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Honda Brio

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Indonesian consumers are on a car buying frenzy in 2012… The new car market passed the historical 100,000 monthly sales milestone for the first time ever last June at 101,743. Since then, this barrier has been broken again twice in 3 months, with July sales at a record 102,512 and September figures now in at an astounding 102,111 units! The year-to-date total stands at 816,322 sales, on track to break the 1 million mark by the end of the year for the first time ever in Indonesia and in any South-East Asian country for that matter!

Suzuki Ertiga

In this euphoric context, the Toyota Avanza lodges mammoth month after mammoth month (try saying that sentence really fast) at 14,989 units and 14.7% share and is followed by its twin the Daihatsu Xenia with 6,839 sales and 6.7%. The Toyota Innova rounds up the podium at 6,039 units while the Suzuki Ertiga has now solidly hooked itself atop the Indonesian models ranking, #4 again this month with 4,846 sales and 4.7%.

Mitsubishi Mirage

The main event in September is the arrival within the Top 10 of the all-new Honda Brio at #10 with 2,410 units and 2.4% share for only its 2nd month in Indonesia, up 7 spots and 127% on August. The Brio is already the brand’s best-seller in the country. August’s star the Nissan Evalia takes a breather, down 9 ranks to #15 with 2,066 sales. Finally, notice the Mitsubishi Mirage making its first appearance in the ranking at #22 and 1,134 units.

Previous month: Indonesia August 2012: Nissan Evalia up to #6

Previous year: Indonesia Full Year 2011: Toyota Avanza still #1 in record market

Full September 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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Nissan Evalia

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After a pause in July with no models data available (but a record 102,512 sales!), Indonesia is back on BSCB albeit at a much lower rate of 76,373 registrations in August. The two Toyota Group twins are back on top: the Toyota Avanza leads the way as usual but with 10,875 sales and 14.2%, its share is markedly lower than its 2012 level to date (18%), while the Daihatsu Xenia shines at 5,488 units and 7.2%. The Toyota Innova is down to #3 in August at 5.1% but stays #2 year-to-date for now.

Suzuki Ertiga

Honda Brio

In fourth place and continuing to improve month after month is the Suzuki Ertiga at a beautiful 3,477 sales and 4.6% share, followed by the Suzuki Carry at 3.8%. Brilliantly landing directly in 6th position is the Nissan Evalia at 2,410 units and 3.2%, already ahead of its brother the Nissan Grand Livina at #9 and 2.6%. The other newcomer in the Top 20 is the Honda Brio at #17 with 1,062 sales and 1.4%.

Previous post: Indonesia June 2012: First ever month at more than 100,000 sales!

Previous year: Indonesia Full Year 2011: Toyota Avanza still #1 in record market

Full August 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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Suzuki Ertiga

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The Indonesian car market is breaking record after record. 2010 was already a record year at 764,710 registrations, 2011 smashed that figure at 894,180 units and 2012 is en route to break the million milestone, with 525,000 units sold halfway through the year… After hitting its highest ever monthly volume in May at 95,499 units, new car sales in Indonesia pass the 100,000 monthly sales milestone for the very first time in June at 101,743 units.

In these record times, the Indonesian models ranking is very stable, with the Top 5 unchanged vs. last month: the Toyota Avanza leads the way with 17,061 sales and 16.8% share, followed by the Toyota Innova at 6,913 and 6.8%, the Daihatsu Xenia at 6,249 and 6.1% and the Suzuki Carry Pick-up at 3,940 and 3.9%, making the June Top 4 identical to the 2012 year-to-date ranking. In 5th place we find the Suzuki Ertiga again with an excellent 3,782 sales and 3.7% share for only its third month of availability in the country. The Honda Jazz catches up on a start of the year disrupted by the Thailand floods, up 7 spots on May to #6 with 3,473 units and 3.4%.

