Daihatsu Motor to produce 5 million cars

JAKARTA. Major automobile manufacturer Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM) may produce 5 million vehicles next year, a move that would strengthen its position as Daihatsu’s biggest production base outside Japan. Prijono Sugiarto, the president director of ADM’s parent company, Astra Intrenational, said the group had approved a plan to produce a new model that would be manufactured locally starting from next year to help meet its target. the development of the model will cost around Rp 1 trillion (US$76.06 million)