarta.. they're good.. ehehe although petrol comsumption is a bit high, but they're still good.. and they're cheap man..
x trail is good, but they're a lot more pricy... and terrano looks soo much tougher.. lebih macho euy :cheers:

Who owns that Lambo Murcielago?? Is there only one in Indonesia?

There is news that a Ferrari Enzo has arrived in the Philippines. One of only 399 built worldwide. We are just waiting for pics for confirmation. Once we get them, i'll be glad to post them here.

True, that the X-trail is more expensive than the Terrano, but thats only because its a much newer model.

Mac, are you talking about the Volvo XC90? i see one everyday because on the way to school, there is a volvo dealership:D
http://www.arabam.com/fuar/2002/cenevre/volvo_xc90_xx.jpg

hmmm
am i the only guy here that like small car? hehehe :)
i put engine effecieny + petrol consumpiont a very high priority
but of course for my family i prefer SUV for safety

I want a small car when i am old enough (next year, baby!!). I'm planning on getting the new Mazda 3 (in Canada, not here).

Sanhen, recent study suggests that SUVs are actually the most unsafe cars as they are prone to rollovers. Just because they are big, doesnt mean they are safe. But the Volvo XC90 is one of the safest.

There are 5 or 6 enzo in order for Indonesia (mostly jakartans, I read it from kompas). Maybe if you go to ferrari/masserati dealer in jakarta, you can get the exact number. it was sold out when it 1st offered.

Who owns that Lambo Murcielago?? Is there only one in Indonesia?

AFAIK, around 5 in jakarta, i know because my friend's dad in melbourne owned that in jakarta.

Btw, Tommy suharto was the previous owner of lamborghini company LOL

cheers

There are 5 or 6 enzo in order for Indonesia (mostly jakartans, I read it from kompas). Maybe if you go to ferrari/masserati dealer in jakarta, you can get the exact number. it was sold out when it 1st offered.



cheers

are you sure it was an enzo?? i dont think so. Australia has only 3 enzos, in fact. And ferrari/masserati sold 6 marinellos and GT coupes in Jakarta, so i dont think there are 5 or 6 enzos in Jkt. There are more marinellos (sp?) on the way to Jkt though. There are only 399 enzos in the world, 5 of them have crashed.

safe as in for collision..
i thought SUV have more chance of survival for collision?

not all the time, sanhen.

Yes i am sure grey, it was written as enzo and GT was oversold in jakarta. maybe the number is 2 or 3 divided with the GT. I will ask the dealer sometimes next week.

cheers

David...i went to a Ferrari forum and checked out an Indonesia Ferrari dealer thread. It says there are two Enzos in Indonesia. :)

Anyway, which one is good, Terrano or pajero? since 1995 i couldnt find the answer whos better between those two.


cheers

Thanks Grey!, whats so special about those enzo anyway? I prefer the porsche GT


cheers

Pajero...but i wouldnt recommend it anymore because of reliability issues. Terrano is seriously outdated. Indonesia is one of the only countries (including Malaysia, Philippines) where it is still sold as brand new.

Thanks Grey!, whats so special about those enzo anyway? I prefer the porsche GT


cheers

I know!! out of Lambo, Ferrari and Porsche, Ferrari is my least favorite! I love the Murcielago and Porsche GT2 the most.

but many others love the enzo...

Grey, here is for you, its in europe, i think in italy.


http://img53.exs.cx/img53/7888/dsfc02.jpg


btw why i dont like ferrari is because they always win in F1 GP :lol:


cheers

pajero is heaps better of course... although I drive a terrano.. ehehe
but, u gotta pay the price for quality, cause pajero is pretty damn expensive..

what about Terrano and Opel Blazer?


cheers

Well of course Italy has lots of Ferrari's!!:D

Terrano and Blazer are both seriously old models. You should consider newer models for efficiency, safety and reliability.

Thanks , I was just wondering though, I was thinking that terrano is much better than blazer.

I am thinking to buy new Honda stream, any idea which one is good between Stream and Peugeot 307 or 703 i forgot, i just remember thats peugeot SUV.

cheers

whoah
you guys really knows about cars

i read interesting link at slashdot.org, pretty amazing for me
http://www.bose.com/learning/project_sound/suspension_challenge.jsp

for terrano and blazer, I still prefer terrano.. blazer is slightly still more expensive..
and I heard that a lot of blazer owners filed complaints to opel, for that model.
new stream and peugeot SUV.. I'll go for the peugeot, it looks so much better and better engine as well I think, but more pricy though

Between terrano and blazer, i'd go with the terrano. it is more reliable out of the two.

Peugeot doesnt have an SUV (or at least in Jakarta). They have a van called 807, though. They also have a wagon 307, i think. The peugeot wagon is nice...but the honda stream is also pretty good. Just try them both out, and see what you like best.

Thank you Maha and Grey, And yes grey, i am talking about the 307 peugeot wagon, not the SUV one :D

I think i will go for the stream, friend of me also told me that spareparts are cheaper and easy to get...well compare with the 307.

cheers

So you are buying that for use in Jakarta? cool. How much is the stream and the 307?

i dont live in indo or anythin.. but i do know that there are alot of ferraris and stuff there, cuz when i go there on a vacation, i realize that my uncles most of my mom's friends own ferraris and such luxury cars.. plus, my dad just bought an H2 here, which he is going to ship back to indo soon... so im guessing there are quite a few h2s there? haha, but i dont know if im wrong... i always thought that indonesians were wealthy anyawy..

yeah david.. regarding spareparts and services, it's easier to find Honda dealers and services and stuff in Indo.. and it's cheaper maintanance.. ehehe but if u have the extra cash and u dont know where to spend it to, then buy the peugeout.. ehhehe
anyway.. u gotta take me for a drive in jakarta when u get it.. wahahha

shittt u got an H2?? bloody hell, u lucky bastard.. ehehhe
u definitely have to take me for a drive in ur dad's H2.. I love that car.. it's a beast mann..
well done, nice choice

There are a few H2's in Jakarta. Wow...your pretty rich, man! There are several Ferraris and a few more Porsches here in Jakarta.

H2's consume to much gas for me. Not good for the environment, not good for your money:D

H2 is way too expensive.


My fav car:
http://img53.exs.cx/img53/8053/iwant.jpg

yeah...the previous model and current model Range Rovers are awesome!! I love them. I see a lot of them in both Metro Manila and Jakarta.

but my favorite is...
BMW X5
http://images.usatoday.com/money/autos/_photos/2001-02-09-bmw-x5-story.jpg

what about the porsche cayenne??
has anyone seen one in Jakarta?

For your eyes only ;)


GAZ Tygr 2975 (Russia)
http://img3.exs.cx/img3/2397/GAZ_2975_TYGR.jpg

Toyota Mega Cruiser (Japan)
http://img3.exs.cx/img3/8513/mega_ex01_prv.jpg

Hummer (US)
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/7206/HUMMER_03.jpg

EDIT:
Oh my god!!! Can't believe what they did to it!

http://img20.exs.cx/img20/9840/ceper.jpg

what about the porsche cayenne??
has anyone seen one in Jakarta?

yes..but only a few. The one and only Porsche Dealership in Jakarta only displays the Cayenne and none of their 911 sport cars...:D

I've seen more Cayenne in Manila but i see more new model Range Rover i Jakarta than Manila.

tata...do you have any idea how much a Land Rover Range Rover 2000/2001 model (like the one you posted) will cost? A used model. My family is considering buying one when we move to Canada.

tata...do you have any idea how much a Land Rover Range Rover 2000/2001 model (like the one you posted) will cost? A used model. My family is considering buying one when we move to Canada.

Greyx, in Switzerland, the one I posted cost 43,000 CHF (new: around 96,000-115,000 CHF depending which varian you buy) millage: 45,000 KM.

Cars in Switzerland are 15-20% cheaper compared with other European countries. And after 3-4 years of using car price dropped to only 50% of price of new car. This is why it's interesting to buy used car here. And also, in the part of Swiss-German cars sligthly cheaper than in Roman-Swiss, Zurich for instance is richer and change car often that makes price dropped.

Well, still I don't know how much you have to pay for this car in Canada though.

Tata, How much for Peugeot wagon 307 in Zurich?

cheers

Tata, How much for Peugeot wagon 307 in Zurich?
cheers

Dave, that would depend on, for instance, type of engine, millage, options and condition of the car. From quickly look on http://www.autoscout24.ch, a 307SW year 2002 millage 28'750 km cost 21,700 CHF.

Though, due to tough 'controle technique' in Switzerland used car are usually in very good condition.

thanks anyways, tata. I did some research myself and it costs around 18,000 to 30,000 USD is the US, so Canada's pricing should be very close. A very good SUV imo, especially the 2000, 2001 and 2002 model. Its quite affordable. The brand new 2004 model is way to expensive, and i think the previous model looks a little better.

http://media4.motorcities.com/01FPE094461438B.jpeg

tata...i have another question for you. Do you know how much the fuel consumption for the Range Rover is? Is it really bad, or pretty good?:D

tata...i have another question for you. Do you know how much the fuel consumption for the Range Rover is? Is it really bad, or pretty good?:D

This car doesn't consume gasoline, it DRINKS! ;) Your dad won't be happy to let you hang around with the girls with this car (jokes!)

RR comes with 2 types of engine 4l and 4.6l. Here we go:

RR 4l
For 100km:
21.7 litres (in city) = 1 litre for 4.6 km :eek2:
11.5 litres extra urban
15.2 litres average

RR 4.6l
23.9 litres (in city) = 1 litre for 4.2 km :runaway:
12.2 litres extra urban
16.4 litres average

If we get a RR, i wont be the primary user. It would be for family use, so my dad or mom will most likely drive it most of the time. hehehehe...i have my eyes on the Mazda 3 for my personal car in Canada;):D

but yeah, it is a heavy consumer. But still not as much as American SUVs such as Ford Expedition, Chevy Suburban, etc. Despite its heavy consumption, i still hope we get the Range Rover. Its an awesome SUV. (i know im contradicting my earlier statement of the H2 being bad for the environment, but hey, the RR is better than the H2 in terms of consumption:D)

From thejakartapost.com


Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Company (TMC) launched on Wednesday the fifth generation of the popular Kijang multipurpose van (MPV), the Kijang Innova. The new generation of the Kijang has been developed under Toyota's International Innovative Multipurpose Vehicle (IMV), a global effort worth some US$360 million. The Jakarta Post, Kompas and Bisnis Indonesia talk to TMC senior managing director Akio Toyoda about the company's future plans.

Question: Which countries do you think are the potential markets for Kijang Innova?

Answer:Kijang Innova will of course be sold for the domestic Indonesian market but other than that we have plans to export it to ASEAN and Middle Eastern countries. But I am sorry I cannot give the specific country data right now.

Do you think the Indonesian market will accept the new Kijang generation given that you are also selling Toyota Avanza?

Kijang has been admired for a long time by the local people, but considering the environment and safety features, we thought that there was a limit to what we could do to continue the current Kijang lineage.

At the same time, we were ready to develop a revolutionary car by building a new platform of engine and transmission at an affordable price.

Regarding Toyota Avanza and Daihatsu Xenia, the Kijang customers' profile has been widely diversified, so by producing and providing both under-IMVs (Avanza and Xenia) and Kijang Innova we will be able to satisfy a wide range of customers' needs.

What's your future investment plan for Indonesia after the launching of Toyota Avanza and Kijang Innova?

Actually, we want to focus first on Kijang Innova production at our Karawang plant for the time being. Regarding Toyota Avanza and Daihatsu Xenia, these vehicles are very popular and people are lining up to buy them.

We want to ensure the successful production of both Avanza and Innova while maintaining our high level of quality. Only then, we can think of introducing new models.

How do you maintain quality while meeting such a high demand for the vehicles?

To maintain or even improve the quality, we believe the key is human resources. The philosophy of our company is that manufacturing rests on human resources development.

We have been operating in this country for more than 30 years. We have been able not only to increase the quality and skill level of our workers but also able to increase the capability of the suppliers.

The key is how to motivate the people to have and develop a kaizen (continuous improvement) mentality.

The Japanese business community in Indonesia has been complaining for several years about the condition of infrastructure here. What's your comment about it?

We plan to export some 10,000 Kijang Innova out of our planned annual production of 80,000 units. The presence of a dedicated seaport is important not only for Toyota but for the Indonesian automotive industry to grow further.

Such a facility is a must and therefore we will continue working closely with the Indonesian government to realize it.

What is your comment on the allegation that as far as the car industry is concerned, Indonesia has been left behind other countries in ASEAN especially Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines?

Indonesia is not much behind those countries. I don't think so. I say this because in 2003, total (Toyota) vehicle sales in Indonesia were among the world's top 10.

We sell our products in so many countries and Indonesia has a very solid local market.

That is why chose Indonesia as the production base for MPV as well as the gasoline-fueled engine.

What kind of partnership do you prefer with component suppliers? Because there are many local suppliers feel that it is difficult to cooperate with Toyota.

We at Toyota apply an open-door policy in selecting suppliers. Of course, we have the responsibility for the quality of a finished vehicle.

We assess the capability of suppliers as well as the cost.

I would like to remind our local suppliers to have a long-term vision as Kijang Innova is designed to have a model life of eight years

Cool...and here are pics of the Kijang Innova.

http://www.kijanginnova.com/images/article/comfort.jpg
http://www.kijanginnova.com/images/article/utility.jpg
http://www.kijanginnova.com/images/style_design_header_isi.jpg
http://www.kijanginnova.com/images/article/safety.jpg

hmm.. dont really like the exterior, but the interior sure looks nice..

Hum..
I dont like both interior (too plain) and exterior (too fat).
But maybe they'll look better in real life.

at least the interior has improved a lot from the existing kijangs.
http://www.sunmotor.com/product_imx/interior/kijkrlgxd2.jpg

I will re-start this thread, lets put all automotive news in this thread. In order to safe this thread from deletion, because of the long idle thread.


Cheers

Is this Kijang Innova? Or just looks similar?

http://images.forbes.com/images/2004/12/17/14_1220vfeat.jpg

From
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2004/12/17/cx_dl_1220featslide_14.html?thisSpeed=6000

1/2/2005: Honda to expand capacity of Indonesian plant

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Honda Prospect Motor is to expand its production facilities in Karawang, West Java, after Honda sales in Indonesia more than doubled last year.

The expansion, expected to cost five million US dollars, is for the welding and painting production lines. It should lift production capacity from 40,000 units to 50,000. The Japanese carmaker has already sunk some USD70 million into Karawang, which employs 2,300 people.
Honda Prospect sold 46,500 vehicles in 2004, up from 21,650 the previous yet. It hopes to move 53,000 units this year for a projected 10 percent market share.

“The investment is aimed at fulfilling high customer demand for our vehicles, remarked Honda Prospect president Kenji Otaka. “On-time delivery is one of our commitments to the Indonesian market.”

