As the
Indonesian government encouraged investments in Indonesia, PT New Marwa was established as the
sole distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in 1970. In 1973, New Marwa changed their name to PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (KTB). At the same time, both PT Krama Yudha Ratu Motor (KRM) and PT Mitsubishi Krama Yudha Motors and Manufacturing (MKM) was established to operate their new manufacturing plant in
Pulo Gadung, Jakarta. Mitsubishi then quickly gained popularity in Indonesia as the manufacturer of durable LCVs and heavy commercial trucks. The 'Colt' nameplate, being the most popular and most used commercial vehicle nameplate in the country helped Mitsubishi gain popularity. In 1980, KTB took over PT Pipit Motor Jakarta, converting it to PT Krama Yudha Kesuma Motor (KKM) to assemble passenger cars in
Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. In 1997, KTB was planning to launch an
Asian Utility Vehicle (AUV) designed to compete with
Toyota Kijang, the best-selling car in Indonesia for more than a decade. However, the
Southeast Asian economic crisis pushed back the launch schedule to 1999 when
Mitsubishi Kuda was launched in Indonesia. However, the car was never a big success. As their passenger car sales swiftly declined, KTB closed the plant in 2005, effectively ending
Mitsubishi Galant and
Mitsubishi Kuda assembly in Indonesia. In 2015, Mitsubishi Motors announced that it would launch an entry-level MPV in Indonesia to compete with
Toyota Avanza. On March 24, 2015, Mitsubishi Motors started the construction of a new manufacturing plant in
Cikarang, West Java, with the maximum production capacity of 160,000 vehicles per year and established MMKI at the same time. The plant was opened in April 2017. Since 1 April 2017, the passenger cars and LCV operations was transferred from KTB to MMKSI, leaving KTB with sales and production of Mitsubishi Fuso trucks.
Mitsubishi Xpander, the entry-level MPV, was launched in August 2017. As the demand for the Xpander model is higher than expected, Mitsubishi Motors invested an additional Rp 540 billion to increase the plant production capacity from the current 160,000 units to 220,000 units in fiscal 2020, and to open up to 800 jobs, bringing the total to 4,100 workers. Of the 220,000 units, the Xpander would contribute around 160,000 units of production.
Football club From 1984 to 1992, the Palembang branch of the predecessor company operated an association football club named
Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, which competed in
Galatama, Indonesia's semi-professional football league. It won the Galatama title in 1985 and 1986–1987 seasons. == Facility ==