Jokowi Inaugurates Mitsubishi Factory; 3,000 New Jobs Available
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo was in Bekasi today to inaugurate the opening of an automotive factory. The factory owned by PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia is estimated to employ 3,000 workers.
"Mitsubishi provides jobs for 3,000 people," Jokowi said in his opening speech, Tuesday, April 25.
The factory located in Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java has a total production capacity of 160,000 units per year.
Read: Jokowi Unveils Mitsubishi`s New Plant in Bekasi
The president said that the Indonesian automotive industry has experienced significant growth. In addition to investment that continues to improve, the level of product competitiveness is also quite satisfactory.
Jokowi asks all automotive manufacturers to boost exports in order to compete in the global market.
"Indeed our automotive market is huge, but an increase in exports is needed to balance the size of the domestic market to appeal investment," he said.
Today, the gap between the domestic and global market is too wide. According to the Industry Ministry, domestic sales reached 1.1 million units while export is only about 200,000 units.
