Tata Motors works with Pindad
Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
Tata Motors and Pindad state-owned machinery and military equipment manufacturing company in the manufacture of military transport vehicles to reach a consensus, the India's largest integrated auto company ready to diversify our automotive industry.
"I think it's great," says Thomas Trikasih Lembong, director of the investment co-ordinating body (BKPM), yesterday in New Delhi, India. "I think it's great, because it will diversify the domestic car, which has always been dominated by Japanese cars, follow up."
President Joko Widodo met with 20 chief executives of India's leading companies at the Leela Palace Hotel in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Among those attending was Ravindra Pisharody, executive director of Tata Motors. In the meeting, Pisalodi and Pindad CEO Abraham (Abraham Mose).
Pindad chief executive, Abraham said, the company
signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Motors, a subsidiary of Tata Group in India,
to assemble military transport vehicles and commercial vehicles.
"The scope of cooperation includes design and development, sales research, assembly cooperation, as well as
Indonesia and ASEAN marketing strategy research.
For military vehicles, we will manufacture Anoa type 8 × 8 wheeled tank trucks," he said.
Further, Tata Motors is determined to make Pindad the partner of Tata Motors to tap the market potential of military vehicles in Indonesia and ASEAN countries.
This partnership marks an important milestone in Tata Motors' expansion into Indonesia.
"We are honored to work with Pindad, which is respected by the Indonesian people," said Biswadev Sengupta, general manager of Tata Motors Indonesia, a brand owner of Tata Motors Ltd in Indonesia.
He is confident that this partnership will enhance the value of the company's contribution to Indonesia, while supporting Tata Motors to achieve its long-term commitment.
Tata Motors, the maker of military vehicles since 1958, is India's largest car company and the world's top 10 commercial vehicle brand.
Military vehicles manufactured by Tata Motors have been recognized by the United Nations and by countries around the world.
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