The Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto, expressed his pride in the domestically produced Maung car, which he recently used when registering with the General Election Commission (KPU) as a presidential candidate.
At the Workshop of 100 Indonesian Economists, Prabowo highlighted the importance of Indonesia becoming an independent producer of modern products. He emphasized that Indonesia needs to have domestically made vehicles such as cars and motorbikes, as well as various other products.
“We want Indonesia to be able to make and own cars, motorbikes, TVs, computers, everything made in Indonesia by Indonesian children,” said Prabowo at the event some time ago.
Illustration of Pindad Maung (pindad.com/special-vehicles) As Minister of Defense, Prabowo also said that currently his party is developing a jeep made in Indonesia, namely the Maung which is produced by PT Pindad. This Maung offroad car is designed to support military operations in all terrains.
Prabowo said that Maung currently uses 73 percent local components, involving more than 133 local companies. This proves the involvement of many parties in efforts to support domestic car production.
Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto driving Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) using a Maung rantis produced by PT Pindad at the Ministry of Defense, Wednesday (18/1/2023). [LukasPress Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat] “There are 133 companies involved. And in the future, it could be cheaper, the price of Maung’s car will be even cheaper,” he continued.
Regarding Maung car engines, Prabowo revealed that in the near future, Indonesia plans to build the first engine factory in the country.
This engine will be used in vehicles such as Maung, and later, the local content of the engine can reach 90 to 92 percent.
