Osamu Masuko, chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Motors Corp, poses with an Xpander multipurpose vehicle at the Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang, near Jakarta, on Aug 10, 2017. (Kyodo photo)TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors Corp said on Monday it will join forces with the Indonesian government to promote electric vehicles in the Southeast Asian country, as the government ramps up efforts to reduce CO2 emissions. "This memorandum of understanding is a vote of confidence by the Indonesian government in the electric technologies of Mitsubishi Motors," chief executive officer Osamu Masuko said in a statement. Mitsubishi Motors, one of the leading EV makers in Japan and an affiliate of Nissan Motor Co, currently produces the Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and the i-MiEV electric minicar. The carmaker entered the Indonesian market 46 years ago.

Source: Bangkok Post December 11, 2017 11:37 UTC