Asperda Receiving Orders For 100 Cars From The State Secretariat For The 79th Anniversary Of The Republic Of Indonesia At IKN

JAKARTA - The Regional Leadership Council (DPD) of the Indonesian Regional Car Rental Entrepreneurs Association (Asperda) of East Kalimantan received an order of 100 cars from the Ministry of State Secretariat (Kemensetneg) for the celebration needs of the 79th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) August 17, 2024 in the City of the Archipelago.

"We signed the memorandum of understanding asking for 100 units of cars," said the Chairman of the DPD of the East Kalimantan Asperda Entrepreneurs Association, Damun Kiswanto, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 7. The signing of the memorandum of understanding with the Presidential Secretariat (Setpres) of the Ministry of State Secretariat, he continued, includes the procurement of cars for the movement of state guests and very very important persons (VVIP) state events in the city of the archipelago. "The Presidential Secretariat of the Ministry of State Secretariat has also paid a 50 percent down payment," he added. The state event which was soon held in the Nusantara City which was built in the Sepaku District area, North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan Province (Kaltim), made the demand for rental cars in the region increase. As a whole demand for rental cars ahead of the independence ceremony in the city of the archipelago, according to him, more than 1,000 units of cars. So to meet the demand for rental cars, the East Kalimantan DPD Asperda must add units of cars from outside the region due to the limitations of rental car units in the region. the limited unit of the car in the region. The East Kalimantan DPD Asperda coordinated with the DPP Asperda Indonesia which agreed to provide support for a number of car units to be sent to East Kalimantan. "Car units were imported from Surabaya, Jakarta, Sidoarjo, Solo, Makassar, Bali, and Palu, and on their way to East Kalim, "said Damun Kiswanto.

Bringing car units from outside the East Kalimantan area there is a shipping fee for one car unit reaching Rp. 13 million, so that the increase in car rental prices cannot be avoided and has occurred since entering August 2024. "The normal rental price for Fortuner is Rp. 2.5 million per day, and currently Rp. 5 million per day, Hi-Ace is Rp. 3.5 million per day to Rp. 15 million per day, Alphard usually increases quite significantly to Rp. 25 million per day," said Damun Kiswanto.