Is this Kijang Innova? Or just looks similar?

http://images.forbes.com/images/2004/12/17/14_1220vfeat.jpg

From
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2004/12/17/cx_dl_1220featslide_14.html?thisSpeed=6000

that is not the Kijang Innova. The Innova is smaller.

Thanks GreyX, so Innova is smaller than Tarago, right?

Whats Tarago?:? The innova is bigger than the previous model kijang.

Whats Tarago?:? The innova is bigger than the previous model kijang.

I think Tarago is what's called Toyota PREVIA in Europe.

Toyota Tarago is another family car from Toyota.
They suprisingly look very similar to innova.
I was wondering which one is a better car hehehe.
I love driving a Tarago, very comfy, fuel efficient and wide view.
But I never tried to drive innova.

http://tarago.toyota.com.au/TWP/Upload/Inventory/5877.jpg

Above is a tarago.. very similar with Innova right? And similar with Sienna too (or maybe Sienna = Tarago afterall, just different model/year).

Toyota Tarago is another family car from Toyota.
They suprisingly look very similar to innova.
I was wondering which one is a better car hehehe.
I love driving a Tarago, very comfy, fuel efficient and wide view.
But I never tried to drive innova.

I think more appropriate to say Innova similar to Tarago than the other way around. I'm not surprised Tarago is comfortable, it's really nice and well designed MPV kind of car....

Ups.
Yep. What I mean is Innova looks similar with Tarago hehehe.

A bit late....

Toyota to launch 'Innova' to take on Ford Fusion
19.49 IST 02nd Feb 2005

www.IndiaExpress.com

After discontinuing production of its money-spinner multi-utility vehicle Qualis in India, Japan's biggest auto maker Toyota Motor Corp has decided to roll out a new crossover car -- Innova -- in March to boost its market share.

Recently launched in Indonesia, the Innova, likely to be priced in the Rs 5-6 lakh bracket, will compete with the mid-size Ford Fusion, introduced in December 2004 with a price tag of Rs 6.20 lakh, in India.

Toyota said the new model would combine rugged utility vehicle performance with passenger car comfort.

On Tuesday, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corporation and the Kirloskar Group, announced the withdrawal of its best selling model -- the Qualis -- from the Indian market.

''The Qualis has been our mainstay in India for the past five years. It has provided the perfect platform for Toyota, but we feel it is time to bring newer products that will provide better value to the customer,'' Toyota added.

The lag between the Qualis' withdrawal and the new car launch would allow the company to retool its plant near Bangalore and expand annual capacity to 60,000 units from 45,000, a Toyota spokesman said in New Delhi.

The Qualis marked Toyota's re-entry into the Indian automobile market, years after it drove out of a truck-making joint venture with the DCM Group. Toyota has sold over 1.4 lakh units of the Qualis in India, with 30 per cent of its sales coming from the tourist taxi market.

Toyota, which also makes the Corolla sedan in India and imports the Camry family car and the Prado utility vehicle fully built, sold 36,700 units of the Qualis in 2004, giving it about 22 per cent share of the utility vehicles market.

Based on an Indonesian model Kijang, the Qualis has been Toyota's backbone in India with sales outnumbering established rivals like Tata Sumo.

http://tarago.toyota.com.au/TWP/Upload/Inventory/5877.jpg

Above is a tarago.. very similar with Innova right? And similar with Sienna too (or maybe Sienna = Tarago afterall, just different model/year).

Ohhh that... I call that the Previa. They sell that in Indonesia and the Philippines as the Previa. The Innova is smaller than that van.

Do you know how much this car in Indonesia?
I like it so much :)

prices from oto.co.id
Rp. 453.900.000,00 (previa wagon std)
Rp. 469.900.000,00 (previa wagon full spec)

That is around 67.000 AUD
Which mean cheaper that in Aussie (70860 AUD)
Its CBU and double the price of Innova hehehehehe

I just read from oto.co.id that TIMOR will be under production again in 2005. This time will be in partnership with Mahindra Mahindra India.

Good News?

I just read from oto.co.id that TIMOR will be under production again in 2005. This time will be in partnership with Mahindra Mahindra India.

Good News?

Meaning, they don't use anymore Kia Sephia as their 'base' design

Yeah, the Timor Timor, although it sold well was a project filled with issues and scandals. Hopefully, they can design their own car...

out of topic:
Geneva Motorshow 2005:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=193150

GreyX, see new Range rover there!

damn...that Range Rover Sport is beautiful:eek: Can never afford it though:(

http://tarago.toyota.com.au/TWP/Upload/Inventory/5877.jpg

Above is a tarago.. very similar with Innova right? And similar with Sienna too (or maybe Sienna = Tarago afterall, just different model/year).


Well....Sienna is diffferent from Tarago.

In fact Tarago = Previa = Estima.

It is known as Estima in Japan, Malaysia and Singapore ;) I know it is known as Tarago in Australia and Previa is what they call in some European countries and North America ;)

damn...that Range Rover Sport is beautiful:eek: Can never afford it though:(


Yea....can't even afford the regular Range Rover....let alone this one! :D

Well....Sienna is diffferent from Tarago.

In fact Tarago = Previa = Estima.

It is known as Estima in Japan, Malaysia and Singapore ;) I know it is known as Tarago in Australia and Previa is what they call in some European countries and North America ;)

Actually, they dont sell the Previa in North America. It is too small for their market, that is why they sell the Sienna. It is called the Previa in Europe, Indonesia and the Philippines.

but yes...Tarago = Previa = Estima is not equal to Sienna.

Yea....can't even afford the regular Range Rover....let alone this one! :D

If im not mistaken, the Range Rover Sport is a little bit cheaper than the regular Range Rover. Thats because it is designed to compete with the X5, Touareg and Lexus RX (Toyota Harrier). Meanwhile, the regular Range Rover is bigger...competing with Lexus LX470

If im not mistaken, the Range Rover Sport is a little bit cheaper than the regular Range Rover. Thats because it is designed to compete with the X5, Touareg and Lexus RX (Toyota Harrier). Meanwhile, the regular Range Rover is bigger...competing with Lexus LX470

this is what I thought at first, however knowing that the dimension of RR Sport is the same as regular RR, I really doubt that they compete on the same class of X5.

Suzuki begins APV multipurpose vehicle exports from Indonesia

TOKYO (Dow Jones): Suzuki Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it has started exporting its strategic multipurpose vehicles for global markets to Asia, the Middle East and other regions from a subsidiary in Indonesia.

The APV series includes passenger van, commercial van and pickup truck models. Suzuki's subsidiary plans to produce 70,000 APV vehicles a year for the local market and exports.

The subsidiary, called PT Indomobil Suzuki International, or ISI, began APV vehicle production last August.

ISI plans to export 25,000 vehicles a year from Indonesia to Southeast Asian countries, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

Suzuki, Japan's biggest minicar maker in terms of domestic market share, is an affiliate of General Motors Corp. (GM). (*)

Proton bidik ekspor 17.243 unit

KUALA LUMPUR (Bloomberg): Proton Holdings Bhd pada tahun ini menargetkan peningkatan ekspor sebesar dua kali lipat dibandingkan 2004 menjadi 17.243 unit.
Chief Executive Proton Holdings Bhd. Tengku Mahaleel Tengku Ariff mengatakan ekspor kendaraan bermotor yang berhasil direalisasikan pada tahun lalu sebanyak 7.338 unit.

"Pada 2003, Proton sempat mengekspor 7.527 unit mobil, dan tahun sebelumnya sebanyak 8.209 unit," ujarnya kemarin.

Target ekspor pabrikan kendaraan bermotor terbesar Malaysia pada tahun ini merupakan yang terbesar kedua sejak periode 1997-1998, di mana Proton berhasil mengekspor 27.000 unit.

Di Indonesia, Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (Proton) dan Tracoma Holdings Bhd sepakat membentuk perusahaan patungan di Indonesia dengan nama PT Proton Tracoma Motors (PTM) dengan modal awal US$8 juta.

Perusahaan patungan dengan komposisi saham 51% dikuasai Proton dan 49% sisanya dimiliki Tracoma itu akan menangani seluruh kontrak perakitan mobil Proton di Indonesia maupun perusahaan otomotif lain.

"Ini adalah upaya keras Proton untuk meningkatkan penjualannya di Indonesia maupun di pasar Asean," demikian pernyataan Proton.

Selain itu, Proton Holdings Bhd juga menyatakan pada tahun ini siap melakukan kerja sama perakitan di China untuk memacu penjualan di pasar manca negara seiring dengan persaingan yang semakin ketat di pasar domestik Malaysia.

Proton menggandeng Goldstar Heavy Industrial Co. dan berencana untuk memproduksi sekitar 50.000 unit Waja selama setahun pertama di Humen City, sebesar selatan Pro-vinsi Guangdong. (mfm)

Pabrikan Jepang tambah investasi US$450 juta

JAKARTA (Bisnis): Sejumlah perusahaan prinsipal otomotif Jepang akan menambah investasi di Indonesia senilai US$450 juta yang dalam rangka ekspansi produksi serta pembangunan pabrik komponen.
Menteri Perindustrian An-dung A. Nitimiharja mengatakan komitmen dari bebera-pa pelaku usaha itu diperoleh dari hasil kunjungan kerja pada awal Juni lalu ber-samaan dengan penandatanganan kesepakatan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) antara Indonesia dan Jepang.

"Selama kunjungan ke Je-pang difokuskan pada industri otomotif dan elektronik termasuk industri pendu-kungnya, karena kedua sektor itu dinilai mempunyai prospek pengembangan ke depan dan berdaya saing tinggi," ujarnya kemarin.

Dia mengatakan perusaha-an Jepang pada umumnya memandang Indonesia sebagai negara yang memiliki prospek untuk investasi jangka panjang, dengan melihat berbagai perkembangan situasi ekonomi dan politik yang terus membaik.

Andung mengatakan beberapa prinsipal otomotif Jepang yang akan memperbesar investasinya yaitu Suzuki akan menambah US$200 juta dalam rangka meningkatkan produksi sepeda motor menjadi dua juta unit per tahun pada periode 2006-2007.

Produksi sepeda motor merek Suzuki, kata Menteri Perindustrian, sejak beberapa tahun lalu menunjukkan peningkatan yang signifikan, pada 2004 mencapai 800.000 unit dan pada 2005 tercatat 1,2 juta unit.

Menurut dia, selain meningkatkan investasi di sepeda motor, Suzuki juga akan menjadikan Indonesia sebagi basis produksi mobil APV untuk pasar dunia.

Industri pendukung

Dalam rangka menunjang kegiatan industrinya, Suzuki juga telah menggandeng 30 perusahaan penunjang untuk menjajaki kemungkinan investasi di dalam negeri.

Andung mengatakan selain Suzuki, prinsipal kendaraan roda dua Yamaha juga menya-takan akan mengoperasikan pabrik baru sepeda motornya yang kedua di Indonesia mulai Januari 2006 dengan kapasitas produksi 600.000 unit per tahun dengan investasi sebesar US$80 juta.

"Kurang lebih 80 orang te-naga kerja Indonesia, saat ini juga sedang mengikuti pelatihan di pabrik-pabrik di Je-pang sebagai persiapan pengoperasian pabrik baru."

Prinsipal otomotif lainnya yang berencana melakukan investasi adalah Honda. Pabrikan motor Jepang terbesar ini, pada Oktober 2005 akan mengoperasikan pabrik baru sepeda motor ketiga di Indo-nesia berkapasitas satu juta unit per tahun yang menelan investasi US$100 juta.

Sedangkan untuk industri pendukungnya, kata dia, akan turut menginvestasikan sekitar US$70 juta guna me-nunjang perluasan pabrik perakitan Honda di Indonesia. (m04/rni)

Full speed ahead for Indonesia's auto industry
By Bill Guerin

JAKARTA - Indonesia's automotive industry is booming. Easily obtainable credit and low interest rates, coupled with a strong increase in consumer lending by banks and an abundance of new, low-priced models assembled locally, have fueled a car boom that shows no signs of slowing down.

Figures from Gaikindo (the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers) show that around 483,000 cars were sold in 2004, up 36% on 2003, with sales growing at a pace second only to China. Indonesia is now the third-largest car market in Southeast Asia after Thailand, where an estimated 620,000 cars were sold, and Malaysia, with some 485,000 cars sold last year. This year's first-quarter car sales increased by 38.5% to 93,627 from 67,595 in 2003 and Gaikindo predicts around 530,000 units will be sold by the end of the year. Increased demand could see sales reach 1.3 million cars a year by 2010.

Poor infrastructure, legal uncertainty and a lack of tax incentives have been blamed for declining foreign investment in the sector, but still it remains a key pillar of the economy with investments totaling more than US$7 billion and generating employment of over 300,000. The economy expanded by 5.1% last year, mainly spurred by consumption, and is expected to continue on track, spurring hopes of continued demand for cars.

Car manufacturers across the globe are competing in Indonesia, but domestic manufacturers are little more than assemblers for foreign car makers. International players control 90% of the market, with the rest shared by the US, European and Korean imports, the majority from Europe. Like several other regional markets, Japanese manufacturers have the lion's share of sales. In 2004, Japanese brands (Toyota, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Isuzu, Daihatsu, Honda, Nissan, Hino and Mazda), either locally assembled or imported, accounted for 81.5% of passenger-car sales.

The homegrown automotive giant, publicly listed PT Astra International, is 42% owned by Singapore's Jardine Cycle and Carriage. Astra leads the pack and last year increased its market share to 45% from 41.5% in 2003. The company sold over 483,000 vehicles, including exports, and saw its net income surge to a record high of Rp5.4 trillion ($577.54 million).

Car makers are also expanding their existing production capacity to meet demand and exploit the market potential from the relatively low ratio of car ownership in the world's fourth most populated country. Less than 1 in 35 Indonesians owns a car, compared with 1 in 14 Thais and 1 in 7 Malaysians, suggesting potential for even more growth.

Massive regional market
Another attraction is the opportunity presented by the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA). This was established in January 1992 to eliminate tariff barriers among the Southeast Asian countries and to integrate their economies into a single production base, creating a regional market of over 500 million people with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of $682.4 billion.

Under AFTA, tariffs were cut, including those on cars, to between 0 and 5% by 2003. Provided a car has a minimum local content of 40% from any Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) country, a car maker has to pay just 5% duty when exporting to member countries of the grouping. Kuala Lumpur, however, won a delay and was allowed to maintain protective tariffs on automobile imports until this year to protect its national auto maker, Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (Proton).

Proton, despite having left an unimpressive footprint in Indonesia's market in the mid-1990s, is moving south again to target not only the domestic market but also to export. A few years ago, the Proton Saga model, well past its sell-by date, attracted only taxi fleet operators. Proton is Southeast Asia's biggest car maker and faces intensifying competition and limited opportunities for volume growth at home. The company is due to start cranking up its Indonesian assembly lines by the end of this month. Proton's plant, at the Cikarang industrial park some 50 kilometers east of Jakarta, has a production capacity of 50,000 units per year, but annual production is projected at 8,000 units initially.

