Jakarta, huutoanland Indonesia
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Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs
Airlangga Hartarto
assessing the high demand for electric cars in Indonesia has given rise to a unique phenomenon.
This phenomenon, said Airlangga, occurs when manufacturers appear to be holding down the selling price of conventional vehicles, so that their products remain competitive with electric cars.In fact, the presence of electric cars is considered successful in reducing the prices of conventional vehicles.
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During a visit to the 2025 Gaikindo Jakarta Auto Week (GJAW) exhibition, he saw many petrol cars being sold for Rp. 175 million-Rp. 190 million per unit.
Airlangga’s statement likely refers to the price of affordable and environmentally friendly cars (Low Cost Green Car/LCGC).Currently there are only three manufacturers marketing LCGC, starting from Honda, Toyota and Daihatsu.
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“It means with presence
electric vehicles
car prices are pushed down.And this has never happened before,” said Airlangga in Jakarta, Tuesday (2/12).
According to Airlangga, sales of electric cars will increase significantly during 2025. This means that many people are starting to switch from fuel-based cars.
Based on data up to October 2025, sales of electric cars rose 18.27 percent to 69,146 units compared to the 2024 period.
“It happened
shifts
ing
from petrol cars to electric cars,” said Airlangga.
Airlangga added that investment in electric vehicles has started to appear in Indonesia by a number of global companies.For example, BYD invested IDR 11.2 trillion with production of 150 million.Then Chery Automobile committed to providing additional investment of IDR 5.2 trillion.
Then, Wuling invested Rp. 9.3 trillion in capital for automotive and Rp. 7.5 trillion in battery factories.
“Vinfast from Vietnam has invested IDR 3.7 trillion, with a capacity of 50 units per year. Hyundai is investing an additional IDR 20 trillion,” said Airlangga.
(ryh/fea)
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