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| IIMS clinches rp2.4 trillion in transactions |
The Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2010 wound up on Sunday with Rp2.4 trillion in car sales transactions clinched during the 10-day expo.
"We are satisfied at the IIMS`s achievement this time," Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Motor Vehicle Producers (Gaikindo) Sudirman MR said.
The transactions rose 41 percent compared to last year and outstripped the Gaikindo-set target of Rp2 trillion, he said.
The increase was in line with the automotive growth which reached 76 percent in the first half of 2010 compared to the same period last year, he said.
"The number of cars sold in the expo is 10,087, while the number of visitors is 279 thousand compared to 241 thousand last year," he said.
He said car sale volume during the 10-day expo rose 50 percent from last year when car orders reached 5,518 units.
Compared to last year, the number of sole authorized agents and automotive supporting industries taking part in this year`s expo also rose to 22 and 181 respectively, he said.
Hopefully, the success would encourage domestic car producers and sole authorized agents to contribute to the development of the national automotive industry, he said.
In addition, he added the automotive industry would hopefully become one of the engines of the national economic growth. "If the automotive industry grows well, more and more workers will be employed."
