Toyota Dominates Half of Indonesia's National Car Export Market

Toyota dominates more than half of the national automotive export market share. Data from the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) recorded that Toyota's car exports from January to June 2017 reached 57,801 units, or 51 percent of Indonesia's total car exports of 113,269 units.

Daihatsu came in second with car exports reaching 40,112 units (35.4 percent), followed by Suzuki with 12,723 units (11.23 percent). Then Hyundai with 1,750 units (1.5 percent), Hino with 880 units (0.78 percent), Honda with 2 units, and Datsun with 1 unit.

During the first half of 2017, the automotive industry experienced a slump. This is evident in the 0.7 percent decrease in domestic car production to 601,491 units compared to the first half of the previous year. Meanwhile, car sales in the first half of this year were stagnant, growing only slightly by 0.3 percent to 533,570 units. This is despite car sales in the ASEAN region still recording growth of 5.5 percent.