Soluna taxis launched

Soluna taxis launched

JAKARTA (JP): The operator of New Gading Taxi, PT Abdi Gading
Kencana, launched on Thursday a new fleet of taxis comprising
100 Soluna cars.

Company president Wiranti Wibawa said in a statement her
company was the first in the capital to use Soluna cars.

The company will gradually replace its existing 1,600 cc Ford
Laser taxi fleet with 1,500 cc Toyota Solunas, Wiranti said,
adding that the company had allocated Rp 100 billion (US$10
million) for the program.

She said replacing the Ford Lasers with Solunas was part of
the company's strategy to keep ahead of the increasing
competition in Jakarta's taxi business.

"We hope the new sedans will help us attract more customers,"
she said

Soluna, which is produced by Japanese automaker Toyota Motor
Corporation, was launched last year by Toyota's Indonesian
subsidiary, PT Astra International. (05)