PT Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia stated that as many as 50% of its car products were exported to around 78 countries. The car in question is the factory output located in Bekasi, West Java. This was conveyed by President Hyundai Motor ASEAN HQ Young Tack Lee. Lee said, one of the export objectives was countries in the African continent. While for the total production from the factory it reaches 150 thousand units of cars per year.
“More than 50% of Indonesian factory production has been exported to 78 countries worldwide to contribute to Indonesian car exports,” Lee said at the factory, Bekasi, West Java, Tuesday (11/7/2023).
Hyundai itself has been working with Indonesia since November 2019. The construction of the first factory was completed in December 2021. Electric cars became one of the products that continued to be encouraged by production in Indonesia.
“Since last year, SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) of the first mass production in Indonesia, Creta, and MP Stargazer was exclusively launched. Especially Loniq 5 which was launched in March last year, was the first electric car in Indonesia that localized, and was chosen as a vehicle The official G20 event in Bali last year, “he said.
Lee said, in 2022 yesterday the production of electric cars in his factory touched 250 units per month. This year, there has been an increase in production to 1,000 units per month. Thus, per year production can penetrate up to 12,000 thousand units. Thus, increased production penetrated up to 4 times compared to 2022 ago. In line with that, it targets that the sale of electric cars can penetrate up to 10,000 units in 2023.
Hyundai also contributed to the construction of two battery factories. These include a battery cell factory in Karawang and a battery pack factory in Cikarang. The investment value required for the two factories is around US$ 1.5 billion or the equivalent of IDR 22.8 trillion (exchange rate of IDR 15,200/US$). The battery cell factory itself is a battery cell production factory. This factory is a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) Ltd. Apart from Hyundai and LG, there is also the Kia brand, as well as the Indonesian Battery Industry PT. Meanwhile, the battery pack factory is a battery system factory or a factory that assembles battery cells into a unified whole, so that they are ready to be ’embedded’ in an electric car. This factory is the result of a collaboration between Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia and Hyundai Mobis of Hyundai Motor Group.
July 12, 2023, detikFinance
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