VinFast Acknowledges Desire to Leverage Indonesia's Demographic Bonus

KatadataOTO – VinFast held a discussion at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2025. In this program, they featured Gita Wirjawan, the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2011–2014 period.

With the theme “Investing in Impact - Catalyzing Indonesia’s Green Economy Through Policy & Private Sector Collaboration,” he appreciated VinFast's courage to invest in Indonesia. According to him, Indonesia has entered an important decade of green transformation supported by a strong investment climate.

“Indonesia is at a unique turning point with a demographic bonus that can help the country move up in the coming decade. However, to realize this potential, education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) must be a priority,” he said at GIIAS 2025.

Nevertheless, he acknowledged that many challenges must be overcome by the government for Indonesia to compete with other countries in the future.

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“To achieve a green Indonesia, capital investment is very important. However, to attract this investment, there must be legal certainty for industry players and a skilled workforce,” he added.

If these challenges are met, it is not impossible that investment will come on its own.

VinFast is aware of this situation, which is why they have boldly decided to make Indonesia one of their main markets. According to them, the development of electric vehicles will be very important in the future.

“Indonesia is one of the countries with the largest population and a strong demographic bonus. The adoption of electric vehicles is still low, but this year it is showing rapid growth,” said Kariyanto Hardjosoemarto, CEO of VinFast Indonesia.

Not just the market, VinFast has also invested by building an electric vehicle factory in Subang, West Java. The facility is planned to start operations in the fourth quarter of this year.

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“VinFast is committed to long-term investment, including establishing a USD 200 million electric vehicle assembly plant in Subang which will initially produce 50,000 units per year and directly employ 1,000 workers,” he later stated.

Not only that, they have also established strategic partnerships with various parties, including their business partner, V-Green. They will develop infrastructure including a nationwide charging network and the Green SM pure electric taxi service.