Morodadi Prima

PT Morodadi Prima

Safari Dharma Raya Double-Decker Khaleesi.jpg
File:Safari Dharma Raya Double-Decker Khaleesi.jpg One of the bus companies that uses bodies made by Morodadi Prima
Formerly	Karoseri Morodadi CV Morodadi
Type	Limited liability company
ISIN	🆔
Industry	Automotive
Founded 📆	1964
Founder 👔	Lie Bambang Gunawan
Headquarters 🏙️	, Singosari, Malang, East Java , Indonesia
Area served 🗺️	Indonesia
Key people	David Lie (President Director)
Products 📟	Bus Medium bus Small bus Airport bus
Members
Number of employees
🌐 Website	morodadiprima.com
📇 Address
📞 telephone

PT Morodadi Prima is a company engaged in the field of bus body manufacturing originating from Malang, East Java. Morodari Prima is one of the oldest bus manufacturers in Greater Malang and a pioneering bus body shop, operating since 1964. By 2025, Morodadi Prima's production is estimated to reach 15 units per month.

History

Morodari Prima began as a body shop business pioneered by Lie Tjien Poen, also known as Lie Bambang Gunawan, in 1964. Before establishing his own business, he worked at the Tanaking body shop. located in Ciptomulyo, Sukun, Malang. At the Tanaking workshop, Lie, who is a graduate of the fine arts academy, studied body assembly and was trusted by the owner of Tanaking to manage the production process to the marketing of the bodywork. The assembly process carried out in the workshop still uses simple materials made of wood and thin plates. Since the 1970s, Morodadi bodywork has made various types of small commercial vehicles, including Mitsubishi Colt T120, Suzuki ST20, Toyota HiAce to Mitsubishi L300.

Lie Bambang Gunawan pioneered his own assembly business, through a partnership with Tanaking, called Tanaking Morodadi, until he launched his own business under the name CV Morodadi in 1977. On a three-hectare plot of land adjacent to the Tanaking workshop, Lie began his production by manually building simple bus bodies using Chevrolet bus chassis. Then in 1993, CV Morodadi was formed as a limited liability company business entity under the name PT Morodadi Prima and began producing buses. In 1997, Morodadi moved to a new four-hectare location in Singosari, Malang, along with increasing production capacity and demand levels, until then it developed into producing various kinds of small buses and medium buses using Mitsubishi and Isuzu Elf chassis, then producing large buses built on Mercedes Benz, Scania to Volvo chassis. In 2019, Morodadi Prima began marketing double decker bus products which were launched at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2019 automotive exhibition at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) BSD City, Tangerang. Then released a sleeper bus at the end of 2023.

Following the passing of Lie Bambang Gunawan in 2021, Morodadi Prima's management passed to the second generation, with Davie Lie serving as the company's President Director.

Products

Morodadi Prima's bodywork products include various variants of small, medium, and large buses, generally used as passenger transportation, including city buses, tourist buses, and intercity and interprovincial buses. This includes the development of bodywork for special vehicles such as public service buses, airport buses, special tourist buses, and ambulances.

Series and variants

Previous large bus variants that were popularly used by bus companies, such as the Travego series, the Zonda series and the Vermont series, updated with the following variants and series:

Type	Variant	Dimensions (mm)			Chassis options
		width	height	length
Patriot large bus	Diamante	2,500	3,850	12,000	Mercedes Benz 1626S/1626L Volvo B8R Scania K360 Hino RM280/RK280
	Tourismo
	Luxliner				Mercedes Benz 1626S/1626L Volvo B8R/B11R Scania K360/K410/K450 Hino RM280/RK280 MAN RR4 26.480
	Combilux
	El Grande				Mercedes-Benz 2445 Scania K410/K450 MAN RR4 26.480 Volvo B11R
	Double Decker		4,000	12,500
Patriot medium bus	Diamante medium	2,100	3,250	8,500	Mercedes-Benz OF917 Hino Isuzu NQR
	Vermont medium
X-Liner mini bus		1,830	2,650	6,400	Isuzu NLR BR
		1,750	2,530	6,500	Mitsubishi FE71
Special Bus	Airport bus	2,500	3,220	12,500	Mercedes-Benz
	Public Service Vehicle	1,810	2,500	5,100	Mitsubishi Triton
	Ambulance	Adjusted chassis dimensions			Toyota Innova Daihatsu Gran Max Wuling Toyota HiAce Mitsubishi FE-71 Isuzu NLR-B
	Special tour bus				Mitsubishi FE71
	Tour bus				Mitsubishi FE84
	Hearse bus	2.100	3.250	8.500	Hino GB Hino SDBL Mitsubishi FE74/84 Isuzu NQR

Morodadi Prima's bus production releases include body codes that are tailored to the model variant, release year, and tonnage capacity.

