Type Subsidiary Products Automobiles Headquarters Jakarta | Industry Automotive Website www.suzuki.co.id Founded 1978 | |
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Parent organizations Suzuki, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk | ||
PT. Suzuki IndoMobil Motor is a joint venture between Suzuki Motor Corporation and the IndoMobil Group. The company is located in Jakarta, Indonesia and specialized in manufacturing Suzuki vehicles for the local market. Their first product was the ST20 Carry (introduced in 1978), it saw extensive use as an Angkot. Nicknamed "Turungtung", it was built until at least 1983. This is an onomatopoetic word for the sound made by the Carry's two-stroke engine.
Suzuki has done its first activities on the Indonesian market in 1970 about its import firm PT. Indohero Steel & Engineering Company. Six years later they were built the manufacturing facility in Jakarta which is the oldest part of the IndoMobil Group.
In 2011, the company will invest $800 million for producing Ecocar in Indonesia.