Tsunami and Earthquake not Disturb National Car Supply

SURABAYA - Availability of Japanese production car in the country is believed to be a sole agent (ATPM) nil national earthquake and tsunami disaster affected Japan (11 / 3).

 
"In addition, the impact of the tsunami in Japan will not affect the Japanese car market in Indonesia," said Head of East Java & Bali International Astra Daihatsu, Hariya Albertus, when asked of the impact of Japan's earthquake and tsunami of national car sales and availability, at Surabaya, Tuesday.

According to him, during this entire inventory of vehicles produced in the Jakarta fourth wheel, so the supply remains safe in the future.

However, there are a number of automotive parts imported from Japan. However, the manufacturer points in the city of Osaka, while the location of the tsunami in Sendai.

"Moreover, our automobile manufacturer in Osaka, located far from the city of Sendai. For that, until now there stable condition," he said.

In response to the situation, "Manager Operation" Toyota Java, Adrian Nur, believe Japanese tsunami impact will not affect the production of Japanese automobile market in all over the archipelago. Meanwhile, the disaster did not hit the entire area in the City of Sakura."In addition, our car factory in the city of Kyoto. In fact, now all trading activities there either - only better," he explained.
In addition, he reviewed, until now the Toyota brand car production
Japan rarely imported into the country but from Thailand. Moreover, Toyota opened the factory in the land of white elephant, considering the import duty cars from Thailand to Indonesia is cheaper than the Japanese.
"If we import cars directly from Japan, even today the application of import duties of their cars to Indonesia is very high," he said.

In line with Adrian, "Branch Manager" of East Java Regional Office of International Astra Isuzu, Ria Surjani, is optimistic his car supply in the country until now not affected Japan's earthquake and tsunami.

"Various types of cars we are the majority come from the manufacturer in Thailand. It is our vehicles are imported from Japan but the amount was minimal," he said.