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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2012 => Topic started by: Paul Jaray on December 03, 2012, 12:56:39 PM

Title: Solved -PJ477- Tawon by PT Super Gasindo Jaya
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 03, 2012, 12:56:39 PM

Identify this car for 1 point.

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Arunas on December 03, 2012, 01:38:49 PM

:lurk:

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 14, 2012, 11:02:15 AM

Experts?

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: frederick59 on December 14, 2012, 03:02:53 PM

Bellier?

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 15, 2012, 03:37:57 PM

Not Bellier...

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: frederick59 on December 15, 2012, 03:43:04 PM

is it from  France?

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 15, 2012, 03:47:28 PM

Far from there...

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: D-type on December 15, 2012, 06:24:53 PM

Right hand drive wipers - from Japan?

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 16, 2012, 06:56:48 AM

Not Japan.

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: D-type on December 16, 2012, 09:00:18 AM

Elsewhere on the Pacific rim?

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 16, 2012, 09:55:37 AM

Yes!

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Bill Murray on December 16, 2012, 10:49:34 AM

Would that be Malaysia then?

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 16, 2012, 02:44:28 PM

Pretty close. A different  -sia  ;)

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Bill Murray on December 16, 2012, 04:48:49 PM

Tawon Bajaj, presumably of the Tata family from Indonesia maybe.
Further research indicates it is a Tawon, replacing the Bajaj.  I don't read Indonesian well ;D

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 18, 2012, 03:42:32 PM

Produced by?
Locked for you!

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Bill Murray on December 18, 2012, 04:39:45 PM

Hello Paul:

As mentioned, Indonesian sites are quite lacking in their translations.

Best I can come up with is that the car was developed by University Students and some sort of National Energy Institute and seems to be manufactured by the company PT Super Gasindo Jaya.

The word "Tawon" translates into English as "Hornet".

Below are a better photo of the car and another of the pickup variant, the "Transformer".

Title: Re: PJ - 477
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 19, 2012, 04:23:51 PM

PT Super Gasindo Jaya was the name I was looking for!
Another deserved point for you!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Solved -PJ477- Tawon by PT Super Gasindo Jaya
Post by: Bill Murray on December 19, 2012, 06:29:27 PM

Thanks Paul:

The recent developments in both Indonesia and Malaysia regarding the automotive industry are probably worthy of someone here doing a bit of research for a future article on the forum.  I am not sure if I have the time but maybe someone does.

Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world, Malaysia is somewhere in the 20th rank I think , and both countries seem quite determined to develop their own automotive industries.

Both countries are emulating what has already happened in China.

Evolving from the ricksha type of human propelled "taxi" to the moped to the tricycle sort of moped to now a car for "everyman".
Not a Volkswagen really, but similar to the concept that Tata has been doing for a few years in India.  A very basic four wheeled vehicle with two or four doors that is affordable to a wide range of the population.

For myself, I wish them the best of luck.