It will assemble CKD (completely knocked down) units of the Proton Wira compact sedan and the Gen2, but may add the Arena model at a later date. The Indonesian-assembled Protons will be more competitively priced than the Malaysian-made units and will qualify for tax breaks under AFTA. Proton is likely to export assembled vehicles to Thailand and the Philippines.

Japanese dominance
Its continuous presence and long experience in sales and distribution help explain why Japanese auto giant Toyota has done so well in Indonesia. In February 2005, Toyota had a 31.7% market share with 13,899 vehicles sold, compared with 10,717 units sold the same period last year. It plans to increase annual production capacity of its Innovative International Multipurpose Vehicle (IMV), the Toyota Innova MPV, from 70,000 vehicles to around 100,000 vehicles by the end of this year. The expansion will set it back around $40 million. In 2006, Daihatsu will invest around $10 million to increase its annual production capacity for the hot seller Xenia/Avanza, jointly developed with Toyota, from 78,000 vehicles to 114,000 vehicles. The model sells as the Xenia under the Daihatsu brand and as the Avanza under the Toyota brand. Nissan plans to more than triple its annual capacity in Indonesia by 2007, from 12,000 units to 40,000, and plans to mass-produce a global car in Indonesia and other plants in Asia for markets in Asia, the Middle East and Central and South America. Figures released by PT Indomobil, one of the country's largest automobile distributors, show that sales of Nissan cars, only one of the 12 car brands marketed by Indomobil, accounted for 12.5% of the company's 96,000 vehicles sold last year.

Indomobil also distributes for Suzuki, whose cars accounted for 83% of total sales. PT Indomobil Suzuki International (ISI), Suzuki's Indonesian car manufacturing joint venture, last month launched the export campaign for its new APV multipurpose, compact minivan. The vehicle jointly developed by ISI and Suzuki went on sale in Indonesia in September 2004. Monthly domestic sales volumes have since averaged at around 2,400 units. There are plans to make Indonesia the production base for worldwide sales of the vehicle, according to Industry Minister Andung Nitimihardja.

South Korean's Hyundai and KIA are also considering setting up a production base in Southeast Asia to take advantage of AFTA, though there has been no confirmation yet that Indonesia has been shortlisted. Honda assembles the CR-V sports utility vehicle (SUV), Stream MPV and Jazz compact cars in Indonesia. The Stream is exported to Thailand. Similarly, BMW assembles most of its 3 Series and 5 Series sedans in Indonesia and exports the BMW 530i to Thailand.

Odd man out
It's easy to see why the car makers in Asia are optimistic. Emerging markets present the main opportunity for long-term car sales growth and will boost the global car market to over 60 million units by 2009. Prospects for car market growth in Asia are particularly positive and the Pacific Rim countries are forecast to make an additional 5 million units for the world market by 2009. China alone accounts for around 80% of that increase and annual car sales there are expected to top 6 million units by the end of the forecast period.

None of the member states has a market big enough to give the economies of scale needed to justify major manufacturing investments. But the complete liberalization of the region's automotive sector by the full-scale implementation of AFTA cranks up the stakes. ASEAN states have agreed to remove import duties altogether by 2010 for the five founding members of the grouping (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore) and by 2015, for new members Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar as well.

As trade barriers tumble and car makers shut down redundant plants to move production to where it can be done most profitably, the ASEAN market, with 10 countries and around 511 million consumers, becomes even more appealing. Ford has production facilities in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines but only has a distribution network in Indonesia. It focuses on sales and after-sales service. Ford (Thailand) exported 20,000 vehicles to 130 countries from the Kingdom, mainly as a result of the AFTA agreements.

Stephen Biegun, vice president of the Detroit-based auto giant's international government affairs division said, "We are betting on the ASEAN Free Trade Area model and also on trade relations among ASEAN nations. We are the biggest cheerleader for ASEAN economic integration because we are the biggest beneficiary," admitted Biegun. This will herald stiffer competition for existing players, but Indonesians who can afford a car will still have plenty of choice for a long time to come.

no news about Auto Show 2005 open today?

I am surprised that toyota does not market Echo in Indonesian market. It a good car. Also Hyundai getz is very good value. But hyundai maybe dont want to hurt their Atoz market.

Until 2007 Nissan will invest US$40 Million in Indonesia.

Nissan tanam US$40 juta di RI

JAKARTA (Bisnis): PT Nissan Motor Indonesia (NMI) akan menanamkan investasi sebesar US$40 juta untuk pengembangan fasilitas produksi dan pengembangan produk baru.

Deputy Director Sales and Marketing PT NMI Teddy Irawan mengungkapkan menyusul makin besarnya pertumbuhan penjualan produk Nissan di Indonesia, pihaknya akan melakukan peningkatan fasilitas produksi dan memperluas organisasi perusahaan.

Hingga 2007, ungkapnya, NMI telah menyiapkan dana sebesar US$40 juta. Sebagian di antaranya akan digunakan untuk pengembangan model mobil baru yang akan menjadi bagian dari proyek Asean Utility Vehicle (AUV).

Teddy menyatakan rencana investasi ini tidak akan terpengaruh langsung dengan rencana pemerintah menaikan PPnBM kendaraan berkapasitas mesin 3.000 cc ke atas. Alasannya, Investasi Nissan nanti akan diimplementasikan melalui pengembangan mobil dengan mesin di bawah 3.000 cc.

"Kenaikan ini kan baru wacana. Apalagi PPn BM yang akan dinaikkan hanya untuk mobil 3.000 cc ke atas," ujarnya kepada Bisnis pekan lalu.

Data penjualan PT NMI pada Januari-Juni 2005
Bulan Volume
Januari 1.200
Februari 1.177
Maret 1.250
April 1.239
Mei 1.246
Juni 877
Total semester I 6.989
Sumber: Gaikindo

Dia mengungkapkan sebagai bagian dari strategi Nissan dalam meningkatkan pangsa pasar produknya di dalam negeri, pihaknya akan mengembangkan produk mobil baru di segmen multi purpose vehicle (MPV). Kendaraan Nissan selama ini unggul di segmen kendaraan sport utility vehicle (SUV), melalui X-Trail dan Terrano.

"Terget penjualan 40.000 setahun tidak mungkin tercapai jika kita masih bermain di mobil yang pasarnya sebulan hanya 200 unit," katanya.

Tahun ini NMI menargetkan penjualan sebesar 15.000 unit dan dalam jangka menengah bermaksud dapat meningkatkan penjualan tahunannya menjadi 40.000 unit.

Presiden Direktur PT NMI Norio Ota menyatakan persiapan perusahaannya memasuki segmen MPV secara lebih agresif sudah matang. Dengan pengembangan bisnis ini, diharapkan akan membuka peluang kerja lebih banyak dan memberikan kontribusi signifikan terhadap petumbuhan ekonomi.

"Saat ini kami sedang menjajaki kemungkinan untuk memasuki secara lebih agresif segmen lain yang cukup besar dan potensial yaitu mid MPV sebagai bagian dari rencana pengembangan bisnis Nissan Indonesia," tuturnya.

Saat ini NMI sudah bermain di segmen MPV melalui produknya Nissan Serena. Model mobil ini di Indonesia dipasarkan dalam tiga varian yang semuanya bertransmisi otomatis, yaitu Serena 2.0, Serena CT 2.0, dan Serena Highway Star.

Berdasarkan data Gaikindo, ketiga varian tersebut selama semester pertama tahun ini terjual sebanyak 1132 unit. Serena Highway Star merupakan varian yang paling laku dengan angka penjualan 586 unit.

Tahun ini pabrikan otomotif juga menambahkan investasinya di Indonesia. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) dan Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd (DMC) juga melakukan penambahan investasi masing-masing sebesar US$40 juta dan US$10 juta di Indonesia.

Asean utility vehicle

Teddy mengungkapkan sebagai bagian dari rencana pengembangan produknya, Nissan akan membuat sebuah produk mobil yang akan dipasarkan untuk pasar Asean. "Produk AUV (Asean utility vehicle) tengah disiapkan. Tunggu saja," katanya tanpa mau menjelaskan lebih lanjut.

Sekadar diketahui, beberapa produsen otomotif Jepang yang lain telah lebih dulu menjadikan pabriknya di Indonesia sebagai basis pengembangan mobil untuk pasar global.

Toyota bekerja sama dengan Daihatsu memproduksi Avanza dan Xenia yang dipasarkan ke luar negeri. Toyota juga mengembangkan Innova sebagai salah satu seri dari kendaraan dalam proyek Innovative International Multipurpose Vehicle (IMV). (amu)

I am surprised that toyota does not market Echo in Indonesian market. It a good car. Also Hyundai getz is very good value. But hyundai maybe dont want to hurt their Atoz market.

I prefer toyota IST than Echo. Looks cute :)

Stolen cars found in Jakarta
Tony Emmanuel

KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.
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Two Porsche Cayenne sports utility vehicles reported stolen in the Klang Valley in February have been traced to a showroom in Jakarta.
But, just as private investigators were about to stake a claim on behalf of the owners, the vehicles, worth about RM1.5 million, disappeared.

This case confirms the belief that car theft syndicates are stealing luxury cars, smuggling them into Singapore, and then shipping the vehicles for sale in third countries.

In the first case, a senior manager with a luxury car dealer was stopped by several men as he was driving out of his home in Damansara Jaya.

They took control of the vehicle, blindfolded him and took him on a harrowing trip lasting several hours, before dumping him in a rubber estate in Sungai Buloh.

Several days later, another Porsche Cayenne was reported stolen from a company in Petaling Jaya.

The owner of the car, a company director, lodged a report at the Petaling Jaya police station on Feb 28.

Police believe the car thieves targeted the specific Porsche models because there was a strong demand for them from international buyers.

The stolen cars were believed to have been smuggled in containers to Singapore before being transferred to Indonesia.

In the past, car theft syndicates have exported Malaysian-registered vehicles to Cambodia, New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam and passed them off to buyers as re-conditioned vehicles.

Carmakers face stiff competition in every class
Burhanuddin Abe, Contributor, Jakarta

Competition between car makers is accelerating as seen at the Gaikindo Auto Expo 2005, which was held in Senayan, Jakarta from July 8 to July 17.

Automobiles in various categories, including sedans, compact sedans, SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles) and MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicles) were on display at the expo.

At least 140 companies took part in the expo, with 28 of them being trademark holder sole agents (ATPMs).

As the most prestigious automobile expo in the country, Gaikindo's expo was like looking at the national automotive industry landscape in miniature.

The population's ambition to own new cars is so great that the government's statement that it would enforce a progressive tax rate on automobiles and limit the sale of cars in the fuel efficiency drive paled in insignificance as automobile transactions at the expo surged to Rp 1 trillion in just nine days.

Indeed, car sales have continued to increase following the higher economic growth rate. While in the post-monetary-crisis year of 1999, just over 100,000 cars were sold, the year 2000 showed an increase to 308,805 cars. The figure is expected to continue to rise in the next three years: 317,791 cars in 2002, 354,409 cars in 2003 and 483,169 cars in 2004.

The Indonesian Association of Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo) chairman Bambang Trisulo predicted that if the country's political and security situations remained conducive to business, sales of new automobiles in late 2005 could reach 480,000 to 500,000 units.

The increase will also be contributed to by the launch of mini automobiles, which are sold for between Rp 100 million and Rp 150 million per unit. "Mini automobiles have greatly stimulated the national automotive market and have significantly jacked up market growth this year. The market shows a great demand for these cars. That's why all manufacturers like Toyota, Suzuki and Mitsubishi, have brought out cars in this category," he said.

This optimism is quite natural, especially given the fact that automotive producers like Suzuki, Toyota, Mitsubishi and Daihatsu, in their positions as the principals of ATPMs, have now controlled the majority shares of these agents. This practice has raised production volume. Bigger investment will be made to meet market demand while automobile designs will cater to the taste prevailing in the domestic and global markets. Another important factor is that the selling prices will also be made more competitive.

Fortuner, an SUV Urban, may be singled out as an example of a successfully marketed automobile with a unique design and a maximum capacity sold at a very competitive price. This car, which is a variant of IMV 4, a product of Innovative International Multi-Purpose Vehicle (IMV), a Toyota global project, is now officially marketed in Indonesia. The presence of this car will push the SUV market in this country to break the upper sales threshold of 35,000 units in 2005.

"Our target is to sell about 500 Fortuner automobiles a month this year," said PT Toyota-Astra Motor's (ATM) president director Johnny Darmawan.

There is indeed a strong reason for Johnny's optimism. Fortuner represents today's trend of an urban SUV design concept. This automobile, whose very low coefficient of resistance enables it to be more aerodynamic in appearance, is sold at an on the road price of between Rp 295 million ( 2.7 V G A/T 4x2 type) and Rp 353 million (2.7V A/T 4x4 type).

The launch of Fortuner on July 8 here was a surprise because the mid SUV market has been dominated by Nissan X-trail and Honda CRV these years. Nissan X-Trail is provided with a 2.5 liter (2,488 cc), 4-collinear-cylinder, double overhead camshaft (DOHC), 16-valve (four valves per cylinder) engine as well as a continuous variable valve timing control (CVTC). Honda CRV, meanwhile, has a 2.4-liter, 4-collinear-cylinder, DOHC 16-valve engine, completed with an intellectual variable valve timing and a lift electronic control (i-VTEC)

Thanks to this CVTC and i-VTEC technologies, the engine will be stronger in power while still being fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly.

Throughout 2004, 6,071 CRV cars and 7,131 Nissan X-Trail automobiles were sold. This year the battle is not yet over and the outcome will not be known until late 2005 or early 2006. However, the market landscape has now changed with the presence of Fortuner. The SUV market also sees the presence of Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Suzuki Escudo 2.0, Suzuki Grand Escudo 2.7, KIA Sportage II, Hyundai Santa Fe and Subaru Forester.

The presence of these new SUVs shows market dynamism, especially because in the past two to three years, SUV has gained greater popularity, said Soehari Sargo, a national automotive observer.

He also noted that these SUV automobiles were introduced to the market not only in pursuit of sales but also in the context of brand image promotion. Competition is very stiff and "this is the response of market dynamism," he added.

In the premium class, you can find the darlings of automobile fans, such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Porsche and Jaguar. The most bitter competition is now going on between Mercedes-Benz and BMW. While Mercedes relies on its latest models (New A-Class, C Sport, CL 350 and New SLK Class 350), BMW shows of BWM Series 3 and 730Li as well as 740Li.

The attraction that these BMW of series 7 have is that their V8 engines are completed with Bi-Vanos and Vaveltronic. These electronic-operated automobiles use a streptonic transmission system with six levels of acceleration.

