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Indonesian President Joko Widodo is optimistic that Indonesian automotive exports can increase. The optimism came after President Joko Widodo witnessed the rapid development of Indonesia's automotive industry followed by increasing exports to neighboring countries. After opening the Indonesia International Motor Show at the Jakarta International Expo (JIEXPO), Kemayoran in North Jakarta on Thursday (March 20^th), President Joko Widodo said that the Indonesian automotive industry has a great opportunity to expand its market if the price offered is competitive. 

“First, we see the automotive industry in our country is growing very rapidly. First, I am glad that our exports increase, especially to our neighboring countries. But we see later if the price is competitive, I think the export of our automotive industry will be able to get out of ASEAN. And secondly, exports for the knot-down components also increased very sharply, increasing 13 times. It will also open up a lot of employment,” President Joko Widodo says.

On the same occasion, President Joko Widodo also said that the Industrial Revolution 4.0 will grow the automotive industry in Indonesia. He predicts that the transition of technology from the previous industry era to industry 4.0 will open up new opportunities such as the incredible online taxi service both motorcycle and car. However, automotive industry is required to understand, prepare, and follow the existing changes. One of them is to prepare for different types of work; one of which is a periodic maintenance service for vehicles that are used for the purpose of online taxi service. Such periodic maintenance services will be needed because they must serve their customers 24 hours per day. (VOI/Rezha/RHM)