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        "id": 1754759,
        "msgid": "daihatsu-responds-to-employee-efficiency-concerns-1779542698",
        "date": "2026-05-21 15:12:00",
        "title": "Daihatsu Responds to Employee Efficiency Concerns",
        "author": "Aditya Maulana",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "Facing pressure in the Indonesian automotive market, PT Astra Daihatsu Motor says it remains focused on sustaining production for domestic and export demand. Domestic production hit 93,000 units in January\u2013April 2026, up about 0.3% year on year, while exports rose 33% to 42,000 units by April. The company emphasises that meeting market demand is the priority to avoid long wait times for customers.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com \u2013 The domestic automotive market remains under\npressure, prompting a number of manufacturers to adjust their business\nstrategies. The issue of employee efficiency has recently attracted\nattention amid the slowdown in domestic vehicle sales. However, PT Astra\nDaihatsu Motor (ADM) says the company is currently focusing on\nsustaining production to meet market needs, both domestically and for\nexport. Marketing Director of PT Astra Daihatsu Motor, Sri Agung\nHandayani, said the company continues to monitor industry conditions as\na whole. Although domestic retail sales have contracted, Daihatsu\nproduction is still showing positive growth. She explained that, year to\ndate (YTD) or the period January\u2013April 2026, domestic Daihatsu\nproduction reached 93,000 units. The figure is up by about 0.3 percent\ncompared with the same period last year. Not only that, export\nperformance has also risen considerably. \u201cEven now there is an increase\nin exports compared with last year, namely YTD April production of\n42,000 units, up 33 percent against LY,\u201d said Sri Agung. According to\nher, the main focus at present is to meet market demand so that\nconsumers do not have to wait too long to obtain a vehicle. For\nreference, retail sales or RS refers to vehicle sales from dealers\ndirectly to consumers. Meanwhile, domestic production is one of the\nindicators of automotive manufacturing activity in the country. Against\na challenging market, the rise in export production has become one of\nthe pillars supporting the national automotive industry, including for\nDaihatsu, which has long been a production base for several models for\nthe global market.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/daihatsu-responds-to-employee-efficiency-concerns-1779542698",
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