A no less exciting competition is also occurring in the sub-compact, hatchback automobile market. Popular makes in this class include, among others, Honda Jazz iDSI, Honda Jazz VTEC, Chevrolet Aveo, Hyundai Gets, Peugeot 206, Renault Clio and, lately, Suzuki Swift. This last mentioned automobile, which was launched at the Gaikindo expo, is available on the Indonesian market in a CBU condition. At a glance, this Japanese-made automobile, which made its debut appearance in the Paris Motor Show in 2004, resembles BMW's new Mini Cooper. Not surprisingly, Suzuki Swift has immediately stolen the attention of car enthusiasts.

Provided with a 1.5-liter, 4-collinear-cylinder, 16-valve (4 valves a cylinder) DOHC, variable valve timing (VVT) engine, Suzuki Swift directly faces Honda Jazz with its VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control). The VVT technology makes the engine more powerful and more efficient in fuel consumption while its combustion residue will be more environmentally friendly.

i saw this picture lying around, and i previously said that i will post a picture of our cars in Jakarta, so here:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/GreyX/P1010149a.jpg

Cars shown are Infiniti I30t and Toyota Harrier (Lexus RX330 in other countries)

Toyota Kijang
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/GreyX/P1010047a.jpg

We already sold the Kijang and Infiniti so the only car we have in Jakarta right now is the Harrier

INDONESIA SUFFERS DEFICIT IN AUTO TRADE WITH OTHER ASEAN COUNTRIES
Wednesday August 10, 2005, 5:29 pm

JAKARTA, Aug 10 Asia Pulse - Indonesia suffered a deficit of US$238.5 million in trade of automotive products with other Asean member countries in 2004.

Expert staff at the trade ministry Subagyo said the deficit was caused by large imports of cars from Thailand.

Subagyo said Indonesian enjoyed surplus in 2000 through 2002 but began to suffer deficit in 2003.

Surplus in trade of automotive products with other Asean countries peaked at US$71.3 million in 2001, up from US$27.7 million in 2000 before falling to US$12.7 million in 2002.

Suzuki APV starts selling in Australia. RRP AU$16,990.
The car is made in Indonesia.
But they selling APV here as a cargo van.

[QUOTE=Sielo]INDONESIA SUFFERS DEFICIT IN AUTO TRADE WITH OTHER ASEAN COUNTRIES
[QUOTE]

do we still export Honda Stream to Thailand?

Dari semua forum:

Perilaku manusia, baik di rumah, di tempat kerja,
di pergaulan, atau ketika berada di tempat umum
seperti di jalan, adalah cerminan budaya yang
dianutnya. Berikut adalah budaya berkendara orang
Indonesia yang dapat kita amati bersama di jalan:



- Marka dan garis-garis di jalan adalah karya seni
anak jalanan yang suka iseng membuat grafiti. Maka
jejakkanlah ban anda di atasnya sebagai tanda bahwa
anda seorang pengagum seni sejati

- Tanda sudah boleh jalan di persimpangan berlampu
merah adalah bunyi klakson dari kendaraan di
belakang anda, atau berhentinya kendaraan dari arah
lain, atau berjalanya kendaraan yang searah dengan
anda.

- Lampu merah tidak bisa dipercaya karena sering
sekali salah. Atau anda seorang buta warna sehingga
lebih baik percaya kepada orang lain yang matanya
normal untuk melihat dan "memberitahukannya" kepada
anda

- Zebra cross bukanlah tempat menyeberang,
melainkan garis-garis sejajar yang dibuat sebagai
panduan anda menghentikan kendaraan diatasnya
sembari menunggu lampu merah

- Lampu sein harus dinyalakan sebagai tanda bahwa
anda TELAH berbelok

- Kampas rem harganya sangat mahal dan harus dihemat.
Cara paling ekonomis dan paling mudah ketika
menemukan rintangan di jalan seperti orang
menyeberang, kendaraan berhenti, kendaraan berbelok,
orang turun dari kendaraan umum, batu, lobang, dll,
adalah dengan sedapat mungkin melakukan manuver
tanpa menginjak rem sama sekali

- Tidak ada standar bahwa lampu sein harus berwarna
kuning, maka tunjukkanlah kreatifitas anda. Gantilah
Lampu sein anda dengan warna favorit kesukaan,
bisa merah, biru, putih, hijau, ungu, atau bahkan
hitam kelam. Bahkan menukar lampu sein dengan lampu
mundur dan sebaliknya adalah gaya yang sedang "in"
untuk ditiru

- Kalau pengendara di depan anda masih belum
memicingkan matanya berarti anda harus mengganti
lampu depan anda dengan yang lebih terang dan lebih
tinggi watt-nya. Atau ada kemungkinan sudut lampu
anda terlalu rendah, segeralah setel seperlunya

- Pria yang bunyi klakson kendaraannya pelan adalah
seorang banci, demikian juga yang memencet
klaksonnya secara halus. Maka tunjukkan kejantanan
anda dengan menggantinya dengan yang bersuara lebih
besar, dan tekanlah klakson tersebut keras-keras
setiap ada kesempatan

- Anda tahu bahwa anda berada dalam jarak teraman
dengan kendaraan di depan atau di samping anda
ketika anda belum mendengar bunyi tumbukan,
atau gesekan

- Semua rambu-rambu lalu lintas hanya berlaku untuk
pengendara roda empat karena mereka badannya besar
dan membahayakan pengendara lain apabila tidak
mengindahkan.

- Rambu-rambu tersebut hanya berlaku paling lama
sampai jam 12 malam

- Jalan raya dirancang oleh para ahli yang sangat
pandai memperhitungkan dan merencanakan kapasitas
dan ruang jarak antar kendaraan. Maka setiap celah,
seberapapun kecilnya adalah anugerah yang merupakan
hak anda.

- Bahkan ketika sudah tidak ada celah pun, anda
boleh manfaatkan tanah, rumput atau trotoar yang
ada di pinggirnya. Sekali lagi, tunjukkan
kreatifitas anda dalam menciptakan ruang anda
sendiri

- Pencoleng, pencopet, perampok, koruptor adalah
pencuri yang harus dihukum. Namun pengendara yang
mengambil hak jalan orang lain di lampu merah
bukanlah pencuri, melainkan seorang oportunis yang
patut ditiru kepandaian dan kelihaiannya

- Ketika berkendara malam hari di jalan dua arah
yang sempit dan pas-pasan lebarnya, nyalakanlah
lampu jauh anda (dim) TEPAT ketika hendak berpapasan
dengan kendaraan dari arah berlawanan. Semakin lama
semakin baik untuk keselamatan, agar kendaraan
lawan mengetahui keberadaan anda

- Manusia Indonesia diberikan berkah berupa
kemampuan untuk bertelepati. Maka tidak perlu
repot-repot memberi tanda atau sinyal ketika anda
hendak bermanuver, toh semua orang sudah mengerti
PERSIS maksud anda

- Ketika berada di tikungan atau belokan yang
siku-siku, ambillah jarak terdekat dengan membuat
garis miring yang selurus-lurusnya (bahasa
matematikanya: hipotenusa). Orang yang berbelok
dengan membuat kurva melengkung adalah orang bodoh
yang tidak pernah belajar matematika

- Manfaatkan kesempatan yang diberikan oleh
pengendara yang sedang mencari kesempatan berbelok
pelan-pelan di persimpangan pada lalulintas padat
dengan cara mengambil dari tikungan sebelah dalam.
Anda pasti aman karena terlindung oleh kendaraannya

- Menyalip dari kanan sangat tidak aman dan
berbahaya mengingat ada kendaraan dari arah
berlawanan.

- Menyaliplah dari kiri, supaya aman

- Alon-alon asal kelakon adalah falsafah yang sangat
agung dan perlu dilestarikan, bahkan ketika anda
berada di jalur paling kanan

- Sebagai orang cerdas yang lihai membaca situasi,
jangan pernah berhenti menunggu di jalanan yang
sedang padat dan rumit karena bersilang-silangan.
Ambil setiap celah yang bisa diambil dan segeralah
keluar dari situasi yang menyebalkan tersebut.
Jangan beri kesempatan kepada orang-orang sial yang
sedang berupaya pelan-pelan mengurai situasi yang
kacau itu

- Segeralah tambah kecepatan anda jika :
1. Lampu traffic berganti dari kuning ke merah
2. Kendaraan di sebelah kiri depan/kanan depan
menyalakan lampu sein kuning
3. Jika mendekati perlintasan kereta dan
terdengar bunyi bel kereta berdentang

- Perhentian paling baik untuk menurunkan penumpang
adalah persis di kelokan

- Jika ingin belok ke kanan/ke kiri, gunakanlah
lajur kedua atau ketiga dari sisi dimana anda
ingin berbelok

- Garis putih di tengah jalan adalah garis pedoman
supaya jalan kendaraan anda lurus, usahakan agar
garis tsb selalu berada PAS di tengah bodi kendaraan
anda

- Tak perlu membawa jas hujan, payung atau
sejenisnya. Gunakanlah Jembatan penyeberangan,
underpass, jalan tol layang untuk berteduh di kala
hujan.

- Motto heroik pengendara sepeda motor : Lebih baik
mati dari pada harus menginjak rem..

H2 is way too expensive.


My fav car:
http://img53.exs.cx/img53/8053/iwant.jpg

I agree... and worst fuel economy too.

TNI's JASGU3 (Jeep Amfibi Serba Guna) Prototype: http://www.gatra.com/artikel.php?id=88008

www.bisnis.com okt 24, 2005

Realisasi PMA otomotif capai US$315 juta

JAKARTA: Realisasi investasi penanaman modal asing (PMA) sektor industri otomotif dan alat transportasi pada Januari-September mencapai US$315,1 juta dengan jumlah 22 proyek 25 izin usaha tetap.
Menurut data Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (BKPM), dengan realisasi investasi PMA selama Januari-September itu, sektor otomotif telah memberikan kontribusi sekitar 4,1% terhadap total nilai realisasi PMA yang ditanam di dalam negeri.

Otomotif menempati peringkat ketujuh dari 24 sektor yang berkontribusi terhadap realisasi PMA selama sembilan bulan pertama tahun ini.

Jumlah izin usaha tetap yang dikeluarkan BKPM juga telah melampaui angka yang diberikan badan ini kepada investor asing pada tahun lalu.

Selama sembilan bulan pertama 2005, BKPM telah mengeluarkan 25 izin usaha tetap yang akan mulai direalisasikan di sektor otomotif dan alat transportasi, sementara sepanjang 2004 jumlah proyeknya hanya 22.

Dari 25 izin usaha tetap untuk PMA sektor otomotif dan alat transportasi, penyerapan tenaga kerja diperkirakan akan mencapai 6.639 orang. Sementara dengan 22 izin usaha yang dikeluarkan tahun lalu menyerap tenaga kerja sebanyak 5.507 orang.

Khusus pada September lalu, nilai realisasi investasi PMA hanya mencapai US$18 juta yang berasal dari tiga izin usaha tetap yang dikeluarkan BKPM.

Sementara dengan jumlah izin usaha yang sama, pada bulan sebelumnya (Agustus), realisasi investasi modal asing dilaporkan US$46,2 juta.

Bahkan, jika dihitung dalam sembilan bulan pertama tahun ini, realisasi investasi PMA pada September merupakan yang terendah setelah Februari dan April yang masing-masing hanya US$1,9 juta. Sementara bulan lainnya rata-rata di atas US$35 juta.

Perkembangan realisasi investasi(izin usaha tetap)
PMA sektor otomotif dan alat transportasi
T a h u n Jumlah izin usaha Realisasi
investasi (US$ juta)
2001 12 91,7
2002 11 90,0
2003 29 313,5
2004 22 402,6
2005* 25 315,1
Sumber : BKPM
Ket: *) periode Januari-September 2005

Sebelumnya, Ketua Umum Gabungan Industri Kendaraan Bermotor Indonesia (Gaikindo) Bambang Trisulo memprediksi tren kenaikan realisasi PMA akan terus berlangsung hingga akhir tahun.

Menurut dia, sebagian besar PMA sektor otomotif berasal dari produsen kendaraan bermotor asal Jepang. Alasannya, saat ini sekitar 92% pasar mobil nasional masih dikuasai oleh pabrikan mobil Negeri Sakura.

6 PMDN

Sementara itu, pada Januari-September 2005, BKPM telah mengeluarkan 6 izin usaha tetap untuk penanaman modal dalam negeri (PMDN), dengan realisasi investasinya mencapai Rp284,6 miliar.

Angka ini merupakan yang tertinggi dalam tiga tahun terakhir yang secara kumulatif tidak pernah menembus angka Rp100 miliar.

Namun demikian, dalam datanya BKPM melaporkan minimya realisasi investasi PMDN dalam lima bulan terakhir yaitu hanya Rp14 miliar dengan hanya satu izin usaha tetap yang dikeluarkan pada Agustus.

Dengan 6 proyek senilai Rp284,6 miliar, PMDN industri kendaraan bermotor dan alat transportasi berada di peringkat ke 10 persetujuan rencana investasi yang dikeluarkan BKPM. Otomotif menyumbangkan hanya 2,4% dari total nilai realisasi modal dalam negeri. (ahmad. muhibbuddin@bisnis.co.id)

I wonder.. what kind of cars produced in Indonesia..

Suzuki have APV, Carry
Honda have City, Jazz
Mercedez - trucks (I think)
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia
Mitsubishi - Grandis, Kuda
Nissan - Panther

correct me if i am wrong.

^^^ Somehow now I realize why there are so many cars in this country...

Oh and I noticed something funny.. cars in Australia have safety equipment (seatbelt, ABS, airbags etc) as standard, while accessories equipment (tinted windows, alloy wheels etc) as extras. In Indonesia its the other way around hehehe.

I wonder.. what kind of cars produced in Indonesia..

Suzuki have APV, Carry
Honda have City, Jazz
Mercedez - trucks (I think)
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia
Mitsubishi - Grandis, Kuda
Nissan - Panther

correct me if i am wrong.
Nissan - Panther?


i thought Isuzu = Panther


or.... i've no idea about cars

Its Isuzu Panther. I think Nissan assembles the X-Trail and Terrano (old Pathfinder) in Indonesia.

Aiya.. its isuzu..

Suzuki have APV, Carry
Honda have City, Jazz
Mercedez - trucks (I think)
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia
Mitsubishi - Grandis, Kuda
Nissan - X trail, Terrano
Isuzu - Panther

Aiya.. its isuzu..

Suzuki have APV, Carry
Honda have City, Jazz
Mercedez - trucks (I think)
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia
Mitsubishi - Grandis, Kuda
Nissan - X trail, Terrano
Isuzu - Panther

add the Taruna to Daihatsu's list.

Suzuki have APV, Carry
Honda have City, Jazz
Mercedez - trucks (I think)
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia, Taruna
Mitsubishi - Grandis, Kuda
Nissan - X trail, Terrano
Isuzu - Panther

next question.. which cars above is manufactured in lndonesia? and which one is only assembled?

how about karimun,atoz, bimantara, timor?

next question.. which cars above is manufactured in lndonesia? and which one is only assembled?

ini trivia quiz ya ?
kalo manufactured kayaknya :
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia, Taruna


kalo assembled ini deh :
Isuzu - Panther
Mercedez - trucks (I think)


cmiiw

Hahaha.. not a quiz.. I am just wondering which car is made locally and which one is assembled. I can not find the info on the net.