Previous month: Indonesia May 2012: Suzuki Ertiga up to #5 in record market

Previous year: Indonesia Full Year 2011: Toyota Avanza still #1 in record market

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Suzuki Ertiga

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Never before had Indonesian consumers bought so many new cars in a single month: the new record is now 95,499 sales delivered in May. This brings the year-to-date total to 423,000 units in 5 months, positioning Indonesia in line for its very first millionaire year! If the Indonesian car market breaks the 1 million milestone in 2012 it will be the first South-East Asian market to do so…

Toyota Avanza in Ubud, Bali Indonesia May 2012

No surprises on the podium: the Toyota Avanza is still in the lead by far albeit with a market share down slightly to 16.9% at 16,137 units sold. The Toyota Innova stays #2 but with 5,997 sales and 6.3% it is only 41 units above the Daihatsu Xenia, the Avanza’s twin, which should reclaim its traditional 2nd spot next month.

Daihatsu Xenia in Ubud, Bali Indonesia May 2012

After spending a few days in Bali Indonesia at the end of April I thought by taken 100+ car pictures I would be set for the next 12 months at least, but who else but the Suzuki Ertiga, just launched while I was there, is the hero of the month? I thus won’t be able to grace this article with personal pics of the car…You should all know by now how much Indonesians love MPVs so it should come as no surprise to see how successful the Ertiga is, it even looks like it was designed with Indonesia in mind, not India where it was originally launched. 3,402 sales as early as for its 2nd month in the country shoot it up to 5th place with an excellent 3.6% share.

Other great performers this month include the Suzuki Carry Pick-up up 5 spots on April to #4 with 4,607 sales, the Honda Freed up 10 ranks to #11 with 2,363 units and 2.5% and the Honda Jazz staying solid at #13 with 2,344 sales.

Previous post: Indonesia April 2012: Avanza rules – now sharing my photo album!

Previous year: Indonesia Full Year 2011: Toyota Avanza still #1 in record market

Full May 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Avanza in Ubud, Bali Indonesia April 2012

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As I promised on my return from my trip to Bali, I am using the Indonesian April update to share with you more photos I took while I was there. The podium is expected: the Toyota Avanza grabs over 20% of the market with 15,882 sales, making it 63,880 since the start of the year, and is followed by the Toyota Kijang Innova at 6,448 units and 8.4% and the Avanza’s twin the Daihatsu Xenia with 5,884 sales and 7.6%.

Toyota Innova in Ubud, Bali Indonesia April 2012

Daihatsu Xenia in Seminyak, Bali Indonesia April 2012

The fourth place is a surprise for those of you who have been following this blog: previously stuck outside the Top 10 because split in different versions, the Daihatsu Gran Move pick-up finally gets the opening it deserves and delivers 3,721 sales for an excellent 4.8% share. The Minivan version is also very successful at #20 with 1,039 units.

Daihatsu Gran Max Luxio in Ubud, Bali Indonesia April 2012

Typical street scene in Ubud, Bali Indonesia April 2012

Mitsubishi places relatively old designs pretty high in the ranking: the L300 (minivan) is #8 while the T120 SS (Pick-up) is #12 and the very similar looking Suzuki Carry Pick-up at #9. I can confirm that these 3 models sell very well in Bali and have been for years as I have seen dozens of them in the streets.

Suzuki Ertiga

At #15 with 1,321 sales for its first month in the country we find the all-new Suzuki Ertiga imported from India even though it seems to have been designed especially for the minivan crave of Indonesian consumers. I saw some billboard advertising for it while in Bali but none in the streets so the model’s deployment across the country must still be in progress.

Suzuki APV in Ubud, Bali Indonesia April 2012

Finally in a surprisingly low #19 spot (it was #4 over the Full Year 2011) we find the Suzuki APV, nearly the equal of the Toyota Avanza on Bali roads, with 1,082 sales. No doubt it will climb back up the ladder in the next few months. You can see the entire Top 20 for April by clicking here.

Toyota Alphard in Ubud, Bali Indonesia April 2012

Now over to me to share with you what the official ranking doesn’t tell you… You will have got it by now, Indonesia is incredibly fond of MPVs, and it seems that any car in the market that gets close to this shape is an instant success. It is the case of the Honda Freed, Suzuki Splash, Suzuki Estilo and Toyota Alphard, seemingly reserved for VIP, like the English band One Direction while I was there!

