this morning i read some headlines in the internet, the americans once again wants to leave our country, since bali bombing or of course sarinah bombing few days ago, its weird since all 'bombings' make this americans go away while in middle east, it's probably all what their doings
anyway, one of the makers of the most best selling car in the world "Model T", Ford says that they don't want to do business in indonesia anymore, well since they don't have any MPV or SUV and practically that's all indonesian buy. if you are an indonesian open a car workshop thats only deals with sedan, you probably wont get much customer, as sedan owner were probably 70 years old who owns 'Timor'
Ford says that economic growth in indonesia isn't going too well and also their current market share is only 0.6% in indonesia's automotive market, that's not much isn't it? well to think that 30% of market share are held by Toyota, which is weird since their new avanza doesn't have anything special but the scary face on its back, but somehow it still sales.
also like i said before Ford doesn't have a model that suitable for indonesian people, because they are american company whose making car for american people and american road, meanwhile in indonesia we need car that can carry a lot of items (for mudik purposes) carry a lot of people (for taking village people to city to become maid) or most importantly, they have to be tough with water for flooded reason. the thing is not many americans drive their cars through river and taking illegal immigrants with their luggage with them.
that's why not many indonesian prefer the ford brand, and they much more prefer the japanesse one, i don't know why people keep buying those tin can cars but hey whats important in here is what your neighbor told you what you have to buy, that's explain why we bought baygon even though therewere no mosquito whatsoever in our houses. and these japanesse car although they are really economical, its really doesn't speak much just like our ex vice president, budiono.
these japanesse car invasion make our current car market really jaded, because everything should be japanesse, i wonder do we really won againts japan for independence? this show how much we have been controlled by them, not only car market but also we even have a branch for a Japanesse band, and people love it, i mean where else you could find a branch of a musical brand? and all they do is translate everything into bahasa and dance to it and it's not even a good translation like 'papan penanda is hati' or 'pareo adalah emerald' i mean what the fuck? and even sometimes they don't even bother to translate it like 'River' why? because it sounded really fukn weird to translate that. and yet people like them.
back to ford, as i can say ford is one of the biggest car maufacturer in the US if not in the world, and unfortunately followed by his ancestor GM, they also have some problems with their finances and thus they stopped to selling cars in indonesia, and as i quote the director of Ford Asia pacific " we are commited to restructure our business especially in area where there are no longer profit could shown and market condition prohibit us to compete effectively" he said they cannot 'compete effectively' why you may ask? because Astra is all over the automotive industry in Indonesia, every big distributor have joined astra and do you know what happened to the rest? they got beaten up really badly yes astra is really like those palm oil entrepeneur whose keep making new lands by burning them although we already the number one producer of crude palm oil in the world.
we know that this past years economics is really bad in indonesia, the growth as the media always said 'fine' actually it's not what it look like, and MEA is coming toward us without any preparations our government take we surely will have an amazing time of looking for jobs when that day is coming.
-IKS
anyway, one of the makers of the most best selling car in the world "Model T", Ford says that they don't want to do business in indonesia anymore, well since they don't have any MPV or SUV and practically that's all indonesian buy. if you are an indonesian open a car workshop thats only deals with sedan, you probably wont get much customer, as sedan owner were probably 70 years old who owns 'Timor'
Ford says that economic growth in indonesia isn't going too well and also their current market share is only 0.6% in indonesia's automotive market, that's not much isn't it? well to think that 30% of market share are held by Toyota, which is weird since their new avanza doesn't have anything special but the scary face on its back, but somehow it still sales.
also like i said before Ford doesn't have a model that suitable for indonesian people, because they are american company whose making car for american people and american road, meanwhile in indonesia we need car that can carry a lot of items (for mudik purposes) carry a lot of people (for taking village people to city to become maid) or most importantly, they have to be tough with water for flooded reason. the thing is not many americans drive their cars through river and taking illegal immigrants with their luggage with them.
that's why not many indonesian prefer the ford brand, and they much more prefer the japanesse one, i don't know why people keep buying those tin can cars but hey whats important in here is what your neighbor told you what you have to buy, that's explain why we bought baygon even though therewere no mosquito whatsoever in our houses. and these japanesse car although they are really economical, its really doesn't speak much just like our ex vice president, budiono.
these japanesse car invasion make our current car market really jaded, because everything should be japanesse, i wonder do we really won againts japan for independence? this show how much we have been controlled by them, not only car market but also we even have a branch for a Japanesse band, and people love it, i mean where else you could find a branch of a musical brand? and all they do is translate everything into bahasa and dance to it and it's not even a good translation like 'papan penanda is hati' or 'pareo adalah emerald' i mean what the fuck? and even sometimes they don't even bother to translate it like 'River' why? because it sounded really fukn weird to translate that. and yet people like them.
back to ford, as i can say ford is one of the biggest car maufacturer in the US if not in the world, and unfortunately followed by his ancestor GM, they also have some problems with their finances and thus they stopped to selling cars in indonesia, and as i quote the director of Ford Asia pacific " we are commited to restructure our business especially in area where there are no longer profit could shown and market condition prohibit us to compete effectively" he said they cannot 'compete effectively' why you may ask? because Astra is all over the automotive industry in Indonesia, every big distributor have joined astra and do you know what happened to the rest? they got beaten up really badly yes astra is really like those palm oil entrepeneur whose keep making new lands by burning them although we already the number one producer of crude palm oil in the world.
we know that this past years economics is really bad in indonesia, the growth as the media always said 'fine' actually it's not what it look like, and MEA is coming toward us without any preparations our government take we surely will have an amazing time of looking for jobs when that day is coming.
-IKS
