LM Star To Export 500 LMG Pick-UP Trucks To Indonesia Every Month

By Mohd Haikal Isa JOHOR BAHARU (Malaysia), Jan 9 (Bernama) -- A Bumiputera automotive company, LM Star Autoworld Sdn Bhd, will export 500 "LMG" pick-up trucks produced by the company to Indonesia every month beginning April to meet the demand in the republic. Company founder-cum-chairman Abdullah Shikh (rpt Shikh) Mohamed said LM Star has appointed Bina Manajemen Adhistana as the sole distributor for its trucks in Indonesia. "Eventhough we will send 500 pick-up trucks to Indonesia every month, it is still not enough to meet the demand from the buyers in Indonesia," he told BERNAMA Monday. Bina Manajemen Adhistana has a service centre network throughout Indonesia. Abdullah said the price quoted for the LMG pick-up trucks was competitive than the price for pick-up trucks produced by foreign automotive companies operating in Indonesia. Pick-ups manufactured by his company are sold at 190 million rupiahs as compared to 250 million rupiahs by its closest competitor. "This showed our price is very competitive," he said. Currently, the market for pick-up trucks in Indonesia is controlled by Mitsubishi, a leading japanese automaker. Abdullah said although his price was cheaper than the competitor, LM Star gave importance to the quality of its trucks powered by Toyota engine and technology. For the domestic market, he said LM Star was restructuring its distributor network, forcusing on its Johor market first. "The Johor market has vast potential for its LMG pick-up trucks as evident from bookings received by our distributors in Johor Baharu, Johor Jaya and Kota Tinggi. "As of now, our distributor in Kota Tinggi has received orders for 450 LMG trucks, while bookings at the Johor Jaya outlet have touched 1,200," he added. -- BERNAMA