Exports of Motorcycles from Indonesia Showing Good Growth

Sigit Kumala, Head of the Commercial Department at AISI, said exports are showing a better trend than domestic motorcycles sales. This shows that (1) Indonesian motorcycles are competitive - in terms of price - on the international market and (2) the quality of Indonesian-made motorcycles is sufficient.

On the Asian market there exists solid demand for automatic scooters (locally known as skutik) that are manufactured in Indonesia. Meanwhile, from Europe there is strong demand for Indonesian-made sport motorcycles.

Considering strong motorcycle exports so far in 2017, AISI targets to see exports rise to 400,000 units in full-year 2017, up 40.8 percent (y/y) from 284,065 exported motorcycles in full-year 2016.

Ahmad Muhibuddin, Deputy Head of Communication at Astra Honda Motor, said most foreign demand for Indonesian motorcycles originates from the ASEAN region, such as the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam. Astra Honda Motor targets to export 100,000 motorcycle units in full-year 2017, up nearly 70 percent (y/y) from 59,311 motorcycle exports last year.

Ahmad Fauzi, Marketing Export 2W, Assistant to Section Head at Suzuki Indomobil Motor, said rising export volumes are particularly supported by the launch of new models such as the GSX.

Motorcycle Exports Indonesia in 2017:

Brand	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul
Honda	8,178	8,265	9,603	10,373	7,934	8,643	11,741
Kawasaki	280	300	440	210	320	140	260
Suzuki	1,131	1,742	2,361	1,250	3,999	2,431	1,586
TVS	2,197	2,111	2,051	2,251	2,425	2,505	3,002
Yamaha	16,620	15,060	17,912	21,068	16,963	16,340	22,247
Sub Total	28,406	27,478	32,367	35,152	31,631	30,059	38,836

^{Source: AISI}

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