I dont think Hyundai have any assembly plant in Indonesia (Atoz) and Karimun shouldnt be made locally (I am not sure).

Manufactured Locally:
Suzuki - APV, Carry
Honda - City, Jazz
Bimantara
Timor
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia, Taruna
Mitsubishi - Grandis

Assembled Locally:
Mercedez - trucks (I think)
Nissan - X trail, Terrano
Isuzu - Panther

Dunno:
Mitsubishi - Kuda

Hahaha.. not a quiz.. I am just wondering which car is made locally and which one is assembled. I can not find the info on the net.

I dont think Hyundai have any assembly plant in Indonesia (Atoz) and Karimun shouldnt be made locally (I am not sure).

Manufactured Locally:
Suzuki - APV, Carry
Honda - City, Jazz
Bimantara
Timor
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia, Taruna
Mitsubishi - Grandis

Assembled Locally:
Mercedez - trucks (I think)
Nissan - X trail, Terrano
Isuzu - Panther

Dunno:
Mitsubishi - Kuda

Sanhen, Bimantara and Timor still producing and selling cars?

The rumous is timor will start producing again soon.. dunno when though. Bimantara I dunno... I shouldnt put them on the list.

BMW now has their own assembly plant in Indonesia.

cheers

I have some pics about cars in our field (Rimau Block - South Sumatra):

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2158/kajicar1xj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/7822/kajicar28og.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/9981/kajicar37fj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Only used Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Nissan and Ford.

enjoy:)

Jalur lintas sumatera itu aman ga sih skrg? Yg bahaya jalur mana aja yah?

Manufactured Locally:
Suzuki - APV, Carry
Honda - City, Jazz
Bimantara
Timor
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia, Taruna
Mitsubishi - Grandis

Assembled Locally:
Mercedez - trucks (I think)
Nissan - X trail, Terrano
Isuzu - Panther
BMW

Dunno:
Mitsubishi - Kuda

nissan terranoooo... woohoo.. awesome babyyy.. ehehe
that's my car at home as well.. in Jakarta

nissan terranoooo... woohoo.. awesome babyyy.. ehehe
that's my car at home as well.. in Jakarta

Maha, I think we share the same passion on Nissan Terrano. Even though the one in Jakarta is old model, I still like it a lot. Plus, it's cheaper compare with other SUVs.

my friend's brother just got his 1st car Skyline, what brand is that?

Nissan Skyline I believe

Yeah its Nissan. Good for modification.

wow..good racing car too...

dari www.bisnis.com:
http://www.bisnis.com/servlet/page?_pageid=127&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&vnw_lang_id=2&ptopik=A01&cdate=28-NOV-2005&inw_id=405255

Pasar otomotif RI bakal sodok Malaysia
28 November 2005

JAKARTA: Meski diduga meleset dari target, total penjualan mobil di Indonesia hingga akhir tahun ini diprediksi akan menyalip Malaysia ke urutan kedua dalam peringkat pasar otomotif Asean.

Bambang Trisulo, Ketua Umum Gaikindo (Gabungan industri kendaraan bermotor Indonesia), mengatakan pada 2004 Indonesia menempati peringkat ketiga setelah Thailand dan Malaysia dalam hal penjualan otomotif.

Namun tahun ini, meski target penjualan 550.000 unit tidak tercapai dan diprediksi hanya 530.000 unit, Gaikindo meyakini Indonesia akan mampu menggeser Malaysia ke posisi kedua.

Sebab, hingga akhir tahun ini, pasar otomotif Negeri Jiran tersebut diprediksi hanya tumbuh 2,5% dibandingkan tahun lalu dari 487.605 unit menjadi 500.000 unit. Sementara pertumbuhan pasar mobil Indonesia diperkirakan naik 9,7% menjadi 530.000 unit dibandingkan realisasi 2004 sebanyak 483.168 unit.

"Ini menggambarkan stabilitas makro [ekonomi Indonesia] yang relatif masih baik. Kondisi ini akan menjadi pemicu investor asing datang," ujar Bambang kepada Bisnis pekan lalu.

Indikasi ke arah itu sebenarnya telah terlihat dari realisasi penjualan selama periode 10 bulan pertama tahun ini (Januari-Oktober) di mana Indonesia bahkan telah melampaui Malaysia.

Kinerja pasar otomotif Asean
Negara Volume (unit)
2004 2005*
Thailand 626.026 690.000
Malaysia 487.605 500.000
Indonesia 483.168 530.000
Singapura 104.172 110.000
Filipina 88.075 100.000
Vietnam 40.141 50.000
T o t a l 1.829.187 1.980.000
Sumber : Asian Automotive Business Review, Oktober 2005
Ket: *) Angka perkiraan

Menurut Asosiasi otomotif Malaysia (The Malaysian Automotive Association) seperti diberitakan Bloomberg, total penjualan mobil di negara itu pada periode Januari-Oktober mencapai 463.889 unit, atau meningkat 14,4% dibandingkan periode yang sama tahun lalu sebesar 405.472 unit.

Sedangkan total penjualan mobil di Indonesia untuk periode yang sama telah menembus 474.758 unit, tumbuh 18,9% dibandingkan dengan sebelumnya sebesar 399.426 unit. (ahmad.muhibbuddin@bisnis.co.id)

Oleh Ahmad Muhibbuddin
Bisnis Indonesia

Wow...
Automotive industries doin good in Indonesia

I'm suprised with number from Philippine, just reach 100.000 this year
And Thailand is amazing, even the population is far below Indonesia and Philippine

Wow...
Automotive industries doin good in Indonesia

I'm suprised with number from Philippine, just reach 100.000 this year
And Thailand is amazing, even the population is far below Indonesia and Philippine

If we can surpass thailand, It will be a good factor for the principal to build the outomotive industry rather than in thailand as it is now.

And will be disaster for traffic level in big city such as Jakarta and Surabaya

Anyway...
I think cheap car like Avanza and Xenia are boosting automotive prospect in Indonesia

Remember.. we have 200 plus million population. And I think only 30% max of it have cars. Nobody want to ride motorbike once they have the money. One car for dad, one for mom, one for son, one for daughter.... dsb dsb..

Jalur lintas sumatera itu aman ga sih skrg? Yg bahaya jalur mana aja yah?

Manufactured Locally:
Suzuki - APV, Carry
Honda - City, Jazz
Bimantara
Timor
Toyota - Innova, Kijang Pick Up, Avanza
Daihatsu - Zebra, Xenia, Taruna
Mitsubishi - Grandis

Assembled Locally:
Mercedez - trucks (I think)
Nissan - X trail, Terrano
Isuzu - Panther
BMW

Dunno:
Mitsubishi - Kuda


CIty and Jazz from Thailand. ( Indo kebagian Stream )
Grandis Also from Thailand

From Peugeot: Cool Car!!!!! I Want one :)

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/9045/image0033em.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/762/image0045fw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/3182/image0053ss.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/1562/image0062zv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/8646/image0074di.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Very futuristic
But once u crash...
hmmm

what the ...wow! so cute

wow, thats awesome...especially from the front.

Daihatsu Indonesia exports more to Malaysia despite new tax scheme: http://jkt1.detikfinance.com/indexfr.php?url=http://jkt1.detikfinance.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2005/bulan/12/tgl/03/time/131713/idnews/491591/idkanal/4http://jkt1.detikfinance.com/indexfr.php?url=http://jkt1.detikfinance.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2005/bulan/12/tgl/03/time/131713/idnews/491591/idkanal/4

cool carrrrrrr

PPnBM otomotif dicabut, akankah pasar bergairah?

Industri otomotif baru saja mendapatkan hembusan 'angin segar' berupa pembatalan rencana kenaikan pajak penjualan atas barang mewah (PPnBM) produk otomotif. Inilah kado akhir tahun yang diberikan pemerintah bagi industri otomotif nasional.

Kebijakan PPnBM yang disiapkan sejak awal paruh kedua tahun ini batal diberlakukan, kendati Presiden sudah meneken PP Nomor 41/2005 yang mengatur kenaikan tarif baru PPnBM yang berkisar antara 5%-10%.

Jadi anekdot bahwa ganti pejabat akan diiringi dengan ganti kebijakan adalah benar adanya.

Ini memang antiklimaks dari sebuah lika-liku penyusunan sebuah kebijakan yang disiapkan untuk mengurangi konsumsi BBM di dalam negeri akibat melonjaknya harga minyak mentah dunia yang di luar dugaan.

Pembatalan pemberlakuan tarif baru ini tak dapat dipisahkan dari lobi para pelaku industri otomotif terhadap Menteri Perindustrian Fahmi Idris dan Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyani.

Kedua menteri ini memiliki latar belakang yang cukup dekat dengan industri otomotif. Fahmi pernah bekerja di Mitsubishi sementara Mbak Ani, sapaan akrab Sri Mulyani, pernah duduk di jajaran Komisaris PT Astra International Tbk.

.
Tarif baru PPnBM kendaraan bermotor di Indonesia

Sedan
cc_< 1.5 lt 30%
1.5lt< 3.0lt(P)/2.5lt(D) 40%
cc>3.0lt(P)/2.5lt(D) 75%

MPV (tipa 4x2)
cc_< 1.5 lt 10%
1.5lt 20%
2.5lt 40%
cc>3.0lt(P)/2.5lt(D) 75%

SUV (tipa 4X4)
cc_< 1.5 lt 30%
1.5lt 40%
cc>3.0lt(P)/2.5lt(D) 75%

Komersial (kabin ganda)
4x2/4x4 GVW,5 ton (P/D) semua cc 20%

Sumber : PP nomor 43/2003
Keterangan: P = petrol atau kendaraan berbahan bakar bensin
D = diesel atau kendaraan berbahan bakar solar

Di tengah upaya mempertahankan diri dari tekanan berbagai faktor eksternal, pembatalan rencana kenaikan tarif PPnBM setidaknya memang telah menghilangkan satu faktor yang secara potensial akan mendistorsi pasar otomotif.

Tapi tentu saja kondisi ini baru akan terjadi jika daya beli masyarakat benar-benar pulih. Dalam kondisi seperti saat ini, kebijakan uang ketat oleh bank sentral tentunya harus diperlonggar. Inflasi pun harus ditekan serendah mungkin.

Pergantian menteri kali ini memang menghasilkan kebijakan yang memihak kepada pelaku industri otomotif. Para pemain di sektor ini berharap bulan madu akan terus berlanjut.

Jika merujuk pada kebijakan otomotif nasional yang beringinan mendorong pertumbuhan pasar kendaraan dengan mesin berkapasitas kecil, momentum ganti pejabat ganti kebijakan ini dapat digunakan untuk kembali menyoal komitmen pemerintah yang terlupakan ini.

Jika dicermati, tarif PPnBM untuk kendaraan berkapasitas mesin kecil tidak ada perubahan yang signifikan sejak paket kebijakan otomotif nasional 1999 diluncurkan.

Mobil "sejuta umat"

Fenomena mobil berharga Rp100 juta-an seperti Toyota Avanza dan Daihatsu Xenia cukup menarik. Selain bentuknya yang multiguna, laris manisnya mobil "sejuta umat" itu tak bisa dilepaskan dari PPnBM yang relatif kecil yaitu 10%.

Rendahnya tarif PPnBM ini pula yang telah mendorong ATPM memosisikan mobil yang sebenarnya berbasis sedan di segmen MPV agar dapat menikmati tarif pajak yang rendah.

Mobil-mobil hatchback pun jadi rebutan karena konsumen hanya bayar PPnBM 10%. Honda Jazz, Suzuki Aerio, Hyundai Gets, dan Chevrolet Aveo yang sesungguhnya adalah sedan tanpa buntut, bukanlah kendaraan multi purpose vechicles (MPV/kendaraan multi guna), yang identik dengan kemampuan mengangkut minimal tujuh penumpang (seven seater). Inilah strategi industri otomotif menjual produk.

Benang merah yang dapat ditarik dari konstelasi ini adalah bahwa kebijakan perpajakan sangat sensitif bagi pasar otomotif. Artinya, jika pemerintah ingin mendorong pertumbuhan mobil dengan mesin berkapasitas kecil-yang tentunya lebih hemat BBM-maka selayaknya tarif pajak untuk segmen ini juga harus diturunkan.

Jika segmen mobil dengan mesin kapasitas kecil kian berkembang, maka selain konsumsi BBM bisa ditekan, kepadatan arus lalu lintas juga akan sedikit bisa berkurang dan BBM yang terbuang percuma di tengah kemacetan lalu lintas bisa dieliminir. (ahmad.muhibbuddin@bisnis.co.id)

PPnBM otomotif dicabut, akankah pasar bergairah?

Industri otomotif baru saja mendapatkan hembusan 'angin segar' berupa pembatalan rencana kenaikan pajak penjualan atas barang mewah (PPnBM) produk otomotif. Inilah kado akhir tahun yang diberikan pemerintah bagi industri otomotif nasional.

Kebijakan PPnBM yang disiapkan sejak awal paruh kedua tahun ini batal diberlakukan, kendati Presiden sudah meneken PP Nomor 41/2005 yang mengatur kenaikan tarif baru PPnBM yang berkisar antara 5%-10%.

Jadi anekdot bahwa ganti pejabat akan diiringi dengan ganti kebijakan adalah benar adanya.

Ini memang antiklimaks dari sebuah lika-liku penyusunan sebuah kebijakan yang disiapkan untuk mengurangi konsumsi BBM di dalam negeri akibat melonjaknya harga minyak mentah dunia yang di luar dugaan.

Pembatalan pemberlakuan tarif baru ini tak dapat dipisahkan dari lobi para pelaku industri otomotif terhadap Menteri Perindustrian Fahmi Idris dan Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyani.

Kedua menteri ini memiliki latar belakang yang cukup dekat dengan industri otomotif. Fahmi pernah bekerja di Mitsubishi sementara Mbak Ani, sapaan akrab Sri Mulyani, pernah duduk di jajaran Komisaris PT Astra International Tbk.

.
Tarif baru PPnBM kendaraan bermotor di Indonesia

Sedan
cc_< 1.5 lt 30%
1.5lt< 3.0lt(P)/2.5lt(D) 40%
cc>3.0lt(P)/2.5lt(D) 75%

MPV (tipa 4x2)
cc_< 1.5 lt 10%
1.5lt 20%
2.5lt 40%
cc>3.0lt(P)/2.5lt(D) 75%

SUV (tipa 4X4)
cc_< 1.5 lt 30%
1.5lt 40%
cc>3.0lt(P)/2.5lt(D) 75%

Komersial (kabin ganda)
4x2/4x4 GVW,5 ton (P/D) semua cc 20%

Sumber : PP nomor 43/2003
Keterangan: P = petrol atau kendaraan berbahan bakar bensin
D = diesel atau kendaraan berbahan bakar solar

Di tengah upaya mempertahankan diri dari tekanan berbagai faktor eksternal, pembatalan rencana kenaikan tarif PPnBM setidaknya memang telah menghilangkan satu faktor yang secara potensial akan mendistorsi pasar otomotif.

