Malaysia Spending Trackers Flash ‘Reality Check’ Growth Warning

... by Bloomberg. Malaysia, along with Indonesia, has the lowest reading in ... in 2015 for the retail industry in Malaysia is consumers’ spending ... new tax and cutting his industry sales forecast for this ... with loan payments for his car, motorcycle and home that sap ...

Jokowi Denies Any Decision Made on National Car Program

... a national car was not included in Indonesia’s automotive industry development ... to ostensibly help boost Indonesia’s domestic car industry. “If the agreement ... Proton partnership helping develop Indonesia’s car industry. He said Indonesia needed to follow ...

Jokowi Adds to List of Presidential Faux Pas With National Car

... is not registered with Indonesia’s Industry Ministry and whose history ... we will assemble the car in Indonesia and then progress toward ... . “Building a made-in-Indonesia car factory has been my dream ... them of taking an anti-industry stance that could threaten ...

Thorny Issues Abound During Jokowi's First State Visit to Malaysia

... have repeatedly sparked anger in Indonesia. Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Arrmanatha ... . “After all, Malaysia’s plantation industry, which employs millions of undocumented ... factory run by Malaysian national car manufacturer Proton, where a memorandum ...

Build It, and They Will Come, Developers Find

... instead of buying a new car like many of his ... . Deddy Widijanto, who runs car dealerships, coal mines and oil ... in West Jakarta. Surabaya awakening Indonesia’s second city, Surabaya, faces ... and most players in that industry are targeting higher-income operations ...

Japanese-Indonesian Battery Venture May Spark Flurry of New Investment

... of high technology-based industry at the Industry Ministry, told reporters. The ... for domestic use, Panggah added. Indonesia Car Manufacturers Association estimated Indonesians will ... Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry visited Vice President Jusuf Kalla ...

GM and China's SAIC to Push into Indonesia With No-Frills Vans

... price them. Officials from Indonesia's industry ministry told state news ... consumers in countries such as Indonesia, India, Russia and ... ,968). Daihatsu, a small car specialist affiliated with Toyota, is ... to export out of Indonesia to neighboring markets in ...

Indonesia Narrows Auto Output Gap With Thailand, Set to Take Regional Crown

Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta. Indonesia narrowed the gap in car output with Thailand, ... by ASEAN Auto Federation, Indonesia’s industry association Gaikindo and Federation of ... Thai Industries. Indonesia, Southeast Asia’ ...

Parts Makers Decry High Wages

... operated in a labor-intensive industry and faced increasingly vocal ... Parts Manufacturing and Astra Komponen Indonesia. It is common for ... companies operating in Indonesia to relocate from one ... raw materials needed to make car parts. “Very rarely are ...

Slower 2014 Growth Sees Drop in Car Sales

... s largest country. National car sales figures stood at 1 ... data from the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) released on ... to  drag down growth in car sales, according to Jongkie, ... five years. Meanwhile, Bank Indonesia, raised its policy rate by ...