Beijing - Beijing Residents began competing to register their new vehicle license. Registration is done to meet a quota system that applied the rules of the Chinese government to reduce congestion. Because, the city has become termacet city in the world.
There were 53,549 applications created on the first day of this year. More than double the number of license plates will be available every month.
The Chinese government said on December 23, will set a monthly quota of 20 thousand new vehicle license in the Chinese capital.
China has surpassed the United States to become the largest market for cars after a policy of cutting taxes and government subsidies are intended to spur car sales. However, it would trigger a surge of traffic. As a result, Mexico became the city of Beijing together with the world's worst traffic jams.
Baca Selengkapnya ....
Jakarta - The development of automotive industry in Indonesia turned out to attract the attention of domestic and foreign investors. Deputy Head of Investment Services Investment Coordinating Board, Teuku Otman Rashid, recorded at least 18 investors have submitted license applications for capital investment.
"We have received applications for capital investment and has issued a registration or permit the principles of capital investment to the investors," Othman said in Jakarta on Tuesday (11/01).
Of the 18 investors, said Otman, five of them the status of applicants for capital investment. While 13 other investors have followed for permission principle. The five investors came from the United States, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan. Value of the largest investment came from Thailand, which is the component industry and invest U.S. $ 1.5 million in Bekasi.
The 13 other investors have filed consent principle. As for domestic investors engaged in the business of spare parts and components for motorcycles and four will invest Rp 43.1 billion at the Bekasi, West Java. Otman expect this investment to strengthen the development of the domestic automotive industry.
Special Staff Head of BKPM, Silmy Karim, said, from about U.S. $ 448 million investment fund last year, a total of U.S. $ 32 million came from domestic investment. "That's just for the automotive industry," he said. This year BKPM targeting investments in all sectors rose 15 percent compared to last year, reaching Rp 200 trillion.
Earlier, Chairman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bambang Suryo Sulisto assess the automotive industry will remain a mainstay of this year. Although the government plans to restrict the consumption of subsidized fuel oil, applying progressive taxes, and raise local taxes, Suryo assess the attractiveness of investment in the automotive industry remains high because the market potential is still large.
Baca Selengkapnya ....
Jakarta-airline PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines plans to fill the abandoned route Mandala Airlines. According to the Commerce Director of PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines Tonny Aulia, it had looked at several domestic routes, but it still will be evaluated first.
Tonny said, it attracted Denpasar-Surabaya route back and forth (PP) as much as 2 times a day, Denpasar-Jakarta (PP) 1 times a day, and route-Bandung Batam (PP) was also once a day. "The route had been the way since yesterday. It will be our evaluation where a profitable again," he said.
Regarding the recruitment of pilots Mandala, it can not ensure. However, he said, Merpati has held talks with the Mandala. "It will be adjusted again with our condition. Because his plane that is used is different Mandala Merpati. They use the Airbus, we use a Boeing, so there needs to be adjusted again," he said.
Even so, he's not sure how many pilots will be recruited and began when can teralisasi. "We still wanted all the pilots and as soon as possible. But it depends on permission later," he said.
Director General of Civil Aviation Ministry of Communications, Herry Bakti said, that must be considered in co-operation to employ pilots from other airlines are Mandala to qualifications pilot to fly a particular aircraft type. "If the same type of plane there is no problem, but if different from the aircraft must have the training again," he said.
Herrera said there are no rules regulating the transfer of inter-airline pilot. But if it will be employed to other airlines, it must be reported to the Ministry of transportation first. Currently, Mandala has about 100 pilots with 16 domestic routes and 4 international routes.
Baca Selengkapnya ....