Indonesian Car and Motorcycle Sales Decline in July on Lebaran Holiday

A sharp fall in Indonesian car and motorcycles sales is a normal phenomenon during the Lebaran period. Two weeks after the Lebaran holiday (which ended on 1 August 2014) sales should accelerate to a normal level. In the first seven months of 2014, domestic car sales have risen four percent to 733 thousand vehicles from the same period in 2013. The Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) still targets total car sales of 1.28 million this year (from 1.23 million sold cars in 2013).

Despite overall declining car sales in July, Astra Daihatsu Motor recorded slightly higher sales (16,141 sold cars compared to 15,921 cars in the previous month). Sales of the Daihatsu vehicle rose seven percent to 111,464 in the January-July 2014 period, supported by the popular Gran Max, Ayla and Xenia models.

Sales at Suzuki Indomobil Sales, however, declined five percent to 12 thousand cars in July 2014 (from 12,500 cars in the previous month). Most popular car models at this company are Suzuki Ertiga, Carry pick up, and Wagon R.

Indonesian car sales are expected to get a boost from the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) which will be held between 18 and 28 September 2014. 

Indonesian Car Sales (CBU):

Month	Sold Cars 2012	Sold Cars 2013	Sold Cars 2014
January	76,427	96,718	103,595
February	86,486	103,279	111,880
March	87,917	95,996	113,096
April	87,144	102,257	106,056
May	95,541	99,697	97,136
June	101,746	104,268	110,548
July	102,511	112,178	±91,000
August	76,445	77,964
September	102,100	115,973
October	106,754	112,039
November	103,703	111,841
December	89,456	97,694
Total	1,116,230	1,229,904	±733,311

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014¹
Indonesian Car Sales (number of car units)	607,805	486,061	764,710	894,164	1,116,230	1,229,904	1,280,000
Indonesian Exports (number of car units)	100,982	56,669	85,769	107,932	173,368	170,907	200,000

^{¹ future forecast
Source: Gaikindo}

Indonesian Motorcycle Sales in July 2014

Based on data from the Indonesian Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (AISI), Indonesian motorcycle sales fell 23 percent to 704,019 units in July 2014 (from the same month in 2013). Motorcycle sales in Southeast Asia's largest economy are still dominated by the Honda model.

However, when we compare motorcycle sales in the first seven months of 2014 to sales in the same period last year, then motorcycle sales have grown 2.4 percent to 4,755,644 units. Despite slowing economic growth (partly caused by stricter monetary macroeconomic policy including the higher interest rate environment), Indonesian consumers continue to purchase more cars and motorcycles. AISI targets total motorcycle sales of between 7.7 and 7.9 million units in 2014.

Indonesian Motorcycle Sales:

	2011	2012	2013	2014¹
Motorcycle Sales in Indonesia	8,012,540	7,064,457	7,743,879	4,755,644
- Honda	4,273,888	4,088,888	4,696,999	2,952,933
- Yamaha	3,136,073	2,423,854	2,492,596	1,509,044
- Suzuki	493,095	418,940	393,803	187,290

^{¹ January-July 2014 motorcycle sales only
Source: Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI)}

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