JAKARTA: Sedan market during the first semester of this year began to recover as the sales increased in the second quarter due to recovered car supply from Japan and Thailand.
Based on data from the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo), sedan car market during the first half of this year posted sales totaled 9,940 units or slipped 1.06% from 10,047 units last year. PT Toyota Astra Motor leads the market with a market share of 41.77%.
Throughout the first half of this year, Toyota had recorded a total of 4,152 unit sales of sedan. Sales peak occurred in April with sales reaching 879 units.
Total sales of all type of Toyota Vios for six months reached 1,626 units. The New Toyota Camry sales were as many as 1,415 units.
Although Toyota posted the largest sedan sales this semester, Joko estimated the sedan sales volume will be difficult to move from its current position. He said the sedan market was unable to compete with Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV), which became increasingly popular in the community.
After Toyota, German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz followed behind. The total Mercedes sedan sales reached 1,747 units during the first six months of this year.
Mercedes Benz C-Class gave the largest contribution to total sales. This type of car sold over 1,003 units or more than 50% of total sales with a peak occurred in June with 207 units sales. E-Class and S-Class each recorded 641 units and 103 units sales.
Sedan sales in the second quarter of this year is getting better after the tsunami in Japan and floods in Thailand which hampered the distribution of cars to Indonesia. If compared to the same period last year, sedan sales in April to June rose 38.64% from 4,335 units to 6,038 units.
PT Honda Prospect Motor menggenjot penjualan sedan mencapai 1.069 unit selama kuartal II ini. Pemulihan penjualan terjadi pada dua bulan terakhir masing-masing 239 unit pada Mei dan 830 unit bulan lalu.(T07/TW)
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