IndoMobil Suzuki International

PT. IndoMobil Suzuki International is a joint venture between Suzuki Motor Corporation and the IndoMobil Group. The company is located in Jakarta, Indonesia and specialized in manufacturing Suzuki vehicles for the local market. Their first product was the ST20 Carry (introduced in 1978), it saw extensive use as an Angkot.[1] Nicknamed "Turungtung", it was built until at least 1983.[2] This is an onomatopoetic word for the sound made by the Carry's two-stroke engine.

Suzuki has done its first activities on the Indonesian market in 1970 about its import firm PT. Indohero Steel & Engineering Company. Six years later they were built the manufacturing facility in Jakarta which is the oldest part of the IndoMobil Group.

In 2011, the company will invest $800 million for producing Ecocar in Indonesia.

Model overview

References

  1. ↑ Trisulo, Bambang; Samudra, M; Firmansyah, Arif (2003). Arsip mobil kita: Tamasya sejarah seabad perjalanan mobil di Indonesia [Our cars archive: Sightseeing through a century of the car in Indonesia] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: PT Temprint. p. 109. ISBN 9789799768506.
  2. ↑ Hudaya, Didih (2010-11-19). "Klasik, "Fancy", dan Cantik" [Classic, "Fancy", and Beautiful]. Pikiran Rakyat: Otokir Plus (in Indonesian) (Bandung, Indonesia): 29. Retrieved 2013-09-26.

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