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Xiaomi overtook all its competitors in Q2 2025 to become the double champion in the Southeast Asia smartphone market (25 million units shipped, down slightly by 1% year-on-year) and Indonesia. This is the first time since Q2 2021 that Xiaomi re...

Chinese automaker JAC Motors (JAC Motors) has officially entered the Indonesian market and has partnered with Indonesia's Indomobil Group for business and vehicle production. The two parties have been working together since 2023 and are committed to developing vehicles that are suitable for Indonesian consumers and...

A car owner recently completed a long-distance trip across the island of Java in a BYD M6, totaling 1,760 kilometers over 8 days and 7 nights, passing through a number of destinations such as Solo, Yogyakarta, and Gurning Kidul. After passing through the Semarang Ungaran toll station on...

A Jakarta owner has driven more than 11,583 kilometers since he purchased his Wuling Cloud EV in October 2024, mainly for daily commuting in the city and weekend family trips. He believes it is more energy efficient compared to fuel cars, with a monthly electricity bill of around 300,000 to 400,000...

The United States has imposed a reciprocal tariff of 19% on Indonesia (known as the "Trump Tariff"), which is predicted to attract investment in the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Compared to neighboring countries and regions such as Taiwan (20%) and Vietnam (20%), Indonesia's 19%...

In January-July 2025, the wholesale volume of pure electric vehicles (PEVs) in Indonesia reached 42,178 units, close to the 43,188 units recorded in the whole year of 2024.The wholesale volume of BEVs in July 2025 was 5,433 units, a small decrease of 1.231 TP3T from 5,501 units in June.The top ten selling EVs in July...

Ant Digital Technologies, a subsidiary of Chinese tech giant Ant Group, has officially entered the Indonesian financial market, which it has made the starting point of its expansion in Southeast Asia, with plans to address artificial intelligence through...

Chinese automotive brand JAC Motors has officially entered the Indonesian market in partnership with Indonesia's Indomobil Group. The two companies will work together from 2023 onwards, during which time they will localize and develop their products to suit the Indonesian market and consumer...

To avoid high US tariffs, Chinese companies have been planning to expand their business or set up new operations in Indonesia. The U.S. imposes tariffs of more than 30% on Chinese goods, while tariffs on goods from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand are 19...

] In the second quarter of 2025, Indonesia's foreign direct investment (FDI) contracted by 12.81 TP3T year-on-year, but the modern warehousing industry in Jakarta and surrounding areas (Jabodetabek) was positively impacted by foreign investment, with the utilization rate in the first half of 2025 rising from 891 TP3T to 9...