Hidayat said the steps taken by vocational students as an innovation nation's children's work should be appreciated. "What did my friend, Jokowi, it becomes us to more quickly triger can produce a national car," said Hidayat at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, January 5, 2012.
He explained the euphoria cars Tip Esemka Indonesia is a reflection of society that yearns for the national pride of the emergence of a national car. It's actually been pursued in the era of the new order but failed to meet.
Hidayat said, one of the instructions of President when he served as Minister of Industry is to rethink the national car. In the third year he became Minister of Industry, at least there are already some prototypes such as low cost green car, car commercial farming countryside.
Not only that, in the private sector has also appeared locally with the brand of car production and Hornet Gea. "Right now everything is still in the testing phase airworthiness," he said.
After the Ministry of Transportation issued worthiness test, the vehicle will then be developed national Ministry of Industry. A number of stages from the ministry of industry to the local production of these cars could be mass produced, among others, preparation of sales outlets, workshops, after-sales service and others.
"Once the technology acceptance and approval of the Ministry of Transportation already exists then it can go down the road. At that time Minister of Industry will drive as a symbol of production can be done," said Hidayat.
To build the car industry, Hidayat said the large capital required. During this time the automobile industry worldwide is a type of business that is always capital-intensive, labor-intensive and technology-intensive.
Indonesia, he added, has 30 years of industry experience assembly so that the mastery of technology has been absorbed. To that end, he will send the Director General of Industry Leading Technology-Based High, Budi Darmadi, to audit the feasibility Esemka Kiat car.
"It is a procedure that applies in the international community before commercialized. Guarantee that once allowed to be viable for consumer safety," said Hidayat.
The Government will ensure full support innovation in the vocational school students produce cars Tip Esemka. But he could not discuss how budget funds are prepared to support. "Speaking of budgets, should speak first with Agus Marto, but the government supports and all lines are also moving," he said.
Unfortunately, Minister of Industry confirmed it will not bridge the cooperation between the vocational school students with the national car industry such as the Astra. "Astra Daihatsu own such a program, so let it compete," said Hidayat.