PT Nissan Motor Indonesia (NMI), officialy shows their premium MPV figures, Elgrand Highway Star Premium. This is the highest Elgrand variant that will be marketed in the Indonesia in the first quarter of next year.
"Nissan Elgrand which will be available on Indonesia market is the highest class and fully imported (CBU) from Japan. Thanks to the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA), the Indonesian consumers now may purchase Elgrand with competitive prices," said Takayuki Kimura, President of NMI. "Based on IJEPA, from 2011, car manufacturers in Indonesia have decreased import tariffs from 45% to 4% for the entire premises of luxury cars above 3,000 cc engine from Japan," said Teddy Irawan, Vice President of Sales and Director of National Promotion NMI. Even in 2012, import duty will be 0% "he said.
Nissan Elgrand Highway Star Premium marketed in Indonesia still equipped with abundant features. "Leisure will not be reduced. Indonesian Consumers still get all the best equipment. Only a few equipment adapted to the conditions here," said Teddy. One is the navigation system. "Navigational system used in Japan is much more sophisticated and can not be used in Indonesia. Hereby this feature currently not available in this version of Elgrand that we market in Indonesia," he added.
Machines that is used by Elgrand is also adapted to the conditions of the country. Although still using the VQ35DE, V6 3.5 L, the ECU was remaped for the fuel specification in the country. Nissan's target to sell 50 units Elgrand every month or 500 units a year.
Elgrand pricing will be around IDR 900 million. Means IDR 200 million cheaper than the Toyota Alphard 3.5 V, which priced at IDR 1.112 billion.
Credit : Kompas Otomotif
Credit : Kompas Otomotif
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