This Is Suzuki Carry's Transformation Into An Angkot, It Turns Out That It First Appeared In Manado

Transport of Suzuki Carry City. (Photo: Dok Suzuki Indomobil Sales)

JAKARTA - The Suzuki Carry model has become one of the cars experiencing a long journey in the development of city transportation (angkot) in various parts of Indonesia.

Coinciding with National Transportation Day which was commemorated on April 24, PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales (SIS) invites the public to increase awareness in using public transportation, as a joint action to protect the environment.

But do you know about the history of the car until it became a city transportation? Looking back at Carry's arrival until finally starting to be produced domestically occurred in the early era of Indonesia's automotive developments, which ranged in the 1970s.

In accordance with its designation, Carry is very popular and is the mainstay of the vehicles of Indonesian entrepreneurs, so that for almost 50 years, Carry confirmed the highest market share in the Indonesian light commercial vehicle segment. Apart from entrepreneurship, Carry is also synonymous with the Indonesian public transportation industry. Coinciding in 1978, for the first time Carry in Manado City, North Sulawesi, was changed to city transportation which was later adopted to various regions in Indonesia, one of which was Jakarta.

The center of the Indonesian economic round, the City of Jakarta, is known for its diverse general transportation and a large number of routes. To date, there are at least 11 main angkot operators participating in the procurement and rejuvenation of angkots in Jakarta. The current condition, New Carry dominates more than 50 percent of microtrans units circulating through angkot operators under the auspices of PT Transport Jakarta.

In every angkot caroseri innovation, New Carry always manages to adjust it to the standards and directions from the government, so that even in 2019 when the DKI Jakarta government initiated comfortable angkot innovations with AC facilities, directional points, LED Trayek, and CCTV in the Miktrotrans unit, New Carry became the first unit to be used as a pilot microtrans with Cikini - Gondangdia route services.

In its development, the Jakarta government has regulated angkot caroseri regulations so that the interior and exterior display reflects the image of quality, comfortable, and safe public transportation. The regulations contained in Law Number 22 of 2009 also regulate the uniformity of the vehicle body which includes glass, doors, hinges, seats, vehicle sign installation, and facilities in it.

The Suzuki commercial car, namely Carry, which is now better known as New Carry after its launch in 2019, has an advantage that makes it the choice of operators, including a capable carrying capacity of up to 1 ton so that there are no obstacles for carrying passengers and goods, the right variant is the chassis option or pickup, making it easier for operators to choose the most appropriate type to be caroseri.

Asst. to Dept. Head of Fleet Business & Sales Support PT SIS Sukma Dewi conveyed Suzuki's commitment to developing city transportation in Indonesia.

Karoseri New Carry is a means of public transportation is one of the prides for Suzuki. Because this proves that Suzuki always presents competent units to support the activities of various industries, one of which is the public transportation industry. On this National Transportation Day Suzuki also commemorates our commitment to continue to contribute to the provision of reliable vehicles for the benefit of the Indonesian people," said Sukma.