JAKARTA - The giant automotive Build Your Dream (BYD) from China, which is already present in Indonesia, emphasizes a strong commitment in the Indonesian automotive market, one of the concrete evidences, namely factory construction.
The Subang Smartpolitan area, West Java was chosen to be the location of the BYD factory, and is claimed to be completed by the end of 2025. This assurance was disclosed by the Head of Marketing Communication BYD Motor Indonesia, Luther T. Panjaitan.
"As I said, in accordance with BYD's commitment and being part of business in Indonesia, so far we have been on track (according to the plan) for the construction of the factory," he said, when met in the Jakarta area some time ago.
The factory, which was built with a value of USD 1 billion or around Rp. 16.38 trillion, said that Luther, the construction of the factory has been communicated back to the government through the Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Investment Coordinator Agency (BKPM).
"Minister Rosan Roeslani visited BYD's headquarters in Shenzen, China. They were quite satisfied and stated that the progress was in line with expectations," he added.
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The man who is familiarly called Luther revealed that later the BYD factory in Indonesia will have a production capacity of up to 150,000 units per year. Various models will also be assembled locally.
"We will continue to meet the expectations of BYD in Indonesia so that we can compare the existing rules and policies," he explained.
As is known, currently BYD has four car models that fill various segments. Starting from Dolphin, Atto 3, Seal to M6. BYD will also present a sub brand targeting the luxury market, namely Denza.
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