Jokowi reunited with Esemka car at auto show

President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo sits behind the wheel of an Esemka car prototype at the Indonesia International Motor Show in Central Jakarta on Feb 16. - The Jakarta Post/Kompas.com

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo inaugurated on Thursday (Feb 16) the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) at the Kebayoran fairground in Central Jakarta where he reunited with the locally made car that contributed to the skyrocketing of his popularity in 2014.

Jokowi took the time to visit the booth for the Esemka brand after delivering his opening remarks to kick off the country's largest auto show, accompanied by Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto and Eddy Wirajaya, president director of PT Solo Manufaktur Kreasi, the company behind the Esemka brand.