Indonesia welcomes more Chinese EV makers, but hurdles remain in journey to become regional hub

Two workers installing the wheels of a Chinese car at a plant run by Indonesian general assembler Handal Indonesia Motor. PHOTO: COURTESY OF HANDAL INDONESIA MOTOR Indonesia welcomes more Chinese EV makers, but hurdles remain in journey to become regional hub - Along the production line, technicians secure an engine, cables and window frames onto an automobile body. Down the assembly line , a finished car emerges. The Handal Indonesia Motor (HIM) plant , an hour's drive from Jakarta, began in the 1970s as a small facility that assembled cars for Japanese brand Nissan, b ut the latter stopped production…