This is a true missed opportunity in terms of export performance because about 80 percent of the world’s drivers use a sedan vehicle. The key reason why Indonesia has not developed a sedan industry is because the government’s tax system does not encourage the production and export of the sedan vehicle. The luxury goods tax on the sedan is 30 percent, while the tax on the MPV is set at 10 percent. This causes the high sedan price and in order to encourage demand for the sedan its price needs to become more competitive.
Atos believes that this will lead to a customer service centric business model. The evolution towards an electric mobility is creating a paradigm shift for the automotive and energy sectors. In the future, we will see countless new business models that combine profitability and sustainability — going far beyond the sale of vehicles, electricity and batteries. …