Other regionally assembled Holdens were the Torana, Commodore, Statesman, Kingswood, and Premier. In the early 1970s, the HQ Statesman was sold because the “Chevrolet 350” by Garuda Diesel (Chevrolet’s sole agent in Indonesia), whereas the Statesman was bought in parallel by Udatimex. From 1969 till 1975, sole brokers and assemblers were represented by separate teams, GAM and GAKINDO. In the first half of the Nineteen Eighties, GAAKINDO was an outspoken opponent of the government’s localization programs. In 1985 the group was reconsolidated into a new group referred to as GAIKINDO (Gabungan Industri Kendaraan Bermotor Indonesia, “the Association of Indonesia Automotive … Read More
