PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia, owned 51% by MMC was established to operate the plant. The plant was started its operation in April 2017 by producing the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. At the same time, the passenger automobiles and LCV operations had been transferred from PT KTB to PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Sales Indonesia . Mitsubishi Xpander was launched in August 2017 and practically doubled Mitsubishi Motors sales in the country between 2017 and 2018 from 79,807 models to 142,861 units, rising as the biggest market for MMC. In 2019, MMKI surpassed Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia because the second largest automobile producer in Indonesia by a manufacturing output of 193,954 items. From 1969, the National Plan for Industrial Development was aimed at substituting imports in all areas of manufacture.
- Assembly is at present of a restricted variety of semi-knocked down cars, whereas the remainder of the vary is available