September 3, 2026 | 04:49 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Chinese EV manufacturer BYD has officially inaugurated an Rp16 trillion electric vehicle factory in Cipeundeuy District, Subang Regency, today, September 3. Liu Xueliang, Vice President of BYD Co. Ltd., stated that the company currently employs 5,000 local workers and plans to expand the workforce to 20,000 once full operational capacity is reached.
“We have built four major automotive manufacturing divisions here: stamping, welding, painting, and final assembly,” he said during the inauguration of the Subang facility on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Spanning 126 hectares, the facility has an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles. The entire manufacturing process is fully integrated within a single complex.
The factory produces the Atto 1, M6, and M6 DM models, alongside the luxury Denza D9 variant. Assembly relies on computer-controlled robotics, billed as among the world's most advanced systems, while maintaining human workforce deployment across select production stages.
Liu emphasized that BYD will continue collaborating across all sectors, from industry stakeholders to end consumers. “Together, we aim to contribute to Indonesia’s progress toward a greener, technology-driven future,” he said.
He mentioned that the occasion also marked BYD's delivery of its 100,000th vehicle to the Indonesian market. The milestone model was the M6 DM, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).
As part of the inauguration, BYD guided stakeholders on a factory tour to show its various manufacturing stages. Photography, however, are restricted in certainareas along the tour route.
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