Maung Will Be Used As A New Service Vehicle, Minister Of Public Works Dody Hanggodo: We Support Domestic Products

Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo. (Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto gave directions to ministers and deputy ministers (wamen) in his cabinet to use the Maung official car made by PT Pindad. Meanwhile, Prabowo is currently riding the MV3 Garuda Limousine as his official vehicle.

Responding to this, the Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo stated that he would support the use of domestic products, especially the work of the nation's children.

"Why with Maung? We, right, must support domestic products," said Dody when met by reporters at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, October 30.

Dody assessed that the use of products made by the nation's children must be prioritized. According to him, not only the use of Maung cars, but also for other domestic products.

"Yes, we have to prioritize the products of the nation's children everywhere. Not only Maung cars," he added.

Previously, President Director of PT Pindad Abraham Mose admitted that his party was able to produce Maung to be used as operational vehicle for the ministers of the Red and White Cabinet of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka Government.

The use of Maung as ministerial operational vehicle is an instruction from President Prabowo Subianto.

"If the president has instructed this, Pindad must be able. Because of this directive, of course, it cannot be separated from the support side of production facilities to supporting infrastructure," he said in an official statement, Monday, October 28.

Pindad, continued Abraham, really appreciates President Prabowo Subianto's statement which shows a strong commitment to empowering and using domestic products and in the future own independent automotive industry.

"This is an extraordinary direction and concrete action from Mr. President Prabowo Subianto towards the alignment of the domestic industry by providing an opportunity for us PT Pindad. So, we have a car or automotive industry," he said.