Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (Persero) has affirmed that its plan to\nimport 105,000 pickup trucks from India is a company business\ninitiative, not directed by any particular party. Amidst the ongoing\npolemic, Agrinas\u2019 Director, Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota, stated that he\nwould meet with Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, to\nprovide a direct explanation and seek guidance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will seek time to request guidance and direction from Mr.\u00a0Dasco,\nwho has expressed concerns regarding this postponement (of the pickup\ntruck import from India),\u201d he said in a statement to the media, quoted\non Wednesday (February 25, 2026).<\/p>\n
Joao also affirmed that as a state-owned enterprise (BUMN), Agrinas\nwill comply with government and DPR decisions. He dismissed the notion\nthat the policy was driven by specific interests and stated that he is\nprepared to halt the import if requested by the state. He believes it is\nimportant to provide a complete picture so that the information received\nby stakeholders is not one-sided.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a wise man, and I am confident that with the complete\ninformation I provide, he will see that our good intentions deserve\nappreciation. Perhaps he has only been listening to one side. So now I\nwill try to find time to meet with him,\u201d said Joao.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is rejecting this? Because I am a BUMN, I will certainly obey\nthe government and the people. So we are only loyal to the state and the\npeople, not to any individual or group that is rejecting it. As long as\nthe state supports what we are doing, we will carry it out,\u201d he\nemphasized.<\/p>\n
Even if the decision to halt the import leads to potential lawsuits\nfrom suppliers, Joao stated that he is prepared to bear the\nconsequences. \u201cIf the state and the DPR say that we must stop, we will\nstop, regardless of the risks,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Joao said the import decision was made after the company assessed\nthat domestic manufacturers were not able to meet the needs in terms of\nprice and production capacity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an initiative because of the inability of production from\nthe [local] manufacturers, which I mentioned, and who have been selling\ncars in Indonesia,\u201d said Joao.<\/p>\n
The import plan consists of 35,000 units of 4x4 pickup trucks from\nMahindra & Mahindra, as well as 35,000 units of 4x4 pickup trucks\nand 35,000 units of six-wheeled trucks from Tata Motors. All vehicles\nwill be used as operational fleets for the Merah Putih Village\/Urban\nCooperative (KDKMP).<\/p>\n
Joao revealed that before deciding on the import, the company had\ninvited several local automotive manufacturers, as well as those with\nproduction facilities in Indonesia. However, the offers received were\ndeemed not to meet the company\u2019s economic aspects.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made sure that we invited all local manufacturers. Astra made an\noffer. We did not agree with the price they offered, nor with their\nproduction capacity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, Agrinas had hoped to obtain a special pricing\nscheme given the large volume of purchases and the nature of the\nprocurement as a special program. However, this did not materialize in\nthe negotiations.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in the end, it turned out that most of these local\nmanufacturers, perhaps because of their dominance for so many years,\ntend to feel that buying in bulk is not for them,\u201d said Joao.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my opinion, this is not fair, because for this Merah Putih\nCooperative, our purchases are not like a normal market. This is a\nspecial activity. So we should be given a special price.\u201d<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/agrinas-boss-to-meet-dasco-explain-reasons-for-choosing-indian-pickups-and-trucks-1772045888", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }