Gunadi Sindhuwinata, General Chairman of the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI), said that motorcycle exports will rise sharply in 2014 from last year’s figure of 20,000 units on increased production of new Yamaha and Kawasaki models. In mid-April 2014, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd opened a new motorcycle factory in Cikarang (West Java), an investment worth USD $102.7 million, with a production capacity of 150,000 motorcycles per year. This output is to supply both the domestic market and emerging markets (particularly in ASEAN countries).

Based on data from Indonesia’s Trade Ministry, the total value of motorcycle exports and components from Southeast Asia’s largest economy reached USD $564.4 million in 2013. Most of this total amount is accounted for by motorcycle components (USD $438.0 million). The ministry further stated that it will do as much as possible to foster an environment in which exports of motorcycles and cars can continue to grow (in an attempt to improve the country’s troubled trade balance). For example by increasing competitiveness of local manufacturers through improved regulations and infrastructure. Indonesia is currently the world’s third-largest producer of motorcycles after China and India. In 2013, Indonesia produced 7.7 million motorcycles. Meanwhile, motorcycles sales in 2014 are only estimated to rise slightly to 7.8 million units as the elections and the recent Constitutional Court case are believed to have had a negative impact on motorcycles sales this year.


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)

Indonesia is projected to export 386,000 car units in 2015, a 93 percent increase from this year’s estimated figure of 200,000 units due to increased domestic production. Indonesian-made cars that are exported include the Toyota Avanza and Toyota Fortuner, the Nissan Grand Livina, the Honda Freed, Chevorelet Spin and Suzuki APV. The most important export markets are Thailand, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Japan, and Malaysia. Next year, a total of 1.61 million cars are expected to be produced in Indonesia (from 1.3 million in 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

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