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BYD prepares battery investment in Indonesia, targets 60% local content by 2027

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • BYD plans battery-related assembly operations in Indonesia after inaugurating an electric-vehicle plant in Subang, West Java.
  • The company aims to reach 60% local content in vehicles produced in Indonesia from January 2027.
  • BYD employs more than 5,000 Indonesians and expects its local workforce to grow to about 20,000 as operations expand.

The opening of BYD’s electric-vehicle plant in Subang is not the end of the Chinese automaker’s investment in Indonesia. The company is preparing further work tied to battery manufacturing as it seeks to deepen local production.

Eagle Zhao, president director of PT BYD Motor Indonesia, said BYD planned several battery-related assembly activities at the facility in Subang Smartpolitan Industrial Park. He said a product could not be considered fully Indonesian without a comprehensive production process, including battery manufacturing.

Without a comprehensive production process, we cannot say that a product is entirely made in Indonesia. We also plan to carry out several assembly activities related to battery manufacturing.

· Eagle ZhaoThe BYD Indonesia executive described planned battery-related assembly to increase domestic content.

BYD is targeting a domestic content level of 60% from 2027. Zhao said the company was optimistic it could meet that target from January 2027, based on preparations already under way.

In 2027, we will definitely be the first to support the domestic content requirement, which will reach 60%. With the preparations under way, we are very optimistic that 60% domestic content can be achieved from January 2027.

· Eagle ZhaoZhao stated BYD’s target for local content in vehicles produced in Indonesia.

The company is also expanding training and technology-transfer programs for Indonesian workers. Last year, hundreds of Indonesian technicians and engineers traveled to BYD’s research and development center in China to study the company’s latest technology. BYD currently employs more than 5,000 domestic workers and expects that number to reach about 20,000 as its Indonesian operations grow.

The company is developing talent through cooperation with a school in West Java, whose graduates will receive opportunities for BYD training. Recruitment from universities is also continuing. The Subang plant can produce up to 150,000 vehicles a year and is intended to support not only vehicle production, but also local skills development, technology transfer and Indonesia’s broader electric-vehicle ecosystem.

We will continue doing so.

· Eagle ZhaoZhao said BYD would continue sending Indonesian workers for training and technology transfer.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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