General
The countrys largest automotive company PT Astra International recorded a 2.7 percent decline year-on-year in car sales to 208,804 units in the first four months of the year.
Based on data at the Indonesian Association of Motor Vehicle Industries (Gaikindo), Low Cost Green Cars (LCGC) contributed 34,209 units to the total sales by Astra Group.
The sales in the first four month, however, was on the rise from 47,159 units in January to 49,933 units in February, to 54,508 units in March and to 57,204 units in April.
The Astra group produces and sells Toyota, Daihatsu, Isuzu, Peugeot cars and UD Trucks. Sales have continued to be dominated by Toyota with sales reaching 111,710 units in the January-April period.
Peugeot sales were the lowest in number reaching only 14 units. Sales of Daihatsu cars totaled 56,854 units, Isuzu 5,490 units, and UD Trucks 527 units.
Sales of motorcycles produced by PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM) reached 1,439,241 units, down 13.5 percent from 1,664,395 units in the same period last year.
Sales of non Astra cars in the first four months of the year totaled 177,316 units down 1.67 percent from 180,340 units in the same period last year.
Sales of non Astra motorcycles totaled 543,263 units.
