GIICOMVEC 2024 Commercial Vehicle Exhibition Officially Held

GIICOMVEC 2024 officially opened today, Friday, March 8. (Photo: Bagus / VOI)

JAKARTA - The 2024 Gaikindo Indonesia International Commercial Vehicle Expo (GIICOMVEC) officially opened today, Friday, March 8 by the Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita.

The commercial vehicle industry exhibition, which was held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Senayan, actually started on Thursday, March 7 and will last until March 10, 2024, but the ceremony is held today.

Kemenperin dan Gaikindo ke depan akan menghadapi tantangan berat. Kita lihat dari kondisi salah satu faktor perekonomian global yang menunjukkan kita harus hati-hati dan tentu butuh kolaborasi yang jauh baik dan dekat antara pemerintah diwakirakan Kemenperin dan juga Gaikindo supaya industri otomotif yang tumbuh baik bisa kita pertahankan, ucap Agus di podium saat pemerangan acara.

Agus also added that in 2023, the Indonesian economy experienced a positive growth of 5.05 percent because it was also supported by the transportation industry sector as a growth motorbike that reached 7.63 percent.

"After the pandemic, the commercial vehicle industry was able to bounce back by recording production of 215,000 units and domestic sales of 205,000 units," he added.

Meanwhile, Yohanes Nangoi, General Chair of Gaikindo, stated that during 2023 the total number of vehicle sales amounted to 1 million units, and of that total commercial vehicles had a portion of 23.6 percent.

"Gaikindo believes it is time to return to the commercial special kend exhibition to encourage a positive target of 270 thousand units in 2024," said Nangoi.

He also added that the GIICOMVEC 2024 marks the advancement of the commercial vehicle industry with the presence of the latest vehicles and technology. Commercial kend is now not just a means of transportation but a driving force for efficiency in various business activities.

"GIICOMVEC 2024 is designed as a business exhibition platform, with a target of the presence of 10,000 visitors, and opening up networking opportunities as a form of strategy to build a market for the advancement of the Indonesian economy," he concluded.