Agrinas to Purchase 45,000 Units of Locally-Produced Trucks: Details Revealed
Jakarta — State-owned food sector enterprise PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (APN) has announced that it has engaged several commercial vehicle manufacturers in the process of procuring a fleet of vehicles for the Red and White Village/Ward Cooperative (Koperasi Desa/Kelurahan Merah Putih, KDKMP) programme.
According to an official minute of meeting disclosed by the company, various commercial vehicle manufacturers have participated in the qualification, clarification, and negotiation stages conducted by Agrinas.
“We hereby report the Minute of Meeting regarding the vehicle procurement process for the infrastructure requirements of the Red and White Village/Ward Cooperative (KDKMP),” stated the document.
Agrinas explained that the preliminary exploration process involved inviting local truck and single-cabin pickup manufacturers operating in Indonesia, covering both 4x2 and 4x4 drivetrain variants.
“Local truck and single-cabin pickup manufacturers of 4x2 and 4x4 models have been invited and presented in the qualification, clarification, and negotiation process at PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (Persero) in accordance with the minute of meeting,” it stated.
Through this process, the company assessed the domestic production capacity of each manufacturer. The assessment revealed that the total production capacity that the domestic industry could fulfil reached tens of thousands of units.
“Based on the Minute of Meeting from the qualification, clarification, and negotiation results, local truck manufacturers meeting the requirements in line with maximum domestic production capacity totalled 45,000 units,” the document noted.
The breakdown is as follows:
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation with production capacity of 20,600 units
Foton Motor through the Aumark model of 13,500 units
Hino Motors with capacity of 10,000 units
Isuzu Motors through the Canter line of 900 units
Nevertheless, this capacity was deemed insufficient to cover the full fleet requirements for the KDKMP programme. Consequently, the company opened options for overseas procurement.
“Given the limitations of domestic production, APN will import 35,000 truck units from Tata Motors India to meet KDKMP requirements,” stated the document.
Meanwhile, Agrinas also highlighted the limited availability of single-cabin four-wheel-drive pickup vehicles in the domestic market. Most of the products currently available are still imported as complete built-up (CBU) units from abroad.
“Given that the population of 4x4 single-cabin pickups circulating in the Indonesian market, such as brands from Toyota Motor Corporation’s Hilux, Mitsubishi Motors’ Triton, and Isuzu Motors’ D-Max, must still be imported 100% as CBU units from Thailand at prices far exceeding the available budget,” the document explained.