Classic Car Factory In Gianyar Bali Potentially Enters The List Of Tourism Places For The Ministry Of Tourism And Creative Economy

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JAKARTA - A classic handmade car factory, Tuksedo in Ketewel Village, Sukawati, Gianyar Regency, Bali, has the potential to be included in the list of new tourist destinations in the automotive sector of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) through MAY Indonesia.

"We highlight the uniqueness and creativity and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is interested in making us co-brading for Indonesia," said Tuksedo Studio Director Laksmana Gusti Handoko in Sukawati, Gianyar Regency, Bali, quoted from Antara, Saturday, July 27.

According to him, through this program, his party has a greater opportunity to educate the classical automotive industry to the public, including students and students, in addition to increasing the color of tourism in Bali and the introduction of antique car products.

Gusti added that so far his party had received visits, including school students to universities without being paid to see the studio for making classic cars from the 1950s to 1960s.

Currently, if you make a visit, the notification can be conveyed through social media managed by the antique car replica factory.

Meanwhile, the Deputy for Marketing at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Ni Made Ayu Marthini on a separate occasion explained that his party offered the classic car factory to become a partner ofturbation Indonesia.

"They are hand-made production, that's unique. Visiting a regular car factory may not be attractive, but this is special, so it has the potential to become a tourist destination to see as well as education," he said when contacted from Denpasar.

He explained that by becoming a partner of Goodminton Indonesia, his party participated in promoting the business and business actors also promoted tourism and the country's creative economy.

Thus, the Indonesian tourism logo remains in the memory of the domestic community and foreign tourists.

From 2021 to July 2024 as many as 20 vehicles that were no longer in the international market, were produced again in the studio.

For one unit of a classic car produced for 12 months, about 90 percent of the material uses domestic products except for engines, supported by around 80 workers as well as art workers in the automotive sector from Bali.

There are around 100 queue units originating from classic car lovers in a number of countries in the Middle East, United States, and several countries in Europe are interested in ordering cars.

However, production and delivery for international consumer bookings cannot be done abroad because it needs to adjust to export regulations.

The reason is, to sell abroad, it is not allowed to use the revised vehicle brand, but to use the name of the factory.

The plan is for Tuksedo to hold a single exhibition on August 12-18, 2024 at Pondok Indah Mall, South Jakarta, featuring nine classic cars that have sold with a price range per unit reaching IDR 4-5 billion.