Due to thunderous sales of the KIA Carnival and Carens vehicles throughout 2000, the story of the Timor—the ill-fated national car—has all but been forgotten. PT KIA Mobil Indonesia (KMI) imported 6,000 Carnivals and—Hey Presto!—sold 5,000 units in just 10 months. It’s the same with the Carens, 4,000 of which were targeted to be sold this year. KMI has certainly been successful in persuading the Indonesian market to