Typical street scene in Seminyak, Bali Indonesia April 2012

Geely MK2 in Seminyak, Bali Indonesia April 2012

In all this fascinating car landscape, there doesn’t seem to be too many Chinese models I hear you say, and you would be right. With one exception: traditionally the territory of the Toyota Vios, more and more taxi drivers in Seminyak are starting to opt for a brand new Geely MK2. I took a ride in one and apart from the flimsy noise the door makes when it closes (what did I expect, an Audi sound?) it seemed to me to be rather well equipped.

Previous month: Indonesia March 2012: Toyota Avanza and Innova in command

Previous year: Indonesia Full Year 2011: Toyota Avanza still #1 in record market

Full April 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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Who else would take a pic of himself with a Toyota Avanza, right?

Yep this is good old me posing proudly next to a new generation Toyota Avanaza at Denpasar International Airport, Bali Indonesia. You may not have noticed because I have made sure the updates kept flowing, but I just spent the last 4 days in Bali and it was the opportunity for me to make sure the monthly models rankings I have been publishing were verified in real life…

They do like their Suzuki APV in Bali!

And the answer is: yes! Many many Toyota Avanzas and Daihatsu Xenias in the streets, with the Suzuki APV very much appreciated as taxi, especially in Ubud. In spite of only launching at the end of last year, the new generations Avanza and Xenia are already very well represented: I saw dozens every day I was there.

Typical street scene in Ubud, Bali Indonesia, May 2012

Plus: there are non-MPV vehicles also selling well in the country, including a Chinese model specially successful with Seminyak taxi drivers… which I will reveal in my next update! I took over 100 pictures in 4 days so expect an updated Indonesian post with many, many illustrations very soon!

More Bali street pictures below.

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Toyota Avanza

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While 2010 and 2011 were both record years for new car sales in Indonesia, 2012 goes even further with registrations up a very solid 11% over the first 3 months of the year to 250,533 units, meaning the million car sales at year-end is a possibility for the very first time in the history of automobile in Indonesia! For the first time on Best Selling Cars Blog I can share with you a Top 20 models ranking!

Toyota Fortuner

As it has been the case for the last 5 years, the Toyota Avanza is by far the best-selling model in the country and thanks to its late 2011 facelift it improves its market share from 18.2% in 2011 to 19.2% this year thanks to a massive 47,998 sales in 3 months. Also refreshed at the end of last year, the Toyota Innova is up to 2nd place with 19,405 units and 7.7% share vs. 6.1% in 2011. The Avanza’s twin, the Daihatsu Xenia, is down to #3 but with 18,100 sales and 7.2% it means the Avanza/Xenia format holds a mammoth 26.4% of the Indonesian market!

Daihatsu Xenia

With medium/heavy commercial vehicles now included in the ranking, the Mitsubishi Canter excels at #4 with 15,953 sales followed by the Suzuki Carry Pick-up at 9,634 units. Other great performers include the Toyota Rush at #6 with 3.6%, the Nissan Grand Livina at #7 with 3.5%. The Nissan Juke is the main newcomer in the Top 20 at #15 with 4,303 sales and 1.7%. Notice also both versions of the Daihatsu Gran Max adding up to 9,569 sales.

Previous post: Indonesia Full Year 2011: Toyota Avanza still #1 in record market

Full Q1 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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2012 Toyota Avanza

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2010 was already a record year for the new car market in Indonesia at 764,710 registrations, well 2011 smashed that record with sales up a massive 17% to 894,180 units! This makes Indonesia one of the most dynamic car markets in the world and the 16th biggest overall below Mexico (905,888 sales) and ahead of Argentina (857,983) and Spain (809,948). The million for 2012? That would be a huge milestone in South East Asia as no country has ever managed that feat in the region. Toyota holds 34.7% of the market, Daihatsu 15.6% and Mitsubishi 15%.

