More alternatives to 'bajaj'

More alternatives to 'bajaj'

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Besides kancil, the city administration is currently preparing
four types of four-wheeled vehicles, as options to replace the
three-wheeled bajaj.

The four vehicles are the locally manufactured kelinci and
satria, the Chinese made sandi and a new model of bajaj, jointly
produced by Thailand and India.

The City Transportation Agency's passenger car division head
Abdul Hakim said on Wednesday the four vehicles had been
nominated as alternatives to kancil as it was still being
rejected by bajaj owners.

"The preparation of the vehicles aims to negate the suspicion
that we have given a monopoly to kancil producers," Hakim said as
quoted by beritajakarta.com.

He said the administration would allow bajaj owners to decide
whether kancil or the other four vehicles should replace their
vehicles.

He reiterated that the administration would continue with its
plans to replace the Indian made bajaj, which are deemed to be an
environmental hazard.

Hakim said a team of experts from University of Indonesia,
Bandung Institute of Technology and Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada
University were studying the suitability of the four vehicles.

He revealed the prices of all the vehicles were lower than the
price of kancil which cost Rp 34 million (US$4,000) a unit.

Bajaj owners rejected the offer from kancil producers to buy
bajaj at Rp 5 million each, (a reduction on the market price of
Rp 20 million each).

In the draft bylaw on transportation which is currently being
discussed at the council, three-wheeled vehicles are not
designated as public transportation vehicles in the city.