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New York: BMW Group announced plans to expand its business in Indonesia. German car manufacturer will invest approximately 100 billion new investments in the next two years. New investments were used to expand production activities in Indonesia, namely BMW production increase in factory PT. Gaya Motor, one of the international business unit PT.Astra. "This investment to increase production of 4 units per day to 8 units per day and will continue the model to be assembled in Indonesia the BMW 5 series and X3," said BMW Group's Vice president Graeme Grieve in the celebration of a decade of BMW in Indonesia, on Tuesday.
Graeme says, BMW intends to invest long term in Indonesia without being affected by currency fluctuations. "We believe the market in Indonesia promising and we will produce models - new models in Indonesia, especially for cars - cars that support our sales," he said
Investments are done to memordenasisasi assembly line, including installation of equipment and new equipment, new recruitment, and training. "Employees at the plant will be increased from 46 people to 106 people," said BMW Indonesia president director Ramesh Divyanathan in equal opportunities.
Currently, the BMW Group is Indonesia produces the BMW 3 series car at the factory bike style Sunter, North Jakarta. After 10 years of presence in Indonesia Indonesia BMW Group continues to strengthen its position in the market. during the first four months of 2011, sales of BMW rose 33 percent from a year earlier to 461 units. market share of the BMW brand in the luxury car segments also increase than 7.7 percent to 27.9 percent in the same period.
