Indonesia president wants Tesla to make EVs in country - Bloomberg News


FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Joko Widodo waits for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as they meet on the sidelines of the G7 summit at Castle Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany June 27, 2022. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Electric vehicle maker Tesla must make its cars - not just batteries - in Indonesia, the country's president told Bloomberg News on Thursday.

President Joko Widodo said Indonesia wants a "huge ecosystem of electric cars" and not just be exploited for its natural resources.

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