	Variant	Year/Tonnage	Height	Windshield
Code	TU = Tourismo TE = Travego GR = Grande CL= Combi Lux DM = Diamante	XX = year of manufacture XXT = frame capacity (tons)	X	G or 1 = Single M or 2 = Double
Examples: TE227M (Travego, 2022, 3.7m tall with double windshield) TU248G (Tourismo, 2024, 3.8m tall with single windshield) GR259M (El Grande, 2025, 3.9m tall with double windshield) TU16T1 (Tourismo, 16-ton capacity with single windshield) DM10TL1 (Diamante, 10-ton capacity with single windshield)

Design and plan

Large bus

The appearance of the bus body designed by Morodadi Prima was inspired by the European-style Daimler Setra bus and did not have many sharp corners that gave an aggressive impression. Morodadi Prima also adopted the double-glass trend with a thin glass partition, so as not to interfere with the view of passengers in the front. The New Patriot series released in 2019 also adopted a European bus style appearance with a simple design and large headlamps and separate front turn signals. Located above the headlights, without any side scarves, as was the trend at the time.

In July 2025, Morodadi Prima released the "Diamante," a development and new version of the "Patriot" series. Unlike previous variants, the Diamante's design and layout are inspired by the Marcopolo G8 bus model made by the Brazilian manufacturer, Marcopolo S.A., including the use of headlights and taillights.

Special tour bus

In 2015, Morodadi Prima created a special tour bus for use as a tour bus in Malang City. The procurement of this open-top double-decker bus is part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of a private company managed by the Malang City Government. The bus design, nicknamed "Macyto", an abbreviation of "Malang City Tour", is green with round lights and a classic, old-fashioned bus appearance.

Commercial vehicle

File:Miyor Patriot GR259M El Grande Morodadi Prima.jpg

The Miyor (GR259M) fleet uses the Patriot El Grande variant with a Mercedes-Benz O500RSD-2445 chassis.

Since the 1980s, Morodadi Prima has collaborated with the bus company Anas Nasional Sejahtera (ANS) from West Sumatra, which operates routes from Java to cities in Sumatra, primarily cities in the West Sumatra region via the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road. In 2021, ANS also updated its fleet using the New Patriot body released by Morodadi Prima since 2019. Until 2022, the entire ANS bus fleet uses various types of body variants made by Morodadi Prima. In addition to ANS, the New Patriot is also used by the Java-Sumatra bus company, namely Miyor and Antar Lintas Sumatera (ALS), including the bus company Safari Dharma Raya, most of whose bus fleet also uses Morodadi Prima buses besides Adi Putro Jetbus series, also as the first user of double decker bus built on a Mercedes-Benz three-axle chassis OH-2542.

As a mode of land transportation, Morodadi Prima buses are widely used by bus companies including Ramayana, Haryanto, Eka and Mira, EZRI, Kramat Djati, Medali Mas, Sumber Waras Putra and the bus company from West Sumatra, Transport Express Jaya. Juragan 99 Trans is recorded as the first user of the sleeper bus released by Morodadi Prima at the end of 2023 which will be used to cover the Malang-Denpasar route. The bus is built on a Mercedes-Benz OH-1626 chassis.

At the end of 2020, Morodadi Prima launched the "Upgrade Your Bus" program, which is to update the appearance of the bus (rebody) by changing the front, rear and sides of the bus with the latest series. The renewal of the Putra Remaja bus fleet through the program, updated the appearance of the bus that previously used the Travego body to Ventura and Safari Dharma Raya which updated the body of the 2013 edition of Grand Tourismo Panoramic, which changed the appearance of the front of the bus and the model of the headlights.

Gallery

• Sumber Waras Putra uses the Travego body model.
  Sumber Waras Putra uses the Travego body model.
• The Adhi Prima bus uses the Patriot model body, variant TU247M.
  The Adhi Prima bus uses the Patriot model body, variant TU247M.
• The Ramayana bus uses the Ventura model body.
  The Ramayana bus uses the Ventura model body.
• The Anas Nasional Sejahtera bus uses the New Patriot model body.
  The Anas Nasional Sejahtera bus uses the New Patriot model body.
• Ramayana uses a Tourismo body variant.
  Ramayana uses a Tourismo body variant.
• Bimo Transport uses a Grand Tourismo body variant.
  Bimo Transport uses a Grand Tourismo body variant.
• Ezri uses a Tourismo body variant.
  Ezri uses a Tourismo body variant.
• Safari Dharma Raya uses a Satria body variant.
  Safari Dharma Raya uses a Satria body variant.

External links

• Official website

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