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Toyota Indonesia sees Kijang Innova exports double
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Toyota's all new Kijang Innova is displayed at the production facility of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia. (Courtesy of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia/-)
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ndonesia’s legendary car, the Kijang, has shown its might as it leads Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia’s exports in terms of growth during May, registering a 219-percent increase year-on-year.
Kijang, meaning “deer” in the Indonesian language, is the acronym of "Kerjasama Indonesia-Jepang" (Indonesian-Japan cooperation). The multipurpose vehicle (MPV) was first introduced in 1977 and became the most popular car in the country during the New Order era.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia director I Made Dana Tangkas said exports of the Kijang Innova – its rebranded version since 2004 – amounted to 3,500 units of Toyota’s total exports, totaling 18,600 CBU (completely built-up) cars.
“We have given it our best to maintain a stable export performance, especially after temporarily suspending Kijang Innova and Fortuner exports because of design changes to the two models,” he said in a press statement on Tuesday.
In total, Toyota’s exports climbed 22 percent in May. The low-cost green car Agya and the mid-sized sport-utility vehicle (SUV) Fortuner followed the Kijang Innova with growth of 189 percent and 27 percent to 1,700 units and 4,600 units, respectively.
The export volume of other CBU cars such as the Vios, Yaris, Avanza, Rush, Town Ace/Lite Ace reached 8,800 units. Aside of exporting CBU cars, Toyota Indonesia during the same period exported 4,150 units of complete knock-down (CKD) cars. (ags)
