A security guard stands near new Mitsubishi cars imported from Thailand awaiting transportation, after being unloaded from the ship at the Tanjung Priok port car terminal in Jakarta August 4, 2010. The Indonesian government plans to regulate vehicle use in the capital after the Transport Department revealed data on registered vehicles in the capital, numbered up to 6.7 million units, said Jakarta governors Fauzi Bowo to local media last week. The impact of natural disasters that hit Japan begin to be felt by PT Krama Yudha Three Berlian Motors (KTB). ATPM Mitsubishi in Indonesia experienced a decline in production, so that delivery to dealers in April is expected to fall to 23.3 percent to 10,000 units from the earlier of 13 047 units.
"The situation is a dilemma, when the market is good-good in Indonesia, the supply of new units would be reduced," said Rizwan Alamsjah, Marketing Director at the Office KTB KTB, Pulo Mas, East Jakarta, today (15 / 4). 10,000-an amount that, he continued still fairly tolerable than the initial prediction that the company is expected to drop lower reaches 7,000 units. However, principals in Japan continues to blow away the longer the positive news to make the supply of components could be higher.
Rizwan himself, he had received reports from the principals in japan if Mitsubishi still looking for alternative suppliers from Japan. Unlike other brands, there are supplied from other countries.
Until now, the average of Mitsubishi products are assembled in Indonesia only contains 50 percent local components and the rest is imported from Japan. Therefore, KTB is still very dependent on the principal. "I think the market decline will occur within one to two months in advance. Hopefully after the June 2011 conditions had improved.