Menperin Agus: Export Perdana Innova Zenix Becomes A Real Real Form Of Innovation For The Children Of The Nation

Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. Photo: Doc. Ministry of Industry

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) appreciates PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) which first exported 2,000 Innova Zenix vehicles to 27 countries, this year.

Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said Toyota's journey in Indonesia was at the forefront because the company never lost the idea of innovating in the development of its products and technology.

"This Zenix Innova event is a tangible manifestation of one of the innovations of the nation's children that can penetrate the export market," he said in a written statement, quoted on Wednesday, February 22.

According to Agus, this effort has strengthened the supply chain in the country to be integrated from upstream to downstream. "This Innova Zenix product that will be exported has a local content of 70 percent. This is our pride," he said.

The Minister of Industry stated that electrification vehicles are part of Toyota Indonesia's future export expansion target, starting from exports of locally produced hybrid vehicles.

"Alhamdulillah, today the first shipment of hybrid vehicle exports with the Innova Zenix type has realized," he added.

For your information, the production capacity of TMMIN per year reaches 320 thousand units of vehicles, as well as 440,000 units of engines and parts produced at four factories in Karawang and Sunter.

Throughout 2022, TMMIN has exported around two million units of Complete Build Up (CBU) to more than 100 countries in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and Australia.