Haven't Presented An Electric Car In Indonesia Yet, This Is What Subaru Said

Subaru Soltera 2023. (Doc. Subaru)

JAKARTA - The development of electric vehicles continues to grow rapidly in Indonesia, as can be seen from various new models that continue to enter to enliven the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) segment.

However, one of the Japanese manufacturers, namely Subaru, has not introduced its electric car line-up in Indonesia, although its BEV model Subaru Solterra has appeared on the Japan Mobility Show some time ago.

The question is, when will Subaru introduce its electric vehicle to the domestic market?

"When we talk about electric cars, it means not because we don't want to, but we want to make sure that we really believe the new model launched is appropriate and well acceptable," said Arie Christopher, Chief Executive Officer of Subaru Indonesia, at the inauguration of the dealers in Jakarta, Thursday, November 23.

Furthermore, he stated that Subaru is very focused on planning ahead before entering a new type, with the aim of providing customer convenience and satisfaction.

"We don't want to introduce a new type that doesn't match, comes in for a while and then stop. That's not what we want to do," he added.

Subaru Solterra, which is an SUV model, was developed with a dynamic design using the Global e Subaru Platform which was developed with the Toyota Motor Corporation.

Soltera also offers a variety of trim options, including ET-SS and ET-HS, with prices in Europe of around IDR 627 to IDR 671 million.