Indonesian ambition is to become a production automotive base for exports

Ministry of Industry continues to drive to each principal and motor vehicle manufacturers in order to make Indonesia its production base for export, as well as meet domestic needs as its marketing objectives.

"Therefore, we expect the automotive manufacturers in Indonesia began producing global vehicle. Moreover, the automotive industry is one sector that is a significant contributor of foreign exchange, "said Acting. Director General of the Ministry of Industry Panggah IUBTT Susanto in Celebration of Local Production (locally assembled) All-New BMW X5 Advanced Diesel in Jakarta, Friday (10/4).

According Panggah, the celebration has significance and be grateful, not only for BMW and its customers but also the Government of Indonesia. "Although until now only through the assembly process, but it has significance for all of us because it shows that BMW is not just targeting Indonesia as the market alone, but has taken into account as one of BMW vehicle production base in the world," he said.

Even the belief that BMW is able to demonstrate that the quality of motor vehicles manufactured in Indonesia has increased competitiveness, much less is known BMW motor vehicles have a very strict quality requirements.

In addition, Panggah asserted, industrial components must also be a strength of the national automotive industry. Because, with the strength of the national component industry Indonesia's dependence on imported components will be smaller, and of course, the automotive industry will increasingly provide high added value to the economy of Indonesia.

"Through this opportunity, I appealed to the BMW in order to work on the market in Indonesia, the BMW Group began preparing for the long-term assembly facility in Indonesia and at the same time gradually increase the local content of BMW brand vehicles were produced in the country," said Panggah.

Furthermore, with the already assembled the All-New BMW X5 in Indonesia, also expected to have a positive impact for the development of the BMW business in Indonesia as well as the national economy. '

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