Tapi tentu saja kondisi ini baru akan terjadi jika daya beli masyarakat benar-benar pulih. Dalam kondisi seperti saat ini, kebijakan uang ketat oleh bank sentral tentunya harus diperlonggar. Inflasi pun harus ditekan serendah mungkin.

Pergantian menteri kali ini memang menghasilkan kebijakan yang memihak kepada pelaku industri otomotif. Para pemain di sektor ini berharap bulan madu akan terus berlanjut.

Jika merujuk pada kebijakan otomotif nasional yang beringinan mendorong pertumbuhan pasar kendaraan dengan mesin berkapasitas kecil, momentum ganti pejabat ganti kebijakan ini dapat digunakan untuk kembali menyoal komitmen pemerintah yang terlupakan ini.

Jika dicermati, tarif PPnBM untuk kendaraan berkapasitas mesin kecil tidak ada perubahan yang signifikan sejak paket kebijakan otomotif nasional 1999 diluncurkan.

Mobil "sejuta umat"

Fenomena mobil berharga Rp100 juta-an seperti Toyota Avanza dan Daihatsu Xenia cukup menarik. Selain bentuknya yang multiguna, laris manisnya mobil "sejuta umat" itu tak bisa dilepaskan dari PPnBM yang relatif kecil yaitu 10%.

Rendahnya tarif PPnBM ini pula yang telah mendorong ATPM memosisikan mobil yang sebenarnya berbasis sedan di segmen MPV agar dapat menikmati tarif pajak yang rendah.

Mobil-mobil hatchback pun jadi rebutan karena konsumen hanya bayar PPnBM 10%. Honda Jazz, Suzuki Aerio, Hyundai Gets, dan Chevrolet Aveo yang sesungguhnya adalah sedan tanpa buntut, bukanlah kendaraan multi purpose vechicles (MPV/kendaraan multi guna), yang identik dengan kemampuan mengangkut minimal tujuh penumpang (seven seater). Inilah strategi industri otomotif menjual produk.

Benang merah yang dapat ditarik dari konstelasi ini adalah bahwa kebijakan perpajakan sangat sensitif bagi pasar otomotif. Artinya, jika pemerintah ingin mendorong pertumbuhan mobil dengan mesin berkapasitas kecil-yang tentunya lebih hemat BBM-maka selayaknya tarif pajak untuk segmen ini juga harus diturunkan.

Jika segmen mobil dengan mesin kapasitas kecil kian berkembang, maka selain konsumsi BBM bisa ditekan, kepadatan arus lalu lintas juga akan sedikit bisa berkurang dan BBM yang terbuang percuma di tengah kemacetan lalu lintas bisa dieliminir. (ahmad.muhibbuddin@bisnis.co.id)



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Malaysia Jual Proton Wira Buat Taksi

Kuala Lumpur, Rabu

Produsen mobil Malaysia, Proton berencana menjual mobil ukuran menengah, Wira di Indonesia awal tahun ini.

Mobil Wira asembling Indonesia ini akan digunakan sebagai taksi. Menurut media massa Malaysia, mobil-mobil tersebut akan diedarkan PT Proton Edar Indonesia dan dimanfaatkan 10 operator taksi di Jakarta dan Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan.

Pada 2001 lalu, Proton menandatangani perjanjian dengan PT Ningz Multiusaha untuk merakit dan mendistribusi mobil Proton di Indonesia.

Proton memiliki &0 persen saham di perusahaan tersebut. Malay mail meneyebut perusahaan patungan tersebut menanam investasi sebesar 35 juta dolar AS dengan membangun pabrik di Cikarang.

Proton is pretty good..I like the design.
oya is Soluna made in Indonesia or thailand? and is Kijang really made in Indonesia?
Indonesia should make a new Car....I hate Timor to death...

Forget about Toyota Kijang.we should make somting of our own. hmm whut should be the name???

2.4 million cars this year? wow this is not a small number
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Indomobil plans to export 2.4m cars

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (Antara): PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional has set an export target of about 2.4 million vehicles this year, mostly to Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.

Indomobil president Soebronto Laras said on Sunday the company, which manufactures and distributes major brands including Suzuki, Nissan, Volvo and Audi, was beginning to place more focus on export, particularly for Suzuki vehicles, following slumping domestic auto sales over the past six months.

Domestic vehicles sales dropped by 50 percent late last year, he said, following the government's decision to raise fuel prices on Oct. 1.

Indomobil hopes to export up to 700 vehicles per month to Saudi Arabia and 500 vehicles to Malaysia, in addition to exports to other countries including Thailand, the Philippines and Pakistan. (yan/***)

For me Proton is not a good car. It receives many bad reviews here, plus bad resale value. Timor was rebranded Daewoo (or Hyundai?) car. Kijang brand already being killed slowly by toyota - becoming innova. And we should be able to export more cars if we have special seaport for car export.

is Innova,Avanza and Xenia made in Indonesia? oya what about Fortuna?

is Innova,Avanza and Xenia made in Indonesia? oya what about Fortuna?

Fortuner ? Toyota ? it is made in Thailand

Suzuki APV made in Indonesia

For me Proton is not a good car. It receives many bad reviews here, plus bad resale value. Timor was rebranded Daewoo (or Hyundai?) car. Kijang brand already being killed slowly by toyota - becoming innova. And we should be able to export more cars if we have special seaport for car export.

Timor was KIA Motor

yea Timor's cars are from KIA Sepia.. what about Toyota Avanza and Daihatsu Xenia? I know that Daihatsu Ceria was made in Indonesia.. oya is Daihatsu Taruna made in Indonesia? oya Mitsubishi Kuda too rite?

Official report: Sale of automotive up 10.4% from 483.317 in year 2004 to 533.841 units in 2005.
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Angka resmi pasar mobil 2005 tembus 533.000 unit

JAKARTA: Angka resmi penjualan mobil pada 2005 ternyata menembus angka 533.000 unit atau naik sekitar 10,4% dibandingkan tahun sebelumnya. Dengan angka ini berarti target yang ditetapkan Gaikindo telah terlampaui.

Berdasarkan data Gaikindo yang diperoleh Bisnis, kemarin, total penjualan kendaraan roda empat selama Januari-Desember 2005 dilaporkan mencapai 533.841 unit, sementara pada periode yang sama 2004 hanya 483.317 unit.

Sekjen Gaikindo Freddy Sutrisno mengatakan meski beberapa bulan terakhir pada 2005 pasar otomotif domestik sempat melemah, namun hasil akhir menunjukkan adanya peningkatan penjualan dibanding 2004. Dengan kondisi ini pelaku industri otomotif masih memiliki harapan akan pertumbuhan pasar mobil pada tahun ini.

"Ini tanda bahwa pada tahun ini masih ada harapan pertumbuhan pasar mobil. Tapi tentu saja hal ini sangat bergantung dengan kebijakan dan upaya pemerintah dalam mendorong kinerja pasar," katanya kepada Bisnis kemarin.

10 Besar peringkat pasar mobil nasional 2005
Urutan Merek Volume (Unit)
1 Toyota 182.767
2 Mitsubishi 89.158
3 Suzuki 87.274
4 Honda 53.750
5 Daihatsu 48.762
6 Isuzu 25.010
7 Nissan 10.547
8 Kia 8.241
9 Hino 6.574
10 Hyundai 6.391
Sumber: Gaikindo, 2006

Gaikindo melaporkan dari volume penjualan mobil 533.841 unit pada 2005, Toyota masih mendominasi pasar otomotif dengan membukukan angka penjualan sebanyak 182.767 unit.

Mitsubishi yang belum lama ini memindahkan basis produksi kendaraan penumpang ke Thailand, pada 2005 hanya mampu melego 89.158 unit. Dengan angka ini merek yang diageni PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian tersebut berada di urutan kedua pasar otomotif nasional.

Suzuki yang mulai April tahun lalu terus menggenjot ekspor model kendaraan multiguna APV ke beberapa negara, selama dua belas bulan 2005 mampu menjual sebanyak 87.274 unit sehingga mengantarkannya ke posisi ketiga peringkat penjualan mobil nasional. Posisi keempat diduduki Honda dengan angka penjualan 53.750 unit, diikuti Daihatsu di posisi kelima dengan angka penjualan 48.762 unit.

Ekpektasi pemerintah

Freddy menyatakan optimisme Departemen Perindustrian dalam menargetkan angka pertumbuhan industri kendaraan bermotor roda empat pada 2006 hingga 12,7% harus dibarengi dengan langkah dan kebijakan baru yang dapat memacu kinerja industri otomotif.

"Dengan patokan 12,7% berarti harapan Depperin akan terjadi penyerapan pasar otomotif pada 2006 bisa mencapai sedikitnya 570.000 unit. Ini tentu butuh kerja keras dan harus ada kebijakan dan stimulus nyata dari pemerintah," tegasnya.

Gaikindo sendiri, menurut dia, memiliki tiga skenario dalam menyikapi kondisi pasar otomotif 2006. Dalam kondisi normal penjualan mobil tahun ini diperkirakan hanya akan mencapai 450.000 unit. Namun dalam skenario pesimistis diperkirakan mencapai hanya sebanyak 400.000 unit. Sedangkan dalam skenario optimistis penjualan mobil tahun ini diyakini akan mencapai 500.000 unit.

Dirjen Industri Alat Transportasi dan Telematika Depperind Budhi Dharmadi sebelumnya menyatakan pertumbuhan industri otomotif tahun ini akan didorong oleh adanya peningkatan pendapatan di masyarakat dan masa transisi ekonomi yang sudah berlalu.

Di samping itu, tambahnya, sejumlah pelaku industri otomotif sendiri tahun ini dipastikan akan meningkatkan efisiensi di perusahaan untuk mengoptimalkan dana yang telah diinvestasikan sebelumnya. (ahmad.muhibbuddin@bisnis.co.id)

Proton shares down 20% yesterday due to unseccessful of this deal

I think Indonesia and Malaysia if we combine the strenght will be able to produce a good car .... ( indo+malaysia market can reach 1 million car a year I guess ... )


Volkswagen Abandons Alliance With Malaysian Automaker Proton

Date posted: 01-14-2006

WOLFSBURG — Volkswagen AG apparently has given up on plans to set up a production base in Malaysia with this week's announcement that it has abandoned plans to form an alliance with Proton Holding, the country's state-controlled vehicle manufacturer.

Earlier reports said VW was negotiating to buy 30 percent of Proton, which is about 42-percent government-owned. Proton, which controls about 70 percent of the auto sales in Malaysia, said it intended to maintain management control of the partnership.

Autobeat Daily reports that some experts believe Proton cannot survive without a global partner. Its market share has already plunged and stock prices fell to a four-year low after VW's announcement.

What this means to you: VW's foothold in the Asian region may be in jeopardy without a link to Proton — and Proton's future is uncertain without the Germans.


[January 14, 2006]

Mitsubishi will not seek new ties with Proton: report+

(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14_(Kyodo) _ Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has confirmed it has no plans to jointly set up a plant with Malaysia's automaker Proton Holdings Bhd. to assemble or manufacture Mitsubishi cars, the Business Times reported Saturday.

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The speculations about Mitsubishi reestablishing ties with Proton arose after Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. announced last month that it is in talks with a few car manufacturers, including Proton, on the possibility of assembling Mitsubishi cars locally.

MMM is 52 percent owned by Mitsubishi Corp., a trading house that leads the Mitsubishi business conglomerate, with the rest held by Malaysia's Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd.

Mitsubishi clarified that there would be no such plan.

Its current dealings with Proton -- supplying parts and components --- will be maintained, however.

"Mitsubishi Motors provides production parts and components to Proton, based on a technical assistance agreement. We would like to continue our good relationship as business partners. However, we do not have any plan to launch a new plant in Malaysia as a joint venture," Mitsubishi Motors told the English-language business daily.

Both Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Corp. used to be major technical partners and shareholders of Proton, holding a combined 15.8 percent stake. Most of Proton's earlier models were imitations of Mitsubishi Motors'.

But the Japanese carmaker ended their 21-year partnership last year.

That led Proton to seek ties with German automaker Volkswagen AG, a deal that is now in tatters.

Volkswagen has upset Proton by calling it off without informing the Malaysians.

Proton said it was "surprised" by Volkswagen's decision.

"To date, Proton Holdings Berhad has not received any formal notification from Volkswagen AG on the proposed collaboration. As such, the report of a VW AG announcement has come as a surprise," Proton said in a statement to Bursa Malaysia, the Malaysian stock exchange late Friday.

Volkswagen Chief Executive Bernd Pischetsrieder was reported Thursday telling investors gathered at the Detroit auto show that the joint venture is off due to differences.

"We had a very specific idea how we wanted to proceed there. Unfortunately, the Malaysian government, state investment arm Khazanah and Proton had different ideas. Therefore, what we wanted in the cooperation with Proton will not materialize," Pischetsrieder said.

He added that Volkswagen would still continue talks with Proton on a "few isolated projects" to "support Proton."

His comments had caught Proton off-guard and sent its stock spiraling downward.

The Proton stock price fell 11 percent to close at 5.65 ringgit ($1.5) Friday, its lowest in four years.

The national car company said in a meeting as recent as last month and in correspondences thereafter that VW had asked for more time to decide, and that a mid-January 2006 timeline for their response had been agreed on.

"It was also agreed that given the nature of the proposal and the listed status of the parties involved any decision to conclude negotiations would only be announced either concurrently or through a joint statement from both companies," Proton said.

Proton and Volkswagen, the world's fourth largest car company, signed an agreement in October 2004 to explore long-term strategic collaboration.

Volkswagen was eyeing entering the growing Southeast Asian market without pumping in too much capital. Volkswagen had counted on using Proton to assemble two Volkswagen models.

For Proton, Volkswagen would have been its launching pad to penetrate the overseas market as current export sales are negligible.

Proton knew it cannot go on alone in its current position as the government, which has long protected it through various tax incentives, is being forced to open up the domestic market.

Proton's market share has already shrunk from a high of 80 percent to around 40 percent.

The company is also bleeding financially, reporting a second quarterly loss of 154.3 million ringgit for the three-month period through Sept. 30, compared with a 198.9 million ringgit profit for the same period in 2004.

But talks with Volkswagen had been complicated by the government's reluctance to relinquish its controlling stake as Proton confirmed.

"Over time, however, it has become apparent that VW AG seeks to exercise control over Proton's facilities and future development. This would have compromised Proton's independence and would be highly inappropriate for Malaysia's national car company," it said in the statement.

With the Volkswagen deal now off, Proton is left to start over from scratch.

Earlier it had been reported that it was also in talks with South Korean carmaker Hyundai and Mitsubishi Motors.

Both have since denied the reports.

RI Targetkan Desain, Rekayasa Otomotif Sendiri Pada 2015


JAKARTA--MIOL: Industri otomotif di Indonesia ditargetkan mampu melakukan desain dan rekayasa (engineering) produk otomotif dengan kemampuan sendiri pada 2015, seiring dengan berkembangnya pasar dan industri otomotif di dalam negeri.

"Untuk sasaran jangka panjang pengembangan industri otomotif, pada 2015 setidaknya kita mampu melakukan desain dan engineering sendiri," ujar Sekjen Departemen Perindustrian Agus Tjahajana di Jakarta, Senin (23/1).

Menurut dia, industri otomotif yang sudah ada di dalam negeri sejak sekitar 30 tahun yang lalu seharusnya sudah mengembangkan desain dan rekayasa di Indonesia, dan tidak lagi tergantung dengan desain dan rekayasa prinsipal (pemegang merek) di luar negeri.

"Sejauh ini kami sudah meminta para produsen otomotif di dalam negeri yang besar, seperti Honda (sepeda motor), untuk melakukan desain dan engineering sendiri karena pasar sepeda motor di Indonesia sudah sangat besar," ujarnya.

Namun dia mengaku saat ini kemajuannya belum seperti yang ia harapkan. Ia mengatakan pengembangan desain dan rekayasa dengan kemampuan sendiri tidak lepas dari kerjasama dengan prinsipal otomotif yang sudah lama beroperasi di Indonesia.

Ia mencontohkan dasar alasan pemerintah meminta produsen otomotif, khususnya sepeda motor di Indonesia yang mengembangkan desain dan rekayasa di dalam negeri, karena produksi sepeda motor di Jepang sendiri -- yang selama ini merek Jepang mendominasi pasar motor di Indonesia -- hanya sekitar satu juta unit. Sedangkan produksi sepeda motor di Indonesia bisa mencapai lima juta unit.

Selain itu, karakteristik pasarnya pun berbeda, sehingga seharusnya pengembangan desain dan rekayasanya dilakukan di Indonesia, katanya.

"Hal itu penting agar desain dan engineering produk otomotif di Indonesia juga dikenal di pasar global," ujarnya.

Sampai saat ini, lanjut Agus, pemerintah berupaya memfokuskan langkah untuk memperbesar pasar otomotif di dalam negeri. Ia yakin dengan berkembangnya pasar, maka kinerja industri otomotif di dalam negeri akan terus tumbuh.

Di samping sasaran jangka panjang, pemerintah juga memiliki sasaran jangka menengah (2004-2009). Deperin menargetkan produksi mobil mencapai 750 ribu unit pada 2009 dengan pertumbuhan 10 persen per tahun.

Demikian pula dengan sepeda motor, tumbuh rata-rata 10 persen per tahun dan pada 2009 produksinya bisa mencapai 6,5 juta unit. Selain itu, ditargetkan pula sebanyak 80 persen kebutuhan komponen untuk perakitan mobil dan sepeda motor dipasok dari dalam negeri.(Ant/OL-03)

RI Targetkan Desain, Rekayasa Otomotif Sendiri Pada 2015


JAKARTA--MIOL: Industri otomotif di Indonesia ditargetkan mampu melakukan desain dan rekayasa (engineering) produk otomotif dengan kemampuan sendiri pada 2015, seiring dengan berkembangnya pasar dan industri otomotif di dalam negeri.

"Untuk sasaran jangka panjang pengembangan industri otomotif, pada 2015 setidaknya kita mampu melakukan desain dan engineering sendiri," ujar Sekjen Departemen Perindustrian Agus Tjahajana di Jakarta, Senin (23/1).

Menurut dia, industri otomotif yang sudah ada di dalam negeri sejak sekitar 30 tahun yang lalu seharusnya sudah mengembangkan desain dan rekayasa di Indonesia, dan tidak lagi tergantung dengan desain dan rekayasa prinsipal (pemegang merek) di luar negeri.

"Sejauh ini kami sudah meminta para produsen otomotif di dalam negeri yang besar, seperti Honda (sepeda motor), untuk melakukan desain dan engineering sendiri karena pasar sepeda motor di Indonesia sudah sangat besar," ujarnya.

Namun dia mengaku saat ini kemajuannya belum seperti yang ia harapkan. Ia mengatakan pengembangan desain dan rekayasa dengan kemampuan sendiri tidak lepas dari kerjasama dengan prinsipal otomotif yang sudah lama beroperasi di Indonesia.

Ia mencontohkan dasar alasan pemerintah meminta produsen otomotif, khususnya sepeda motor di Indonesia yang mengembangkan desain dan rekayasa di dalam negeri, karena produksi sepeda motor di Jepang sendiri -- yang selama ini merek Jepang mendominasi pasar motor di Indonesia -- hanya sekitar satu juta unit. Sedangkan produksi sepeda motor di Indonesia bisa mencapai lima juta unit.

Selain itu, karakteristik pasarnya pun berbeda, sehingga seharusnya pengembangan desain dan rekayasanya dilakukan di Indonesia, katanya.

"Hal itu penting agar desain dan engineering produk otomotif di Indonesia juga dikenal di pasar global," ujarnya.

Sampai saat ini, lanjut Agus, pemerintah berupaya memfokuskan langkah untuk memperbesar pasar otomotif di dalam negeri. Ia yakin dengan berkembangnya pasar, maka kinerja industri otomotif di dalam negeri akan terus tumbuh.

Di samping sasaran jangka panjang, pemerintah juga memiliki sasaran jangka menengah (2004-2009). Deperin menargetkan produksi mobil mencapai 750 ribu unit pada 2009 dengan pertumbuhan 10 persen per tahun.

Demikian pula dengan sepeda motor, tumbuh rata-rata 10 persen per tahun dan pada 2009 produksinya bisa mencapai 6,5 juta unit. Selain itu, ditargetkan pula sebanyak 80 persen kebutuhan komponen untuk perakitan mobil dan sepeda motor dipasok dari dalam negeri.(Ant/OL-03)


Maybe it is not very related.
Do you know that Iran produce their own design and engineering car one million each year ? :D

Maybe it is not very related.
Do you know that Iran produce their own design and engineering car one million each year ? :D

I know. I used to buy regularly car catalogue and I could see there are 2 or 3 Iranian car manufacturers.

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buset itu ngliatin mobil ato cewenya sihhh.. hohooho fokus nya lebih ke cewe2 nya gt.. :D

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Indonesian Motor show gantikan GAE


Ajang pameran otomotif terbesar tanah air, Gaikindo Auto Expo (GAE), tahun ini telah berubah indentitas menjadi Indonesian Motor Show.

Perubahan itu dilakukan menyusul telah diakuinya Gaikindo (Gabungan Industri Kendaraan Bermotor Indonesia) sebagai salah satu anggota resmi OICA (Organisation Internationale des Constructeur d’Automobiles).

Ketua Umum Gaikindo, Bambang Trisulo dalam keterangannya di Jakarta, Rabu (8/2), menyatakan bahwa akreditasi OICA akan berdampak sangat positif bagi perkembangan industri otomotif tanah air.

"Kami percaya, dengan adanya akreditasi OICA, pesan yang hendak disampaikan bakal sampai ke penjuru dunia. Dengan demikian, hal itu akan memungkinkan para investor asing mengambil peran dalam pasar otomotif nasional melalui kerja sama yang saling menguntungkan," ujar Bambang.

OICA, yang merupakan asosiasi industri otomotif dunia, saat ini telah memiliki 42 negara anggota sejak didirikan pertamakalinya pada 1919 di Paris. Indonesia sendiri merupakan anggota terbaru dan mendapat kemudahan khusus untuk bergabung menjadi anggota.

"Proses untuk menjadi anggota sangat panjang biasanya mencapai dua tahun. Namun khusus untuk Indonesia, mereka memberi kemudahan dan memberikan akreditasi dalam waktu tiga bulan saja," ujar Bambang.

Sementara itu, Wiwie Kurnia selaku ketua panitia penyelenggara The 14th Indonesian Motor Show mengatakan bahwa pameran bakal diselenggaraan pada 21-30 Juli di Jakarta Convention Center.

Sekurangnya 20 ATPM (Agen Tunggal Pemegang Merk) mobil di Indonesia telah memastikan keikutsertaannya dalam event yang manjadi ajang pamer dan transaksi mobil baru tersebut. Disamping itu, ada pula peserta lain dari kalangan industri pembuat komponen, aksesori, manufaktur dan media massa.

"Dengan akreditasi OICA, status pameran ini meningkat menjadi kelas internasional. Ini penting artinya karena akan meningkatkan perhatian para prinsipal terhadap otomotif tanah air sehingga dapat menumbuhkan investasi. Selain itu, ini juga merupakan kesempatan untuk mempromosikan potensi otomotif Indonesia ke dunia luar serta menjadi ajang untuk menjajaki bussines opportunity," papar Wiwie.

Pengakuan OICA terhadap Gaikindo, lanjut Wiwie, patut dibanggakan karena sejauh ini di Asia Tenggara baru Indonesia dan Thailand saja yang masuk sebagai anggota. Sedangkan di Asia, Jepang dan Korea Selatan juga terdaftar sebagai member.

"Di Asia Tenggara, selain Indonesia baru ada Thailand dengan event Bangkok Motor Show-nya yang diakui OICA. Dengan akreditasi ini, pameran Indonesia Motor Show tentunya akan memiliki bobot lain karena masuk agenda pameran internasional. Ini berdampak positif pada promotional effect," tambahnya.

Wiwie menambahkan pula bahwa pameran tahun ini akan mengambil tema "Changing Vehicle for The Earth." Menyambung kesuksesan tahun lalu, pameran juga akan kembali menggelar berbagai acara seperti konferensi internasional dan Automotive Design & Styling Competition.

Indonesia's auto sales slump 41%, biggest in 7 Years

JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Automobile sales in Indonesia dropped 41 percent in January, the biggest fall in almost seven years, as rising interest rates deterred car purchases.

Domestic car sales fell to 26,612 units in January, compared with 45,480 units a year earlier, PT Astra International said, citing figures from the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries.

Astra, Indonesia's biggest auto distributor, posted a 20 percent drop in domestic sales to 17,341 units last month from 21,657 units a year earlier, the association said.

Car sales are slowing in Indonesia as rising rates force prospective buyers to defer purchase plans. Indonesia's central bank raised its key interest rate to 12.75 percent in December, from July's 8.5 percent, to stem a decline in the nation's currency. January's decline is the biggest since February 1999.

Indonesian carmakers exported 2,092 vehicles last month, Astra said in the statement.

Excise duty Malaysia hadang mobil Indonesia

JAKARTA: Pemerintah diminta fokus dalam industrialisasi otomotif dengan memacu peningkatan investasi di dalam negeri, sementara di sisi lain Malaysia menaikkan excise duty yang menghambat penetrasi pasar mobil produksi Indonesia.

Pemberian bea masuk (BM) impor menjadi 20% dari tarif umum sebesar 45% kepada PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM) untuk mendatangkan kendaraan jenis 4x2 secara CBU (completely built up) telah memicu polemik baru di sektor otomotif nasional. Meski pemerintah menyatakan keringanan yang sama dapat diperoleh agen tunggal pemegang merek (ATPM) mobil lain, kenyataannya beberapa pemain di industri ini menilai keputusan ini bertolak belakang dengan kebijakan meningkatkan industrialisasi di sektor ini.

Presiden Direktur PT Indomobil Suzuki International Soebronto Laras mengingatkan keputusan pemerintah untuk memperkuat industri dalam negeri yang bertujuan menciptakan sebanyak mungkin peluang kerja. Dengan menurunkan BM impor, selain pendapatan negara berkurang, kebijakan ini dinilai dapat memengaruhi prinsipal otomotif untuk tidak menanamkan investasinya di Tanah Air.

"Orang akan berpikir, kenapa mesti investasi jika bisa mengekspor mobil ke Indonesia dengan BM rendah. Saya jadi bertanya-tanya, fokus pemerintah ini mau ke mana?" katanya kepada Bisnis, pekan lalu.

Pemberian insentif kepada ADM terungkap setelah Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyani Indrawati mengeluarkan Kepmenkeu No.195/KMK. 010/2006. Dengan peraturan yang ditandatangani 11 April, ADM dapat mengimpor mobil jenis 4x2 dengan kapasitas mesin 1.000 cc dan 1.300 cc sebanyak 2.400 unit dengan hanya membayar BM impor 20%.

Belum siap

Ketua Tim Tarif Pemerintah Anggito Abimanyu pekan lalu menyatakan penetapan tarif BM sebesar 20% karena Malaysia belum siap menerapkan bea masuk common effective preferential tariff (CEPT) dalam kerangka pasar bebas Asean yaitu sebesar 0%-5%.

Menteri perdagangan Indonesia dan Malaysia sepakat menetapkan tarif timbal balik (resiprocal) sebesar 20% sebagai solusi antara (intermediate solution) dalam hubungan perdagangan kedua negara di sektor otomotif.

Persoalannya, menurut Soebronto, meski sudah menurunkan BM impor, ternyata saat ini Malaysia juga menaikkan besaran tarif excise duty dari 55% menjadi 65% untuk untuk kendaraan MPV (multipurpose vehicle) 4x2 CBU yang masuk ke negeri jiran ini. Akibatnya, Indonesia yang selama ini menjadi eksportir kendaraan multiguna susah memasarkan produknya ke negeri jiran.

"Resiprokal boleh dijadikan alasan, tapi Malaysia juga menaikkan excise duty yang membuat mobil produksi Indoesia susah terjual karena harganya jadi mahal. Contohnya ekspor Suzuki APV turun drastis karena tarif excise duty baru ini. Sementara produk Malaysia masuk ke sini dapat keringanan 25% ditambah hanya bayar PPnBM 10% dan PPN 10%," tuturnya.

Dia menambahkan sangat kecil peluang ATPM lain yang ada di Indonesia mendapatkan insentif yang didapat ADM karena saat ini Daihatsu-lah yang memiliki basis produksi di Malaysia. Alasannya, produsen otomotif yang ada di Indonesia saat ini lebih banyak mengimpor kendaraan dari Thailand yang sudah menerapkan skema CEPT dengan besaran BM impor 0%-5%. (ahmad.muhibbuddin@bisnis.co.id)

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How's the Hybrid Car news in Indonesia? Is it so popular in Indonesia??

never heard of hybrid cars marketed in Indonesia. Even in Europe they have not interested many people, I think the technology is not mature enough. I saw on TV in the US car manufacturers will mass produce hybrid cars, Honda especially.

Fortuner di produksi di Indonesia

(16/05/2006) - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) akan memproduksi Toyota Fortuner di Indonesia mulai Oktober 2006 dan akan di ekspor ke Timur Tengah mulai November. Demikian rilis yang diterima redaksi, Senin (15/5).

TMMIN akan memproduksi 15,000 unit pertahun dengan investasi Rp 48 miliar. Proyek ini akan membantu kelancaran distribusi model IMV yang populer ini di pasar global.Toyota Fortuner yang diluncurkan di Indonesia sejak bulan Juli 2005 dimana sebelumnya masih diimpor dari Thailand (Toyota Motor Thailand).

Kendaraan Fortuner yang akan diproduksi oleh TMMIN akan berdampingan dengan model IMV lainnya yaitu Kijang Innova. Saat ini TMMIN juga memproduksi mesin bensin Innova untuk pasar global.

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Ini baru mobil!!!!!:)

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SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY
Malaysia Perluas Jaringan Industri Otomotif di Indonesia

[JAKARTA] Malaysia memperluas jaringan industri otomotifnya ke Indonesia, setelah ke Thailand, Vietnam, dan China. Salah satu produsen otomotif terkemuka Malaysia, JRD Automobiles Group, mendirikan pabrik otomotif berkapasitas 30.000 unit di Serang, Banten.

Menteri Perdagangan Mari Elka Pangestu, di Jakarta, Rabu (16/8), menyatakan dukungannya terhadap JRD yang berinvestasi senilai US$ 30 juta di Indonesia. Perusahaan ini diharapkan memperbesar kapasitas produksi, menyerap tenaga kerja, dan melibatkan banyak industri kecil.

"Indonesia masih menarik minat investor. Industri otomotif akan terus berkembang karena potensi pasarnya sangat besar. Indonesia juga bisa dijadikan basis untuk ekspor asalkan terintegrasi dan terpadu," tuturnya.

Salah satu sasaran investor ke Indonesia adalah jumlah penduduknya yang besar merupakan pasar produk yang potensial. Apalagi bila digabung dengan kawasan ASEAN yang meliputi 600 juta penduduk.

Namun, Mari mengingatkan, produk yang dihasilkan harus berkualitas sehingga diminati banyak negara karena persaingan juga sangat ketat. Dia juga berharap, JRD dan mitra lokalnya jangan hanya menjadi jago kandang, tapi bisa memperluas ekspornya ke mancanegara.

Presdir JRD, Jit Tan, mengatakan, tahun ini pihaknya menargetkan memproduksi 10.000 unit kendaraan dari pabriknya di Indonesia.

Mulai tahun depan produksi akan disesuaikan dengan kapasitas pabrik sebanyak 30.000 unit. Dari jumlah ini, 80 persen dipasarkan di Indonesia, sisanya diekspor. [S-26]

I'm Curous why didn't Indonesia produce their own car??

i knoe they produce it last time called TIMOR right??

Pressure from Japan.. I think?

u mean the Toyota Kijang and Innova??

I'm Curous why didn't Indonesia produce their own car??

i knoe they produce it last time called TIMOR right??

well, essentially Indonesia does not have the technology to develop one. TIMOR was actually KIA (korea), it was a scheme designed to enable tommy suharto to import korean KIA cars with no tax. Obviously this created unfair competition and distorted the market...and this 'national car' program was abolished after the crisis.

u mean the Toyota Kijang and Innova??

I mean.. Japan pressure Indonesia government not to develop a car technology. In return japan build many factories and lend lots of money to Indonesia - just a theory :)

oh icic hahaha :D

thanks btw

how bout Malaysia they have Proton??

its actually not hard to produce cars of our own, Toyota Kijang, Kijang Innova, Daihatsu Taruna, Daihatsu Ceria, Suzuki APV, and Suzuki APV is all made in Indonesia. IMO I think if there is a nation production of cars like proton, it won't be laku cuz of the major anti ACI (Aku Cinta Indonesia) ;)

its actually not hard to produce cars of our own, Toyota Kijang, Kijang Innova, Daihatsu Taruna, Daihatsu Ceria, Suzuki APV, and Suzuki APV is all made in Indonesia. IMO I think if there is a nation production of cars like proton, it won't be laku cuz of the major anti ACI (Aku Cinta Indonesia) ;)

well, it simply just won't be able to compete against locally made but japanese-branded alternatives like Innova and all...in terms of brand name/reputation, technology, quality, economics of scale etc. Barriers of entry to the industry is formidable.

yes.. agree with Alvin. It is the human perception thats important.

^^ that's what I mean, I agree w/ Alvin too

Malaysia To Export 3,000 Cars To Indonesia For Taxi Fleet

August 20, 2006 9:00 a.m. EST


Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AHN) - Ailing Malaysian car maker Proton is reported to be planning to export 3,000 units of its Wira models to Indonesia for use as taxi fleets in an effort to increase sales.

Dwi Sasetia, director of Proton's Indonesian subsidiary, said Sunday the units would be delivered to several cities in Indonesia.

Dwi told Bernama News Agency, "It is a big vote of confidence in Proton cars by Indonesia's taxi drivers because taxis need to be tough and reliable to keep running round the clock on the busy streets."

He said the bad road conditions in many Indonesian streets are causing trouble for most taxi operators there.

He adds, "So when owners evaluate vehicles to replace their taxi fleet, they make sure they get cars that can take the beating of Indonesia's streets.

"The Proton Wira is a natural choice given the length of time the model has been on Malaysia's own roads, which has similar weather conditions to Indonesia."

He admits the fresh order from Indonesia's taxi operators were a welcome move because it would boost Proton's sales which have been on the decline.

"With the increase in fuel prices here in Indonesia, Proton's vehicles offer an attractive business proposition with fuel efficiency," he said.

Proton to sell Gen-2 and Waja in Indonesia next year. It'll be tough though since our market is dominated by SUV and MPV.

Proton Gen-2 Masuk Pasar Indonesia Awal 2007
Rabu, 13 September 2006 | 14:29 WIB

TEMPO Interaktif, PEKAN BARU:

Produsen mobil merek Proton asal Malaysia, Proton Holdings, bertekad memasarkan secara perdana produknya di Jakarta pada kuartal pertama 2007. Di Indonesia, penjualan mobil ini akan dilakukan oleh PT Proton Edar Indonesia.

Kepada Divisi Ekspor Proton Marketing Sdn Bhd Ahmad Tifli Talha menjelaskan, Proton yang akan dijual di Jakarta itu adalah model Proton Gen-2 dan Waja.

Menurut dia, Proton berharap bisa mempunyai pasar tersendiri di pasar mobil sedan di Indonesia, meski pasar otomotif di Indonesia didominasi oleh mobil kategori multi-purpose vehicles (MPV) dan sports utility vehicles (SUV). "Melihat pasar, mobil kategori MPV dan SUV merupakan produk dominan di pasar. Tapi bukan berarti tiada peluang bagi mobil kategori lain,” kata Ahmad Tifli usai acara serah terima mobil Proton Wira kepada Pusat Koperasi Angkatan Udara (Puskopau) di Pekan Baru, Rabu (13/9).

Puskopau adalah perusahaan armada taksi khusus di Bandar Udara Pekan Baru yang dimiliki oleh TNI Angkutan Udara Republik Indonesia. Mobil Proton pertama kali masuk ke pasar Indonesia sekitar 10 tahun lalu dengan membawa model Saga.

Ahmad Tifli menegaskan keyakinan Proton bisa bersaing di pasar Indonesia. "Jika kami melakukan studi di segmen A, B, dan C yang mana kami bermain, ternyata masih ada potensi di sana. Kami yakin dapat meraih ceruk pasar ini."

Setain memasarkan, dia melanjutkan, Proton juda sedang mencari jaringan dealer untuk penjualan dan purnajual di Jakarta yang akan memenuhi pasar di 29 provinsi di Indonesia. bernama.com/syakur usman

Prancis Siap Tambah Investasi US$ 90 Juta di Otomotif
Jum'at, 03 November 2006 | 20:35 WIB

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta:
Salah satu pabrikan otomotif asal Perancis akan menambah Investasi US$ 90 juta di Indonesia untuk menambah kapasitas produksi pada tahun depan. Rencananya, pabrikan itu akan memproduksi kendaraan jenis MPV pada tahapan awal produksinya.

Kepala Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal Muhammad Luthfi mengatakan, pejabat senior perusahaan Prancis itu sudah tiga kali datang mengutarakan niatannya. “Ini tanda bahwa mereka serius," ujar Luthfi yang enggan menyebut nama perusahaan itu.

Perusahaan yang telah lama berinvestasi di Indonesia tersebut dikatakan Luthfi akan menambah kapasitas produksinya hingga menjadi 160 ribu unit per tahun. "Dalam perluasan produksi ini, mereka akan menjajaki pasar MPV di Indonesia, nanti selanjutnya mereka akan perluas produksi sedan," kata Luthfi.

Perusahaan itu meminta pemerintah agar memberi insentif khusus dan penurunan pajak pertambahan nilai barang mewah (PPn BM) untuk sedan dan MPV. “Tapi pemerintah masih mempertimbangkan permintaan ini,” ujarnya.

Proton starts selling 8 models in feb 2007: Proton Waja, Proton Gen2, and Proton Savvy

Proton Luncurkan Produk Februari

JAKARTA -- Produsen mobil asal Malaysia, Proton, akan segera memasarkan produknya di Indonesia pada akhir Februari 2007g. Produk yang akan diluncurkan ini akan dirakit di dalam negeri.

Hal tersebut diungkapkan Komisaris Utama anak perusahaan Proton di Indonesia, PT Proton Edar Indonesia, A Safiun, di sela-sela pembukaan pameran bursa komponen 2006 di Jakarta, kemarin (5/12). ''Akhir Februari 2007 akan kita launching sebanyak delapan tipe,'' ujarnya.

Kedelapan tipe mobil Proton yang akan diluncurkan tersebut, kata Safiun, merupakan mobil jenis sedan, antara lain tipe Proton Waja, Proton Gen2, dan Proton Savvy. Mobil produksi Proton ini, lanjutnya, ditujukan untuk pasar kendaraan kalangan menengah dengan kapasitas 1.300 CC hingga 1.800 CC.

Untuk tahap awal, menurut Safiun, pihaknya hanya akan memproduksi dalam jumlah kecil saja, yakni sebanyak 10 ribu unit. ''Karena terus terang saja pasar otomotif di Indonesia itu hampir 95 persennya dikuasai oleh mobil Jepang,'' paparnya.

Proton sendiri telah menginvestasikan sebanyak 30 juta dolar AS untuk pendirian pabrik perakitan (assembly) mobil di daerah Cikarang, Jawa Barat. Saat ini, tambah Safiun, pihaknya tinggal menunggu berapa volume mobil yang mau dirakit di Indonesia.

Terkait dengan volume produksi industri otomotif di Indonesia saat ini, Safiun menilai belum cukup kompetitif bagi Proton untuk dapat bersaing dengan produk otomotif Jepang. ''Kita harapkan volume industri otomotif di Indonesia bisa kembali ke angka 500 ribu unit seperti tahun 2005, sehingga harga mobil Proton bisa lebih kompetitif dengan mobil buatan Jepang,'' tandasnya.

Namun demikian, dirinya pesimistis angka volume 500 ribu unit ini akan dapat terealisasi pada 2007 mendatang. ''Karena untuk capai ke angka 500 ribu unit butuh waktu tiga tahun,'' ungkapnya.
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Daihatsu Jadikan Indonesia sebagai Detroit


Pada saat peluncuran Daihatsu Terios di Hotel Darmawangsa 14 Desember lalu, ada hal penting yang ditegaskan oleh Presiden Direktur Daihatsu Motor Corporation (DMC) Teruyuki Minoura. Ia menegaskan, akan menjadikan Indonesia seperti Detroit bagi Daihatsu. Dengan kata lain, DMC akan menjadikan basis produksi penting Daihatsu di luar Jepang.

Penegasan itu merupakan pengulangan dari pernyataan pagi harinya, saat Teruyuki Minoura meresmikan pabrik mesin PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM) di Karawang, Jawa Barat.

Teruyuki Minoura menyebutkan bahwa DMC menyiapkan PT ADM sebagai salah satu basis produksi penting industri otomotifnya di luar Jepang. Bukan itu saja, DMC malahan akan memberikan porsi 10 persen kepada ADM dari total produksinya untuk seluruh dunia yang direncanakan 1,3 juta unit.

DMC tidak hanya memberikan dukungan sebatas industri perakitan, tetapi memberikan peluang untuk melakukan alih teknologi dan pengetahuan. Di samping itu, DMC juga akan ikut membantu ADM menyiapkan sumber daya manusianya.

Komitmen lain yang akan diberikan DMC kepada ADM adalah dukungan untuk terus meningkatkan kandungan lokal dari Indonesia dari 70 persen menjadi 95 persen.

Menurut Minoura, bagi DMC, Indonesia penting tidak hanya dalam produksi, tetapi juga penjualan. Tahun lalu, telah terjual 48.762 unit mobil Daihatsu di Indonesia, dan itu merupakan pasar terbesar di luar Jepang.

Dengan penjualan sebanyak 48.762 unit, Daihatsu menempati urutan terbesar kelima, di belakang Toyota sebanyak 182.767 unit, Mitsubishi (89.158 unit), Suzuki (87.274 unit), dan Honda (53.750 unit).

Pada tahun 2005, total penjualan mobil secara nasional mencapai 533.910 unit. Namun, dalam tahun 2006 ini tampaknya penjualan mobil secara nasional mengalami penurunan. Pada periode Januari sampai November 2006, total penjualan mobil secara nasional hanya sebanyak 287.631 unit, diperkirakan sampai akhir Desember 2006 total penjualan mobil secara nasional hanya akan berkisar di sekitar 320.000 unit.

Uniknya, sampai bulan November 2006, Daihatsu berada di urutan keempat dengan penjualan sebanyak 27.874 unit, sedikit di atas Honda yang menjual sebanyak 27.240 unit. Sedangkan tempat pertama, kedua, dan ketiga diduduki oleh Toyota (113.865 unit), Mitsubishi (41.842 unit), dan Suzuki (40.189 unit).

Bukan pendatang baru

Daihatsu bukan pendatang baru dalam pasar otomotif Indonesia. Pada tahun 1969, sudah hadir di Indonesia, kendaraan umum beroda tiga, bemo, yang bermerek Daihatsu Midget. Ketangguhan mesin Daihatsu tidak diragukan, mengingat di beberapa wilayah, kendaraan beroda tiga yang bermesin dua tak (dua langkah) itu masih beroperasi sampai saat ini.

Daihatsu yang kini hanya diwakili oleh pendatang baru, Terios, Xenia, minibus Espass, dan sport utility vehicle (SUV) Taft, di masa lalu juga hadir dengan mobil mungil Fellow Max, minibus mungil Hi-Jet (dua tak dan empat tak), hatchback Charade, sedan mungil Classy, Feroza, crossover YVR, dan terakhir Taruna Oxxy.

Kehadirannya di pasar mulai diperhitungkan setelah hadirnya Xenia, yang merupakan kembaran Toyota Avanza pada tahun 2003. Kini, dengan hadirnya Terios, saudara kembar Toyota Rush, yang merupakan crossover SUV, diperkirakan kehadiran Daihatsu di pasar Indonesia semakin diperhitungkan. (JL)