JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – National motorcycles sales jumped 21.7% to 659,504 in June 2013, the highest sales year to date. Compared to previous month, the figure increased 2.3%. The sales was led by Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki.
The government had in June 22, 2013 increased fuel price by 22% for diesel fuel and 44% for gasoline.
The Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI) predicts motorcycles sales to decline 9.86% to 6.4 million to 6.6 million this year, compared to 7.1 million last year, mainly due to fuel price hike.