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41844
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 05:45
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RI`s MOTOR VEHICLE SALES TO DROP IN 2009
Jakarta, Jan 21 (ANTARA) - The sale of motor vehicles in Indonesia had been predicted to decline by 29.2 percent in 2009 as prices of automotive products had increased, the director of an automotive and transportation company, said here Tuesday.
According to Vaidya, the main cause of the price drop is the depreciation of the rupiah against the US dollar.
With the appreciation of the rupiah from Rp 9,000 to Rp 11,000 per US dollar, the prices of vehicles and their spareparts would also increase since most of the automotive components had been imported, he said.
"More than 70 percent of new models in 2009 would be have a price tag of more than Rp 200 million," he said.
MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) would be the least affected by the decline, namely by 26.6 percent.
"MPVs will continue to be in high demand due to their mobility needs of Indonesian families," Vaidya said.
He also mentioned the eco-car policy of the Thai government under which manufacturers enjoy an incentive, especially for exporting their products at competitive prices.
One shortcoming however was that they tried to manufacture these small environmentally friendly cars with high specifications as European cars, so that the impact on Asian markets would be limited to certain divisions.
He also said that if the government came up with a better package with specifications more relevant to the Indonesian market, the automotive companies, customers, and auto-component manufacturers, should look at the products imported from Thailand as more acceptable.
According to Vaidya, the main cause of the price drop is the depreciation of the rupiah against the US dollar.
With the appreciation of the rupiah from Rp 9,000 to Rp 11,000 per US dollar, the prices of vehicles and their spareparts would also increase since most of the automotive components had been imported, he said.
"More than 70 percent of new models in 2009 would be have a price tag of more than Rp 200 million," he said.
MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) would be the least affected by the decline, namely by 26.6 percent.
"MPVs will continue to be in high demand due to their mobility needs of Indonesian families," Vaidya said.
He also mentioned the eco-car policy of the Thai government under which manufacturers enjoy an incentive, especially for exporting their products at competitive prices.
One shortcoming however was that they tried to manufacture these small environmentally friendly cars with high specifications as European cars, so that the impact on Asian markets would be limited to certain divisions.
He also said that if the government came up with a better package with specifications more relevant to the Indonesian market, the automotive companies, customers, and auto-component manufacturers, should look at the products imported from Thailand as more acceptable.
