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President Joko Widodo officially released the first car export to Australia in Karawang, West Java on Tuesday (15/2). In his remarks, the President said that the first car export from PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia to Australia proves that Indonesia has taken the opportunity to open a new export market.

On the occasion, he also appreciated the car export production achievement, namely up to 2 million units. R pointed out that the export also marks the innovation by the business industry amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This also shows that Indonesian manpower has good qualifications in producing cars. 

Then, the local content requirement (TKDN) from this export is more than 75 percent. President Joko Widodo added that many components, spare parts, and accessories in the exported cars have been supplied from small and medium industries in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said that Indonesian automotive production finally could reach the Australian market, which was known for its tight specifications, such as the fuel, emission, and safety aspects.

The Minister added that right now, Indonesian vehicle products have been exported to four continents namely America, Africa, Asia, and the latest one -Australia.

Minister Agus Gumiwang further remarked that the automotive industry grew by two digits in 2021 with 17.82 percent. Currently, some 21 national automotive companies' production capacity have reached 2.5 million units per year. He also said that Indonesian automotive export last year was 294 thousand CBUs worth Rp52.9 trillion. There were also 91 thousand sets of CKDs worth Rp1.31 trillion. Meanwhile, the automotive components export from Indonesia was 85 million parts worth Rp29.13 trillion.