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Fri, 08/29/2008 - 14:45
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RI PLANS TO PRODUCE ONE MILLION CARS BY 2011
Karawang, West Java, Aug. 29 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government projects national car production in 2011 at one million units, Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said.
"In the road map on the automotive industry, the government has set a target of one million cars by 2011," Idris said in his written address at a function marking the production of the one millionth automatic transmission unit by PT Honda Precision Parts Manufacturing (HPPM) here Friday.
In his address read out by the trade and industry ministry's director general of transportation means, Budi Darmadi, Idris said of the overall production figure, 30 percent was be meant for export.
During the first seven months of 2008, Indonesia exported some 60,000 cars, and the figure for the whole year was expected to reach over 100,000 units.
"We are optimistic the car export target of 80,000 units this year will be surpassed," he said.
To support the automotive industry in the country, the government had developed a number of infrastructure facilities such as power plants, seaports, roads, the minister said.
The government had also provided tax facilities to boost national industrial growth, he said.
"In the road map on the automotive industry, the government has set a target of one million cars by 2011," Idris said in his written address at a function marking the production of the one millionth automatic transmission unit by PT Honda Precision Parts Manufacturing (HPPM) here Friday.
In his address read out by the trade and industry ministry's director general of transportation means, Budi Darmadi, Idris said of the overall production figure, 30 percent was be meant for export.
During the first seven months of 2008, Indonesia exported some 60,000 cars, and the figure for the whole year was expected to reach over 100,000 units.
"We are optimistic the car export target of 80,000 units this year will be surpassed," he said.
To support the automotive industry in the country, the government had developed a number of infrastructure facilities such as power plants, seaports, roads, the minister said.
The government had also provided tax facilities to boost national industrial growth, he said.
