Indonesian exports rose by just over 13% in 2007.

News on the current global economic recession, preparing for and surviving a recession, how recession proof is Indonesia.

Cement industry demand and investment.

The Toyota Rush and Daihatsu Terios cars will soon be launched.

Toyota hopes to export the Fortuner model and increase exports of the Avanza.

Bajaj of India intends to take on the Indonesian motorbike market, with the 180cc Pulsar.

The electronics manufacturing industry is struggling to compete with black market, parallel import, and smuggled goods.

Nissan has committed $60 million over the next few years to increase its market share in Indonesia, and plans to shortly launch the new Livina model.

Indonesian toy and games manufacturers struggle to compete with Chinese competition, even in the domestic market.

TVS Motor Company, producers of motorcycles, of India sees Indonesia as the base for its operations in South East Asia.

Chinese and Vietnamese competition claims PT Krene, a manufacturer of bags and computer carry cases in Gresik, East Java, which has gone out of business.

Sales of cars in August 2006 bucked the recent downward trend but year-on-year comparisons paint a still bleak picture.

The government is gearing up to force the movement of manufacturing industries to industrial parks, while some lament the lack of infrastructure in such places.

Indonesian furniture exports continue to stagnate as a result of weaknesses in competitiveness.