Indonesia Still the Second Largest Car Sales Market in the ASEAN Region
Regarding car sales in the ASEAN region, Indonesia still trails behind Thailand according to recent data from the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF). In the first two months of 2013, Thailand's car sales increased 51.9 percent (YoY) to 255,727 car units, while Indonesia's car sales only increased 22.7 percentage points to 199,974 vehicles. Thailand controls about 43.5 percent of the ASEAN region's sales market. Indonesia comes in on second place with 34.0 percent market share.
In total, 603,483 cars were sold in the ASEAN region during the first two months of 2013, which constitutes a 32.7 percent increase from the previous year.
ASEAN Car Sales
| Country | 2012 (Jan – Feb) |
2013 (Jan – Feb) |
YoY Growth |
| Thailand |
168,344 | 255,727 | 51.9% |
| Indonesia | 162,913 | 199,974 | 22.7% |
| Malaysia | 84,961 | 100,042 | 17.8% |
| Philippines | 18,977 | 26,588 | 40.1% |
| Vietnam | 10,390 | 13,005 | 25.2% |
| Singapore | 6,186 | 5,275 | –14.7% |
| Brunei | 3,008 | 2,872 | –4.5% |
| ASEAN | 454,779 | 603,483 | 32.7% |
ASEAN Car Production
| Country | 2012 (Jan – Feb) |
2013 (Jan – Feb) |
YoY Growth |
| Thailand |
308,630 | 465,229 | 50.7% |
| Indonesia | 163,505 | 198,146 | 21.2% |
| Malaysia | 95,352 | 97,017 | 1.7% |
| Philippines | 11,064 | 11,551 | 4.4% |
| Vietnam | 11,132 | 11,053 | –0.7% |
| ASEAN | 589,683 | 782,996 | 32.8% |
Source: ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF)