Nmax Turbo Gets Positive Response In Indonesia, Yamaha: Domestic Focus Not Yet Export Plan

JAKARTA - PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Mfg. (YIMM) recently launched the latest generation of Nmax, which is special because it is embedded with better engine performance, and adopts new YECVT technology so that it can provide TURBO sensations in driving.

Assistant General Manager of Marketing Communication Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing (YIMM), Antonius Widiantoro, said that currently Yamaha is still focused on domestic sales and is not interested in exports.

"We just fill the domestic market, it's still PR, meaning we have to fulfill it first," he said, during a talk with the media in Cirebon, Thursday, July 26.

The man who is familiarly called Anton revealed that the latest generation from Nmax adopted him very quickly, even though usually new products require deeper recognition.

"This positive response makes us optimistic, usually new products need more recognition. Moreover, there is new technology, this adoption is very fast," he added.

Back to exports, the previous generation of Yamaha Nmax has actually been exported to various countries. Anton said it had entered the European market, Australia and several Asian countries.

"Yamaha has the ability as a global factory, if we ask YMC (Yamaha Motor Corporation) we are ready to support it. But for now we have a domestic focus first, and exports have been to Europe, Japan, Asean, the Philippines, because what makes Indonesia only, "he concluded.