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Indonesia stops importing the car and starts building it: BYD opens a 150,000-unit plant in West Java
BYD's West Java factory runs at 150,000 vehicles a year and employs nearly 9,000 people, heading toward 18,000. Its Indonesian sales have tripled since 2023.
Positive-sum angle: A 9,000-strong EV workforce west of Jakarta creates a local supplier bench — trim, wiring, logistics, servicing — that an Indonesian operator can sell into without ever building a car.