Gaikindo: National Automotive Industry Ready to Implement B50 Biodiesel

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) has stated that the national automotive industry is ready to implement the use of the B50 biodiesel blend. The industry’s readiness is supported by developments in the sector, accompanied by the strengthening of the national manufacturing ecosystem.

“The automotive industry is ready to implement B50, and the road test for B50 has been running smoothly and showing good results,” said Gaikindo Chairman Putu Juli Ardika when contacted in Jakarta on Monday (13 July 2026).

He said that vehicles produced in Indonesia are now exported to various countries, demonstrating the national automotive industry’s increasingly strong competitiveness in the global market.

Putu added that the Indonesian automotive industry also demonstrated its competitiveness at INNOPROM 2026 in Ekaterinburg, Russia, held from 6 to 9 July 2026. Through the largest industrial exhibition in the Eurasia region, Indonesia opened up opportunities for cooperation with Eurasian countries, including in the supply of automotive components.

“The automotive industry ecosystem is running well. We are also offering component supply because Indonesia is one of the exporters of automotive components. This will support the automotive industry as well as after-sales services in Eurasian countries,” he said.

He added that differences in vehicle specifications, such as steering wheel position, are not an obstacle for the Indonesian automotive industry in expanding its export markets.

According to Putu, the national industry already has experience adapting vehicle specifications to the requirements of destination export countries.