GMBI to market Cadillac

GMBI to market Cadillac

JAKARTA (JP): General Motors Buana Indonesia (GMBI) will market luxurious Cadillac sedans in Indonesia next year to cater to the country's growing amount of wealthy people, the company's chief commissioner Probosutedjo said Saturday.

Probosutedjo, also the chairman of the Mercubuana business group, said that Cadillacs would be assembled locally, but all car components would be imported.

"Indonesian executives would be the main target of the exclusive Cadillac cars," he told journalists, after the launching of the 5000th Opel Blazer at the company's plant in Bekasi.

Probosutedjo said that the company was now preparing a number of modifications for the Indonesian Cadillac, such as adjusting the car's driving system to the right-hand side.

GMBI, a joint venture between General Motors and Mercubuana, produced 5,000 Opel cars in one and a half years. About 4,000 of them were sold for between Rp 63 million (US$26,250) and Rp 83 million each, he said. (hen)