“As Indonesia's leading premium mobility and technology company, BMW has got a great boost from these results and will move forward with pride,” said Karen Lim, President Director BMW Group Indonesia. “Without question, the outstanding success we have achieved comes from our commitment to continue producing pioneering vehicles that emphasize dynamic performance, exceptional efficiency, and cutting-edge technology. Our comprehensive product line-up and service integration also demonstrates our commitment to always giving added value to our customers. Another major factor behind these impressive results is the support we receive from BMW Group Indonesia‟s dealer principals, as well as all the BMW and MINI Sales Consultants and Product Geniuses who facilitated our success at GIIAS 2017,” she went on saying. BMW Group‟s success at GIIAS 2017 reflects the company‟s strong and innovative product line- up on display. This included the newly launched models, the Indonesian-assembled all-new BMW 520d, the new BMW M3 and the new M4 Coupé. The first-ever appearance of the environmentally-friendly, full-electric BMW i3 marked yet another important milestone for the company. “The launch of our strong line-up of sedans was one of the main attractions that drove traffic towards our BMW Group Pavilion. Meanwhile, the arrival of the BMW i3 also undoubtedly showcased BMW Group Indonesia's vision of consistently providing customers with products that not only deliver sheer driving pleasure but also, at the same time, contribute positively to the Indonesian automotive industry,” Karen added. In regards to the MINI, the three best-selling models were the MINI Cooper 3-Door, the new MINI Cooper Countryman and MINI Cooper Clubman. Furthermore, the launch of the new MINI John Cooper Works Countryman at the BMW Group Pavilion also spiced up the event. GIIAS 2017 also put BMW Group Indonesia's leadership in consumer-focused programs in the spotlight. These include BMW Financial Services – a financing service that allows customers to pay in affordable installments with zero interest, BMW Extended Waranty – which makes car maintenance easier, and BMW Automotive Liability Insurance - which protects BMW owners in the unfortunate event that a third party is involved in an incident. “It is always a pleasure for BMW Group Indonesia to take part in GIIAS. I would like to express our gratitude to all the stakeholders who have contributed to BMW's success, especially to all the visitors who have given us such positive responses and showed such enthusiasm over the 11 days of the event. We plan to continue exploring even more opportunities to combine our products with services so as to ensure our customers remain truly satisfied,” Karen said in closing.
Turkish Airlines, Europe’s Best Airline for six consecutive years according to the recent Skytrax Passenger Survey, presents the 5th edition of Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup, the famous amateur golf tournament around the world. The global amateur golf competition, where thousands of participants will compete at qualifying events in 100 destinations worldwide, is one of the several international sports organizations backed by Turkish Airlines. The Indonesia leg of this tournament was held at Jagorawi Golf and Country Club in Depok on September 15 and featured 129 players, all personally-invited guests of Turkish Airlines. Mr. Andreas Lesmana won the individual competition with a total point of 43 (HDC 24) and progresses to the Grand Final in Antalya, Turkey, this October and November. Mrs. Iris Rothenberg was the runner-up and Mr. J. H. Han was third, while Mr. Sinarta. W. and Mrs. Dani Yohana won the nearest-the-pin prizes. “We would like to offer our congratulations to everyone who made the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup qualifier in Jakarta such a special day,” said Mr. Fatih Guldas, General Manager for Turkish Airlines Indonesia. “It was a fantastic tournament day and well done to our winner, Mr. Andreas. They still have so much to play for in Antalya but everyone else will be looking forward to coming back again next year”. All finalists are to enjoy a seven-night stay at the five-star luxury Titanic Deluxe Belek hotel in Antalya, Turkey and will be flown there in Business Class from their qualifying destination by Turkish Airlines. The overall winners of the two-round Grand Final at the Titanic Golf Club will progress to play in the 2017 Turkish Airlines Open pro-am. The Financial Times, Enterprise Rent A Car, Allianz and Conte of Florence offered their substantial support to the highly-anticipated tournament. Turkish Airlines, voted Europe’s best airline for the sixth straight year by Skytrax in 2016, launched the World Golf Cup in 2013, featuring 12 qualifying events. After that initial success, there was a rapid expansion to include 100 events worldwide last year. The next of 100 qualifiers for the global event, which in the first year started with 12 events and 700 players, has grown every year since the tournaments inception. Now in the fifth year of staging, the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup last year boasted 8,000 players competing globally.
Siemens Indonesia introduces Simatic PCS 7 Version 9.0 to support various infrastructure and power plant projects in Indonesia.The software also comes with extensive innovations offering greater productivity and flexibility for plant operators and maintenance personnel. Two sectors that particularly benefit from this state-of- the-art technology are the energy sector and the transportation sector that are essentially also the main drivers of economic development in Indonesia. In the energy sector, the software can increase the required capacity to control load management system, utilities, operation and maintenance more efficiently. Meanwhile in transportation sector, the software can improve the power management at the substation for the railway electrification systems. Plant operators will also benefit from greater flexibility, convenience, and wide-ranging compatibility with legacy installations. “Currently, government of Indonesia is focusing on the development of key infrastructures such as transportation and energy. By introducing this software to the Indonesian market, we expect the development of various infrastructure and industrial process to be more secure and efficient in the future,” stated Danu Setyo Nugroho, Head of Process Automation, PT Siemens Indonesia. Moreover, Simatic PCS 7 Version 9.0 can also support process industry in controlling operation, monitoring as well as reporting. The process industry is now facing several challenges on how to maintain continuous operation and consistent product quality while reducing plant costs. In this regard, the software and the new I/O line ET 200SP HA and CFU play an important role in meeting those challenges as it enables quicker response to the constantly changing market requirements through its user-friendliness, high system availability, investment security, future-safe technology, and a reduced total cost of ownership. As a hardware, SIMATIC PCS 7 Version 9.0 is based on the world’s leading industry standard for data communication over industrial Ethernet or known as PROFINET. PROFINET is the established standard for industrial networking in automation that has helped propel the digital transformation of infrastructure development and process industry by providing the prerequisites for powerful, plant- wide communication in real time, which is indispensable in the current era of big data.