Japan Brands Dominate Automotive Market

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The sales of Japanese brands have dominated the national automotive market so far this year, according to the data collected from Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo).

"Total car sales in the domestic market reached almost 1 million units during January-November 2012," Gaikindo second chairman Jhonny Darmawan said here on Tuesday.

Based on Gaikindo data, Toyota dominated the market, with sales of 370,987 units, followed by Daihatsu (150,183 units) and Mitsubishi (138,778 units).

Meanwhile, Suzuki was ranked fourth, with sales of 117,927 units, followed by Honda (63,203 units), Nissan (61,549 units), Isuzu (31,069 units) and Mazda (11,021 units).

"Sales have been predicted to reach 1 million units and are expected to double in the next five years," Jhonny stated.

"Japanese automotive products have dominated not only the domestic market, but also exports," he pointed out. (*/DWA/T007)