From the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, drive southeast, about two hours later, the reporter arrived in Bekasi City, West Java Province, Zhikalang town. (hereinafter referred to as "Wuling Indonesia") production base is located in the town's Green Loam International Industrial Center Park.

When you enter the 60-hectare production base, you will be greeted by green coconut trees and brick-red factory buildings. In the huge assembly hall, workers are busy in an orderly manner. Arif, from a nearby village, is a mainline interior assembler who skillfully installs wiring harnesses, pipes and other assembly parts onto the car body.

In 2015, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. joined hands with 16 domestic upstream parts suppliers in China to enter the Indonesian market in a group, invested 1 billion U.S. dollars, and built a production base with an annual production capacity of 120,000 vehicles on a barren piece of land in just two years. Knowing that Chinese car companies in his hometown put into production news, originally in the city of labor Arif first rushed to apply for employment, after systematic training, to become an assembly worker. "The working environment here is good, and the income is also good. Wuling cars are becoming more and more popular in Indonesia, the company's development prospects are very good, many people envy me to work here." Arif said.

Han Dehong, deputy general manager of Wuling Indonesia, said that in recent years, Indonesia has been vigorously developing its automobile manufacturing industry and has made the electric vehicle industry a national priority. Wuling Indonesia has successively established 150 local sales and service outlets, basically covering the major cities and regions in Indonesia.In 2022, Wuling Indonesia's sales volume exceeded 30,000 units, accounting for 2.9% of Indonesia's automobile market, a year-on-year increase of 17%.In April 2023, the electric vehicle tax reduction policy introduced by the Ministry of Finance of Indonesia came into effect, and the sales tax on electric vehicles with a localization rate of 40% was reduced from 11% to 1%. Wuling Indonesia is one of the two car companies currently meeting this standard. "As the first Chinese car company to enter the Indonesian market and build a factory there, Wuling Indonesia is taking a cooperative and win-win development path." Han Dehong said.

In August 2022, SAIC-GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd.'s new micro-electric vehicle "Clear Sky" made its global debut in Indonesia. Indonesia's Economic Coordination Minister Erlanga Haltato attended the ceremony and said: "SAIC-GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. will bring the latest products and technologies to Indonesia, which will promote a major change in the Indonesian automotive industry chain in terms of product research and development, manufacturing, and sales, and lead the new trend of automotive development in Indonesia."

Talking about the reasons why Wuling cars sell well in Indonesia, Wuling Indonesia salesman Dewi believes that in addition to the high cost-effective products, there is also a good user experience. "For example, the company has optimized its language control system for the Indonesian market, allowing customers to interact with the car network in Indonesian. The company also has a complete local production chain and supply chain, making after-sales service for cars fast and cheap." Devi said.

According to reports, Wuling Indonesia focuses on localized production and has established cooperative relationships with more than 70 local parts suppliers. Together with upstream and downstream companies, Wuling Indonesia has created about 10,000 local jobs, and Indonesian nationals account for about 3/4 of the company's middle and senior management and core technical staff.

In May 2023, Luhut, Indonesia's Leader of Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, visited Liuzhou City, Guangxi, visited SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co. and had in-depth exchanges with the company's principals. He said, "Continuing to deepen trade and investment cooperation between Wuling Indonesia and the Indonesian government will contribute to the rapid development of Indonesia's green and environmentally friendly electric vehicle industry. I am very optimistic about the sales prospects of Wuling electric vehicles in Indonesia and Southeast Asian automobile markets."