Indonesia July 2023: Toyota Kijang Innova best-seller, weak overall sales (-6.8%)

The renewed Toyota Kijang Innova is the most popular vehicle in Indonesia in July.

Wholesales in Indonesia drop -6.8% year-on-year in Indonesia to 80,416 units but remain up 4.5% year-to-date to 586,401. Retail sales are down -5.2% to 76,355 for the month and up 6.1% to 578,891 YTD. In the wholesales brands ranking, Toyota (+2.4%) goes against the grain with a year-on-year uptick leading it to a fantastic 37.3% share vs. 32.5% so far this year. Daihatsu (-0.7%) is state at 19.7% and Honda (+10.7%) gears up. The podium brands hold a combined 70.2% of the Indonesian market this month. Wuling (+9%) is the only additional gainer in the Top 10 whereas all remaining brand suffer double-digit losses, with Fuso (-38.3%), Hino (-32.1%) and Mitsubishi (-31.4%) the hardest hit. Retail-wise, Toyota (-2.2%) and Daihatsu (-5.5%) resist on top while Hino (+1.5%), Hyundai (+11.1%) and Wuling (+18.9%) gain ground.

Over in the models lane, the Toyota Kijang Innova (+116.7%) shoots up to score its first monthly win since March 2022 thanks to a new generation and the addition of a hybrid variant. It now climbs to #4 year-to-date vs. #7 over the Full Year 2022. The Honda Brio (+45.1%) stays in 2nd place with a fantastic year-on-year evolution, distancing last month’s winner the Daihatsu Sigra (+10.5%) and the year-to-date leader the Toyota Avanza (-36.9%). As a result the YTD podium is extremely tight: the Avanza is ahead with just 21 sales more than the Brio and 47 more than the Sigra. Below, the Daihatsu Terios (+30.3%) and Toyota Raize (+34.3%) impress with the Toyota Yaris Cross taking charge of the recent launches at #14, just above the Honda WR-V at #15.

Previous month: Indonesia June 2023: Daihatsu Sigra repeats at #1, Toyota Yaris Cross lands

One year ago: Indonesia July 2022: Toyota Avanza clear leader, Hyundai Stargazer lands in market up 29.4%

Full July 2023 Top 28 All brands (wholesales and retail) and Top 160 All models (wholesales) below.