For example, Honda Prospect Motor started to send its new Honda Brio RS, Honda Brio Satya and Honda Civic Turbo units to dealers in the month May ahead of the Idul Fitri celebrations that are planned in the week 4 - 8 July when employees usually take some days off to spend a holiday with their families. One month earlier Honda Prospect Motor had ended the delivery of older models. Therefore, the latest deliveries that caused the rise in car sales in May cannot be regarded a sign that Indonesia's automotive industry has entered a rebound as purchasing power in Indonesia remains sluggish. Gaikindo Chairman Sugiarto expects domestic demand for cars to remain sluggish in the next couple of months, especially as car sales usually tend to decline in the weeks around Idul Fitri.

Toyota remains the clear market leader in Indonesia with 31,215 sold vehicles in May 2016, followed by Honda (17,427 units), Daihatsu (15,928 vehicles), Mitsubishi (7,943 cars) and Suzuki (6,172 units). Gaikindo maintained its full-year 2016 car sales target at 1 million vehicles.

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      85,012
 February      86,486     103,278     111,824      88,740      88,224
 March      87,917      95,996     113,067      99,410      93,990
 April      87,144     102,257     106,124      81,600      84,685
 May      95,541      99,697      96,872      79,375      87,919
 June     101,746     104,268     110,614      82,172
 July     102,511     112,178      91,334      55,615
 August      76,445      77,964      96,652      90,537
 September     102,100     115,974     102,572      93,038
 October     106,754     112,039     105,222      88,408
 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

Meanwhile, data from the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI) show that motorcycle sales fell 1.7 percent (y/y) to 461,506 units in May 2016.

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