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        "msgid": "dasco-urges-government-to-postpone-import-of-105-000-pickup-trucks-from-india-1771893525",
        "date": "2026-02-23 14:58:07",
        "title": "Dasco Urges Government to Postpone Import of 105,000 Pickup Trucks from India",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad has called on the government to postpone plans to import 105,000 pickup trucks from India for the Koperasi Merah Putih programme, citing President Prabowo's ongoing overseas visit. The controversial import plan, driven by claims that domestic production cannot meet demand, has raised concerns about its impact on Indonesia's local automotive industry.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) Sufmi Dasco\nAhmad has responded to the contentious plan to import pickup trucks from\nIndia for the operational needs of Koperasi Merah Putih. Dasco has urged\nthe government to postpone the plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding the plan to import 105,000 pickup trucks from India, I\nhave already conveyed a message to the government to postpone it,\nconsidering the President is still abroad,\u201d said Dasco at the\nParliamentary Complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday (23\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Dasco expressed hope that President Prabowo would discuss the details\nof the plan upon his return from his overseas working visit. He\nconfirmed he had already asked the government to delay the import\nplan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNaturally, when the President returns, he will discuss the details\nof the import. And of course, the President will also seek opinions and\ncalculate the readiness of domestic companies,\u201d said Dasco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, we have already conveyed the message to postpone it for\nnow,\u201d added the Daily Chairman of the Gerindra Party\u2019s central executive\nboard.<\/p>\n<p>President Director of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara, Joao Angelo De\nSousa Mota, has stated that the hundreds of thousands of pickup trucks\nwould be used for the Koperasi Desa (Kopdes) Merah Putih village\ncooperative programme.<\/p>\n<p>Joao explained that the decision to import pickup trucks from India\nwas made because domestic production could not yet meet the procurement\nrequirements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first reason is that local production has only been around\n70,000 units, so if we were to source everything locally, it would\ndisrupt other logistics industries. Therefore, to maintain harmony, we\nare opening up space to give people choices and alternatives, so that we\ncan obtain vehicles at a fair price,\u201d said Joao in Jakarta on Friday\n(20\/2).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dasco-urges-government-to-postpone-import-of-105-000-pickup-trucks-from-india-1771893525",
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