[3] 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).

[4] Mitsubishi then quickly gained popularity in Indonesia as the manufacturer of durable LCVs and heavy commercial trucks.

[6] 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.

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.

[9] It has the maximum production capacity of 160,000 vehicles per year in a total area of 30 ha with the number of employees of approximately 3,000 people.

[14] Meanwhile, the predecessor company, KTB operated an automobile assembly facility PT Krama Yudha Ratu Motor in Pulo Gadung, Jakarta.