Auto assembler Handal rides China's EV expansion into Indonesia

Company boss bets big as he expects major disruption to the local market

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A worker assembles an electric vehicle at Handal Indonesia Motor's Bekasi plant near Jakarta. The facility currently assembles some 14,000 cars a year for brands including Chery, Neta, Jetour and Maung. (Photo by Handal Motor Indonesia)

JOSEPH RACHMAN

BEKASI, Indonesia -- By any stretch of the imagination, vehicle assembler Handal Indonesia Motor is not a major player in the domestic auto market. Its one plant, in Bakasi just outside Jakarta, has an annual capacity of 24,000 units, just 3.2% of national sales last year.

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