Luhut Says Ford Will Come To Indonesia On June 20 To Discuss Electric Car Investment
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JAKARTA - An automotive factory team from the United States will soon visit Indonesia. The visit was a follow-up to the plan to invest.

This was revealed by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Bisar Pandjaitan, after a Working Meeting at the Indonesian House of Representatives of Budget Agency (Banggar), Thursday, June 9.

"Ford's team will come here on 20 (June) they want end-to-end investment", said Luhut.

According to Luhut, this is inseparable from Indonesia's strategic position in supporting the electric car industry from upstream to downstream.

"Because they know the best place to do that now is in Indonesia", he explained.

Previously, Luhut had expressed Ford's desire to invest in Indonesia, especially in the development of battery-based electric cars.

At that time, Luhut also said that communication with Ford was more advanced than with Tesla Inc. Moreover, Indonesia is predicted to be the center of the electric car supply chain in the world.

However, Luhut ensured that the founder and CEO of Tesla Inc, Elon Musk will continue to invest in Indonesia.


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