Prabowo to push for Indonesian-made cars if he wins election

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto greeting the crowd on Dec 2, 2023 during a meeting with religious and community figures at the Primajasa bus terminal in Tasikmalaya, West Java. - Antara

JAKARTA: Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said he hoped that Indonesia could become a reliable car producer during a speech to 2,000 preachers in Lebak, Banten, on Sunday (Dec 3)

“We will have our own cars made in Indonesia. I was instructed by [President] Jokowi, we have started, we have manufactured our own Indonesian-made jeep,” Prabowo said, as quoted by Antara news agency on Monday.