TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Director of PT Inchcape Automotive Indonesia, Khoo Shao Tze praised the government’s strategy in developing the industry electric vehicle in the Motherland. The Indonesian government, said Shao Tze, chose the right step to focus on the main strength of the Republic of Indonesia, namely natural resources (SDA).
“Super intelligent. On the one hand, (Indonesia) is a producer nickel the world’s biggest, and after that they can say, ‘can’t be exported, it has to be processed here’, this makes manufacturers come, make batteries here,” said Shao Tze when met by Tempo at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2023 on Thursday, August 10, 2023
Focusing on the electric battery industry, Shao Tze thinks, is a very good strategy.
According to him, although buyer incentives remain important, determining the initial focus on natural resources is the right step in the long term. “(Incentives) still have to be done, but the Indonesian government is very methodical in looking at this,” he said.
Inchcape stated that it is ready to help the Indonesian government to become a catalyst for the growth of the electric vehicle industry in the country.
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In the future, Shao Tze believes, all markets will move towards electric battery vehicles (BEVs). “This is unavoidable, because of that we need countries that can adapt to these changes,” he said.
