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Daihatsu starts work on Rp 2.9t EV-capable factory in Karawang
The facility is expected to be able to produce 140,000 vehicles a year and will replace the company’s factory in Sunter, North Jakarta, which has been operating for 27 years.
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Workers assemble cars at Astra Daihatsu Motor’s Karawang Assembly Plant in West Java in this undated photo. (Antara Photo/Rivan Awal Lingga)
Automobile manufacturer Daihatsu has begun constructing a Rp 2.9 trillion (US$194.8 million) assembly factory in Karawang, West Java.
The facility is expected to be able to produce 140,000 vehicles a year and will replace the company’s factory in Sunter, North Jakarta, which has been operating for 27 years.
Daihatsu aims to finish the construction by December 2024 to begin operations by 2025. The factory will handle Daihatsu's multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) and sports utility vehicles (SUVs), such as the Avanza, Xenia, Terios and Rush models.
"Daihatsu has recruited 13,000 employees, with 800,000 more for its first- and second-tier suppliers. After this investment, I hope the firm can recruit a larger workforce, especially local people," said Industry Ministry secretary general Doddy Widodo in a statement on Thursday.
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Daihatsu, a Japanese company, is the second-biggest car manufacturer in Indonesia, accounting for 19.3 percent of Indonesia’s automobile wholesale sales last year, second only to its sister company Toyota, according to the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo).
