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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