It turns out that Indonesian car website Detikoto has started to publish monthly rankings for Indonesia so you can see the November 2011 Top 10 and October 2011 Top 10 by clicking on it. In the Full Year, the Toyota Avanza managed to stay the favourite vehicle in the country for the 5th consecutive year with 162,367 sales and 18.2% share, up 15%. With the new generation launched late in the year, the 2012 figure should be even better.

2012 Daihatsu Xenia

Its twin the Daihatsu Xenia has fared a little less well, up just 1% to a still impressive 66,835 units but seeing its market share go from 8.6% in 2010 to 7.5% this year. Again 2012 should be better for the Xenia, facelifted as the same time as the Avanza. The Toyota Innova completes a podium unchanged on 2010 with 54,763 sales and 6.1%, up 2%.

Suzuki APV

Excellent year for the Suzuki APV, boosted by a facelift and a new Luxury version, up 3 spots to #4 and a huge 67% to 30,089 sales and 3.4%, however still far from the year-end podium. The Nissan Grand Livina has another solid year at #5, making the 2011 Top 5 100% MPVs! Small MPVs are an Indonesian specialty and over the years it has become the world hub for this type of vehicles. All Top 5 models are actually assembled in Indonesia and exported all around the world.

Toyota Rush

Another Indonesian specialty is small 4WDs: both the Toyota Rush, #6 with 25,012 sales, and its twin the Daihatsu Terios, #7 at 22,416 units, are up a huge 36% on 2010! We may also see the Nissan Juke, #8 in November with a strong 2.5% share, appear in the year-end Top 10 in 2012…

As a result, the first Passenger Car in the true sense of the term (not an MPV, not a 4WD) is #8: the Honda Jazz is down 4 spots and 15% and is followed by the Toyota Yaris (-3%) and Nissan March imported from neighbouring Thailand and the only newcomer in the Top 10.

Previous month: Indonesia November 2011: Suzuki APV up to #3, Nissan Juke #8

Month before: Indonesia October 2011: Toyota Avanza leads, Fortuner in Top 10

Previous year: Indonesia Full Year 2010: Toyota Avanza #1 at 18.5% share in record market

Full Year 2011 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Suzuki APV

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Indonesian car sales slow down slightly this month with a market estimated at 72,000 units. While the new generation arrives in dealerships, the Toyota Avanza sees its market share drop from 16.9% in October to around 11% this month with 7,760 sales. Same for its twin the Daihatsu Xenia, down to 5.6% at 4,038 units.

Nissan Juke

The Suzuki APV manages to climb onto the Indonesian podium this month with 3,391 sales, ahead of the Toyota Innova at 3,001 and the Nissan Grand Livina at 2,904, keeping the Top 5 100% MPVs. The Toyota Rush ranks 6th like last month and is followed by its twin the Daihatsu Terios at #7 and 1,913 units. Notice the excellent month of the Nissan Juke, up to #8 with 1,825 sales and a very robust 2.5% share. Makes sense, in a country that loves small 4WDs!

The best-selling passenger car, the Honda Jazz, is relegated to 9th place this month at 1,220 units and 1.7%, just above the Kia Picanto with 1,072 sales and 1.5%.

Previous month: Indonesia October 2011: Toyota Avanza leads, Fortuner in Top 10

Full November 2011 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Fortuner (South African version)

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A massive 86,345 new cars were registered in Indonesia in October, this has to be one of the highest monthly volumes ever for the country. No surprises on top: the Toyota Avanza leads with 14,591 sales and 16.9% share, ahead of its twin the Daihatsu Xenia at 5,739 units and 6.6%. Just below is the Toyota Innova with 5,644 sales and 6.5%.

Excellent performance of the Nissan Grand Livina up to #4 at 3,398 units and 3.9%, ahead of the Suzuki APV at 3.8%. This means the entire Indonesian Top 5 this month is composed of minivans! The Toyota Rush ranks #6 at 3.1% and the Honda Jazz is the #1 passenger car again at #7 with 2,317 sales and 2.7%. Notice the Toyota Fortuner, helped by the new generation arriving in dealerships, making an appearance in the Top 10 at #10 with 1,289 units and 1.5%.

Full October 2011 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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