Charged Indonesia, in collaboration with Vmoto Soco Group, aims to cross the 10 million unit mark. This announcement coincides with the introduction of factory facilities in Cikupa, Tangerang, Banten area.
Stephanus Widi, Chief Commercial Officer of Charged Indonesia, said the 10 million unit figure includes the Southeast Asian market. Indonesia’s Charged Electric Motorcycle Factory is said to have now exported Charged motorcycles to Vietnam and Thailand.
“We have a vision to support the government, we have a vision that we achieve 10 million production and turnover for 10 years of production, and our motorcycles are racing in Indonesian and Southeast Asian markets. We have exported to several countries, Vietnam and Thailand,” Stephanus explained when meeting in Cikupa, Tangerang, Banten on Monday (5/12/2022).
As is known, the government aims for 2 million electric motorcycles to be sold by 2025. This target is considered unrealistic, because annual sales tend to be low. In fact, only tens of thousands of units a year.
According to the information of the general president of the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI), Johannes Loman, from January to September 2022, only 28 thousand units of electric motorcycles were sold in Indonesia. This shows that enthusiasts are still relatively low.
On the other hand, Stephanus has not yet specified how many motorcycle exports are assembled in Cikupa. Especially for the domestic market, the number has not used the maximum capacity of 230 thousand units per year.
“Exports have just started, we are just a pilot project, we expect demand to continue, usage to increase and we will become regular,” he said.
In the meantime, the production of the Charged Indonesia factory starts, which stands on an area of 16,000 square meters. The maximum daily capacity can reach 4 minutes per motorcycle.
“For now, we’re not maximizing it right away, we’re adapting it to market demand. We’ll do it gradually, from a very low production of 20 bikes a day to a maximum where a bike comes out every 4 minutes”, said Stefano.
Most of Charged Indonesia’s spare parts are still imported from China, thanks to the cooperation with Vmoto Soco Group. As for domestic local content level (TKDN), Charged Indonesia is currently approaching 20%. One component that has been used by domestic products is tires.
“Of course we will ramp up (increase the TKDN) our target is 50% within the next 2 years (2024),” said Stephanus.
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