Japanese Automotive Industry Disrupted After The Earthquake and Tsunami

The Earthquake and Tsunami that struck Japan extremely disturbing automotive and electronics industries in Indonesia. Because some of the necessary machinery and components industry in Indonesia is still imported from Japan. Minister of Industry, MS Hidayat said the automotive and electronics sectors can be affected by the disaster that occurred in Japan. This is because the need for import of machinery and components that can not be produced domestically. "The impact there must be but hopefully not too big,". Hidayat said the partnership business to business may not be too affected. It can be seen from Daihatsu plan that will build a new plant worth Rp 2 trillion by the end of the first semester of this year. On the other hand, disasters can affect inter-governmental cooperation. For example, negotiation about Priority Metropolitan Area (MPA) Program. Negotiations may be shifted from the original schedule. This is because the Japanese government through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is still prioritize post-disaster recovery programs. Hidayat said the value of Japanese investment in Indonesia until next year more than U.S. $ 24 billion. Meanwhile, Hidayat estimate that volume of  Indonesia's export to Japan will not change much. although there are still some obstacles Japan's export ports which damaged and need repair. In addition, telecommunication networks are also not normal.