JAKARTA – MG Motor Indonesia has finally officially released electric cars assembled in Indonesia, the MG ZS EV and MG 4 EV, this Wednesday (10/1/2024). The two MG electric cars are now being sold more affordably than previously sold through a full import scheme.
Now the MG ZS EV is sold for IDR 453 million and the MG 4 EV is sold for IDR 433 million. This price is a surprise because it is much more affordable than before.
When it was still fully imported from Thailand, the MG 4 EV was sold for IDR 649.9 million. This means there is a price cut of IDR 216.9 million for MG Motor Indonesia’s flagship electric crossover car.
Donald Rahmat COO MG Motor Indonesia said the assembly of MG electric cars in Indonesia is proof that they are very serious about investing in the electrified car industry. “We are confident that we will be at the forefront and lead electrification in Indonesia,” explained Donald Rahmat.
Meanwhile, Marketing and PR Director of MG Motor Indonesia, Arief Syarifudin, said that this price would be very attractive for consumers in Indonesia. “Because this price is the price of the highest type,” he said.
From the official MG Motor Indonesia website, it is known that the MG 4 EV comes in two variants, namely the MG 4 EV Ignite and the highest type MG 4 EV Magnify i-Smart. Meanwhile, the MG ZS EV comes in two variants, namely the MG ZS EV Ignite and the highest type, the MG ZS EV Magnify.
Previously, Arief Syarifudin also confirmed that the two MG electric cars were assembled in Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java. The green car with the MG logo was assembled at a factory facility belonging to the SAIC Group which is also the production site for Wuling cars.
He said that the production facilities belonging to the SAIC Group could be utilized by MG Motor Indonesia because they are currently a subsidiary of the SAIC Group.
“Since 2009 MG has been owned by the SAIC Group. This condition allows us to utilize the production facilities owned by the SAIC Group in Cikarang which are already established,” said Arief Syarifudin. ]
Not only utilizing production facilities, Arief Syarifudin said that in the future MG also wants to make Indonesia a research center. It is hoped that in the future, new MG cars will come from Indonesia which will not only suit the market in Indonesia but also in various other countries.
Specifically for the assembly plant, Arief Syarifudin said that there was already a new production line specifically for MG cars, both electric and conventional. He said that the factory would eventually assemble 100,000 MG cars per year.
