PT Hyundai Motors Indonesia (PT HMID) is considering the possibility of locally producing the Hyundai Ioniq 6 on the back of its current sky-high fully-imported prices.

Fransiscus Soerjopranoto, COO of PT HMID told Indonesian auto website Otodriver, “It all depends on the results of our surveys with consumers. Because it is related to production, production capacity, and so on.”

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"If the government requests a higher Domestic Content Level from Hyundai, we will certainly move in that direction because it's a better option," he added.

The fully-imported (CBU) from Korea, Hyundai Ioniq 6 currently retails for IDR 1.2 billion (~RM 363.5k) which has proved too expensive for Indonesian buyers, compared to the locally-assembled (CKD) Ioniq 5 which sits at a more palatable IDR 800 million (~RM 242.2k).

However, Soerjopranoto further added that Hyundai Indonesia accepts that the Ioniq 6 will not be a volume seller and is positioned as the flagship model of the Hyundai Indonesia range.

Currenty, the Ioniq 6 is offered is sold in Indonesia in a sole variant equalling the spec sheet of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 MAX AWD sold here in Malaysia. It features the dual-motor setup delivering 326 PS and 605 Nm. The EV is juiced by a 77.4 kWh battery which offers a max driving range of 519 km on the WLTP cycle.

In comparison, the Ioniq 6 MAX AWD retails for RM 319,888 in Malaysia. However, Hyundai Sime Darby Motors recently introduced two newer variants, the Lite and Plus, for a total of 4 variants now, at the following prices:

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