JAKARTA - PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) ensures that vehicle export activities to Venezuela so far remain normal and are not directly affected by the evolving geopolitical dynamics.
TMMIN President Director Nandi Julyanto, met in Bandung, West Java, Thursday, confirmed that communication between TMMIN and its partners and authorities in Venezuela is still going well.
According to him, until now there are no significant obstacles that interfere with the continuity of exports.
"But so far I've heard yesterday, we've communicated with Venezuela. Everything is okay. Because the government doesn't have a new system either. So far it's okay," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, January 8.
However, Nandi admitted that the main challenge that needs to be anticipated in the future is the issue of tariffs and trade policies between countries.
"The tariff issue is not only faced by Indonesia, but also other countries that have not yet had trade agreements with the export destination country," he explained.
"The real issue going forward is about tariffs. But this tariff is not just us. Other countries like China are also facing the same thing if they don't have a trade agreement," he explained.
For this reason, TMMIN together with the Indonesian Government continues to encourage the strengthening of trade agreements (trade agreements), especially with Latin American countries.
Nandi said Indonesia had a trade agreement with Peru, although there were currently some technical obstacles that were being discussed intensively.
Meanwhile, TMMIN Deputy President Director Bob Azam reminded that global geopolitical tensions need to be watched from the side of rising logistics costs and supply chain disruptions.
"What we have to be aware of is the logistics cost. Usually when there is turmoil in the world, logistics costs will rise. For example, during the Middle East crisis, the shipping route must be turned to Tanjung Harapan, and that can make logistics costs double," said Bob.
He added that the global automotive industry is currently highly dependent on cross-country supply chains, especially for strategic materials.
Bob emphasized that this condition has the potential to increase logistics costs and product prices.
According to him, the type of vehicle exported by Indonesia to Venezuela is the midle-low segment vehicle type, such as Yaris.
On January 3, 2026, the United States launched a major attack on Venezuela and arrested President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and took them to New York.
US President Donald Trump announced that the two would be tried for alleged involvement in "narco-terrorism" and considered a threat, including to the US.
In response, the Caracas government called for an emergency meeting of the UN regarding the operation.
The Supreme Court of Venezuela then temporarily handed over the duties of the head of state to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who was officially inaugurated as interim president in front of the National Assembly on January 5, 2026.
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