Since our inception as a trading company in 1957, the company has grown to the point where today it is a listed diversified group embracing six core businesses ; automotive, financial services, heavy equipment, agribusiness, information technology, and infrastructure. At year-end 2005, Astra group had a workforce of over 118,000 people, spread across around 130 subsidiaries and affiliates. Over the course of its development company has formed a number of strategic alliances with leading global players ini various industries.

Listed on both the Jakarta Stock Exchange and the Surabaya Stock Exchange since 1990, the company`s market capitalization as of 31 December 2005 stood at approximately Rp 41,3 trillion (US$ 4.2 billion).