Dreaming of Cheap Cars for the World
The government wants to turn Indonesia into the world’s cheap-car production base. Incentives will be provided, but there will be several constraints.
April 21, 2009
ONE Friday afternoon at the beginning of April, the parking lot of Patra Jasa Hotel on Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Semarang, was suddenly crowded. Dozens of people were swarming around Minister of Industry Fahmi Idris who was testing a tiny car prototype with a 200cc engine produced by Semarang State University. Wanting the same experience, visitors drove or simply sat inside the yellow car with the brand name Arina (Armada Indonesia or Indonesian Fl
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