China's BYD to Complete US$1bn Indonesia Plant by Year-End, Executive Says
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta -China's top electric vehicle maker BYD aims to complete its $1 billion plant in Indonesia at the end of 2025, the head of its local unit said on Monday, January 20, 2025, underscoring the firm's ambition to dominate in the market where Japanese automakers are popular.The long-term plan for the plant is for the export market, said Eagle Zhao, BYD's president director in Indonesia."Every single progression of our local manufacturing is quite smooth and also on the track. We will keep our commitment, which is by end-2025, we will complete the construction works," Zhao said in a joint interview with Reuters and CNBC Indonesia.