Weak face amount, Goodyear helped Export

Goodyear helped Exports - It is inevitable to mention, that the economic situation of Indonesia is not conducive. That is because the depreciation of the Rupiah against the US dollar. The situation was clearly an impact on various sectors, including the automotive sector. Price hike was inevitable. Not long ago, Honda raises the signal to raise the price of the bike. Mas Sena also have discussed about the weakness of the rupiah, which impact on the price increase Toyota New Rush.

goodyear face weak rupiah helped exports

However, the rise in prices in the world because of the weakening Rupiah bibs, did not happen in the units of vehicles only. Supporting automotive components also affected. For instance tires. Prudusen US-Goodyear tire, the tire market through PT Goodyear Indonesia also felt it. Although it has been producing goods locally, with local components as well, the company is still using 60 percent of the material, which must be imported from abroad. So no wonder, if the production cost was increased, when the amount is in a weak level. PT Goodyear Indonesia claimed that the local component sufficient to help them confront the weak rupiah. However, the increase in the price of the tire was fixed inevitable.

"The impact is not too large, but there is. We have produced locally, there are only a few materials have to be sent from abroad. The raw materials whose prices would go up by the weakening rupiah, "said Wicaksono Subroto, GM Corporate and Marketing Communication PT Goodyear Indonesia.

Currently, the total production of tires by Goodyear Indonesia alone reached 10,000 tires per day. Of that number, 70 percent are deployed to about 56 countries. Meanwhile, the remaining 30 percent that is released into the country. Exports a relatively large percentage of that, which ultimately helps Goodyear Indonesia to survive in an unstable economic situation, due to the weakening rupiah. Results shipments abroad was considered to cover production costs are inflated, because the components that must be imported from abroad.

"Fortunately, our exports are quite large, so it is still balanced. Now the production of tires Goodyear shipped to about 56 countries, and its focus to the Asia-Pacific, "said Wicaksono. See also