David,
That makes sense:
Solo is another name for Soerakarta (mentioned before) on central Java, which is close to Djokjakarta and Wonosari (I guess Wonosari is the second more remote area as mentioned in the report).
So in december 41 the GM factory was requisitioned (didnt know this, I thought it was voluntary or commercial cooperation by GM), moved to Soerakarta, then probably some months (or weeks?) later to Wonosari.
Indeed, as I mentioned in my very first thread on this forum GM Priok produced a lot of vehicles itself. There are many pics of NEI pickups, light trucks and trucks that look like pre-war Bedford ML types, all probably from Priok.
INdeed the GM Priok installations (together with the port, the Navy airbase, oil facilities and twenty ships) were destroyed by NEI demolition squads from March 1 after the Japanese landings the day before.
HTH
Nuyt
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