Two Local Mercedes-AMG Productions Received Good In Indonesia, Anything?

JAKARTA - Mercedes-Benz, a luxury automotive brand from Germany, generated 955 units of positive sales during the January to May 2024 period. This is a combination of the sale of pure ICE, hybrid, and EV vehicles.

PT Inchcape Indomobil Distribution Indonesia also added that its three best-selling products consisted of C-Class, GLA, and GLC. Meanwhile, the SUV segment controlled up to 55 percent of the market in that period. Then, what about other products such as AMG?

Sales and Marketing Director of PT Inchcape Indomobil Distribution Indonesia, Kariyanto Hardjosoemarto, said the sale of cars from the high performance division contributed up to 12 percent in the first five months of 2024 in the country.

"AMG products are in the range of 10-12 percent of total sales in Indonesia, from January to May," said Kariyanto to the media in Jakarta, Thursday, June 20.

He also said this figure was classified as impressive thanks to the products assembled at the Wanaherang factory, West Java, one of which was Mercedes-AMG A 35 which is a sedan-style car and A 45 S 4 Matic + type hatchback.

"AmG acceptance in Indonesia is very good, especially since we have locally assembled products such as A 35, so it's pretty good at contributing the volume," added Kariyanto.

By carrying out the concept of sporty and premium, both A 35 and A 45 S have designs that are more aggressive than their standards by displaying sharper headlights and DRL.

To make the sporty impression on AMG even thicker, specifically for A45 S, several components are given that play a role in car aerodynamics such as sharper front bumpers, spoilers, and back diffusers.

Talking about AMG, the interesting things offered are of course on the engine. For A 35, the sedan is powered by a 2,000 cc 4-cylinder runway which can produce 306 dk and a 400 Nm torque.

This car can travel from 0 to 100 km/hour within 4.8 seconds thanks to the transmission of eight accelerations and the driving system of all 4-wheelers turned off developed by Mercedes-Benz.

As for A 45 S, equipped with the same engine as A35, namely 2,000 cc 4-cylinder with eight acceleration transmissions, but has a higher explosive power of up to 421 dk and a 500 Nm torque that makes this car accelerate from 0 to 100 km/hour within 3.9 seconds. This is coupled to the driving system of all 4-wheelers. Dead+.

Regarding prices, Mercedes-AMG A 35 is priced from IDR 1.2 billion and A 45 S 4 Matic + IDR 1.55 billion Off The Road DKI Jakarta.