Indonesia exports 1st batch of locally-made hybrid electric vehicles

JAKARTA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita inaugurated on Tuesday the first exports of the country's locally-made hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) in Karawang Regency, West Java province.

These HEVs, which have 70 percent of components made in Indonesia, will be shipped to 19 nations across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

There will be 8,