It is the first product that being mass-produced by the company, mainly locally assembled at Solo Manufaktur Kreasi (SMK, pronounced "esemka" in Indonesian) manufacturing facility in Boyolali, Central Java for pickup truck models.

[5][6] Despite being built locally, the blueprint design of the Bima is allegedly identical to the Changan, Jinbei, and Shineray pickup trucks,[7][8][9][10] although the company did not confirm this explicitly.

The battery electric van variant was launched on 16 February 2023 at the 30th Indonesia International Motor Show as the Bima EV.

Based on the 1.3 model, it is imported from China instead of being manufactured locally for study and technology transfer reasons.

The Bima was proposed to be a low-cost pickup truck equipped with a 1.1-litre petrol engine and would be targeted to rural farmers.