REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIKARANG -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated a new factory of PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia in Bekasi, West Java, on Tuesday.
The president arrived at the location of the inauguration event at the Deltamas industrial zone in Bekasi at around 10 p.m. Western Indonesia Standard Time.
At the event President Jokowi was accompanied by Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto, Minister/State Secretary Pratikno, Head of the Capital Investment Coordinating Board Thomas Lembong, Vice Governor of West Java Dedy Mizwar, and the chairman of PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia.
The president inaugurated the new factory of Mitsubishi Motors by pressing a siren button.
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Earlier, President Director of PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors Hisashi Ishimaki had explained that the process of the new factory's development was on schedule without any obstacles.
"Similar to our earlier commitment, the factory will be ready for production by April 2017. Its capacity reaches 160 thousand units per year, comprising 80 thousand units of small multipurpose vehicles, 30 thousand units of Pajero Sport, and 30 thousand units of L300," Ishimaki added.
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