Honda Reports An Increase In Sales

Jakarta, July 17 (Antara) - Honda car sales surged 68 percent to 82,647 units in the first half of this year from 49,342 units in the same period last year. "Our sales grew above the average recorded by car makers in the country," Jonfis Fandy, the marketing director of PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), the producer and agent of Honda cars in the country, said. Jonfis said car sales grew by an average of only 7 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2014 to a total of 642,311 units from 602,215 units in the January June period in 2013. He attributed the surge in sales of Honda cars to Honda new low cost green car (LCGC) product, Mobilio, the sales of which reached 46,446 units or 56.1 percent of the total sales of Honda cars in the firs half of 2014. Honda Brio Satya also contributed significantly to the total sales accounting for 13.9 percent to 11,463 units of total Honda car sales. The third largest contributor is New Brio sales of which totaled 1,714 units or 8.3 percent to the total sales in the first half of 2014., Sales of Honda Jazz accounted for 8 percent with sales totaling 7,005 units. The surge in sales pushed up the market share of Honda cars from 8 percent to 12.9 percent . HPM, the 5th largest car maker in the country, has set sales target at 175,000 units this year . "Despite sharp competition in car market in the country we are optimistic Honda sales would grow in the second half of the year with its new products," Jonfis said.