Automotive News Indonesia: Car Sales Growing in October 2016
Car sales in Indonesia rose 4 percent year-on-year (y/y) to 91,846 units in October 2016 compared to 88,408 vehicles in the same month one year earlier. Growth is attributed to the stabilizing economy of Indonesia and the launch of several new car models (that managed to entice consumers). New data from the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) show that Indonesia's car sales totaled 874,703 units in the first ten months of 2016, up 2.5 percent (y/y) from 853,089 cars in the same period one year ago.
Jongkie Sugiarto, Chairman of Gaikindo, said the Indonesian economy has been stabilizing (or actually accelerating) over the past year and this has had a positive impact on people's purchasing power as well as consumer confidence in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Gaikindo organized several big car events, including the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) in Tangerang, Makassar and Surabaya earlier this year. At these events the new Toyota Calya and Daihatsu Sigra, two low cost green cars, were launched.
Sales of Honda cars increased markedly in the first 10 months of 2016, reaching a total of 168,937 units hence controlling 19.3 percent of Indonesia's car market, up from a 15 percent market share one year ago. Popular Honda cars are BR-V, New Honda Mobilio, New Honda Brio Satya, All New Honda Jazz, and HR-V 1.5L. However, Toyota remains the most popular car in Indonesia, controlling about 54 percent of the market.
In full-year 2016 Indonesia's car sales are expected to rise modestly to the range of 1.0 - 1.1 million sold vehicles. Visit this page to read an analysis of Indonesia's automotive industry.
Indonesian Car Sales (CBU):
| Month | Sold Cars 2012 |
Sold Cars 2013 |
Sold Cars 2014 |
Sold Cars 2015 |
Sold Cars 2016 |
| January | 76,427 | 96,718 | 103,609 | 94,194 | 85,003 |
| February | 86,486 | 103,278 | 111,824 | 88,740 | 88,208 |
| March | 87,917 | 95,996 | 113,067 | 99,410 | 94,093 |
| April | 87,144 | 102,257 | 106,124 | 81,600 | 84,770 |
| May | 95,541 | 99,697 | 96,872 | 79,375 | 88,567 |
| June | 101,746 | 104,268 | 110,614 | 82,172 | 91,498 |
| July | 102,511 | 112,178 | 91,334 | 55,615 | 61,893 |
| August | 76,445 | 77,964 | 96,652 | 90,537 | 96,291 |
| September | 102,100 | 115,974 | 102,572 | 93,038 | 93,156 |
| October | 106,754 | 112,039 | 105,222 | 88,408 | 91,846 |
| November | 103,703 | 111,841 | 91,327 | 86,938 | |
| December | 89,456 | 97,706 | 78,802 | 73,264 | |
| Total | 1,116,230 |
1,229,916 |
1,208,019 | 1,013,291 |
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Car Sales (car units) |
607,805 | 486,061 | 764,710 | 894,164 | 1,116,230 |
1,229,916 | 1,208,019 | 1,013,291 |
| Car Exports (car units) |
100,982 | 56,669 | 85,769 | 107,932 | 173,368 | 170,907 | 202,273 | 207,691 |
Source: Gaikindo