Sweden and Indonesia look to work together to decarbonise East Java.

Between 5-6 October, T&BB attended Busworld Southeast Asia 2022, which was held at the Jakarta International Expo venue in Jakarta, Indonesia. Vehicles from local manufacturers and Chinese firms were on show.

Indonesian CV market rose by 30% in first half of 2022.

Fuso sets up trials of latest eCanter in Indonesia. Indonesian government sets out strategy to decarbonise transport.

Jakarta engages UK powertrain maker, Equipmake, to aid retrofitment of e-powertains in city fleet.

In the first half of 2022, regional sales rose by 2.5% to 703,309 units, although the CV performance of the seven different markets in the region (excludes China) was either very positive or extremely negative.

The French tyre manufacturer has acquired complete ownership of joint-venture firm Royal Lestar Utama, launched in 2015 to develop sustainable production of natural rubber in Indonesia.

Indonesia's government finally makes Euro IV mandatory for new vehciles.

The UK electric bus maker in May signed a collaboration agreement with TransJakarta, the operator of the public transport network serving the Indonesian capital Jakarta. 

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw continued to recover strongly in the fourth quarter of 2021, with sales rising more than 60% to 47,210 units from a depressed 29,423 units a year earlier, based on AsiaMotorBusiness.com analysis of industry data. 

The pickup truck segment expanded by 45% to 6,256 units in the fourth quarter of 2021 after declining by 7.5% to 4,312 units a year earlier, resulting in a 44% rise in full-year sales 17,533 units. This segment is now entirely made up of models imported as built-up units from Thailand. The rebound in mining activity last year, driven by surging commodity prices, helped drive the segment’s recovery after a 34% decline in 2020. 

Industrial conglomerate, Indonesia’s Bakrie & Brothers Tbk (BNBR) announced in December it is now focused increasingly on expanding its renewable energy business and is working on supplying battery-powered electric vehicles (EV) for the country’s public transportation network.