Sumber : Antaranews.com | 18 Juli 2024

Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin said the government is committed to accelerating the development of the electric vehicle industry ecosystem through developing battery manufacturing for electric vehicles.

"The government continues to strengthen regulations and provide incentives to grow the domestic automotive industry, and accelerate the development of the electric vehicle industry ecosystem through the development of battery manufacturing for electric vehicles," said the Vice President in his speech at the opening of the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) motor vehicle industry exhibition. 2024, at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE), Tangerang Regency, Banten, Thursday.

Wapres menegaskan bahwa pemerintah terus berkomitmen untuk mewujudkan industri otomotif nasional yang mandiri, tangguh, dan berkelanjutan, salah satunya melalui akselerasi pengembangan ekosistem kendaraan listrik tersebut.

"Indonesia has also established itself as an export hub for motorized vehicles, both oil-fueled vehicles and electric vehicles by 2030," said the Vice President.

Oleh karena itu, Wapres juga mengharapkan kepada pelaku industri otomotif yang hadir di GIIAS untuk memperluas kerja sama dan kolaborasi antarpelaku usaha dalam penelitian dan pengembangan ekosistem kendaraan berbahan bakar energi terbarukan.

"This step is important to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and play a significant role in supporting a greener and more sustainable economic transformation," said the Vice President.

Wapres juga meminta kepada pelaku industri otomotif untuk meningkatkan kualitas dan kuantitas sumber daya manusia (SDM), agar produk yang dihasilkan dapat memenuhi standar internasional.

"This is important considering that the automotive manufacturing industry has great potential in creating millions of new jobs," he also said.

Selanjutnya, terus pacu inovasi dengan mempelajari, mengamati prospek perkembangan inovasi, dan memodifikasi dengan tetap mempertimbangkan kapasitas dan kemampuan konten lokal di Indonesia.

"Adaptive and responsive to rapid technological changes will undoubtedly increase competitiveness, so that Indonesian automotive products can be more competitive in an increasingly dynamic global market," said the Vice President.

The Vice President also requested that production capacity and increased exports of the national automotive industry be optimized. "Encourage production efficiency and optimize the use of local components by expanding the involvement of small and medium industry players. Make this event (GIIAS) a catalyst in increasing partnerships between large industry and small and medium industry, so that it can increase national export capacity," said the Vice President.