Warih Andang Tjahjono officially became CEO of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMI) early this month. With 95 percent of its shares held by the Japanbased Toyota Motor Corporation and five percent by Astra International, TMMI churns out 536,000 cars every year, of which 169,000 are exported. The models range from the Kijang Innova to the Vios and the Fortuner.

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