Twice Failed To Be Auctioned, Finally Former Yogya Mayor's Official Car Sold Rp52 Million

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JAKARTA - The former official car of the Mayor of Yogyakarta finally sold for Rp. 52 million in the third auction. The former official car failed to be sold in two auctions of official vehicles belonging to the Yogyakarta City Government (Pemkot) in 2019 and 2020.

"The sale was purchased by civil servants within the Yogyakarta City Government," said Suharno, Head of the Regional Asset Utilization Sub Division of the Yogyakarta City Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) Suharno in Yogyakarta, Tuesday, January 25, quoted from Antara.

According to him, the selling value of the official vehicle is quite good because it can increase almost three times the limit price of the vehicle, which is Rp. 19 million.

The limit price for the official car that was used by the Mayor of Yogyakarta, Herry Zudianto, fell drastically compared to the limit price at the first auction, which was Rp. 90 million.

However, there were no enthusiasts who bid for the vehicle with the 2014 Ssangyong Rexton brand at the time of the first auction. Similar conditions were repeated in the second auction even though the vehicle limit price had also been lowered to Rp61 million.

"Only in this third auction, the vehicle was sold," he said.

The auction winner has an obligation to immediately pay off the payment no later than seven days from the auction and if he is unable to fulfill his repayment obligations then the deposit deposited will be forfeited.

"The value of the guarantee that must be deposited is quite high, namely 50 percent of the vehicle limit price. I think the winner will fulfill the obligation to pay off," he said.

In addition to the former official car of the Mayor of Yogyakarta, 48 other official vehicles were auctioned, consisting of 34 two-wheeled vehicles, three three-wheeled vehicles, and 12 four-wheeled vehicles with a total limit price of Rp. 533.3 million.

However, from the auction process, which was conducted entirely online, there was still one unit of the official car that was not sold, namely the 2010 Toyota Altis which was sold at a limit price of Rp. 137.1 million.

"There are no bidders for official vehicles that were used by the chairman of the Yogyakarta City DPRD. The vehicles will be re-auctioned at the next auction with a reduced limit price," he said.

Meanwhile, the total value of official vehicles sold in the auction reached Rp.796.2 million, an increase of around Rp.132.7 million from the total vehicle limit price.

"It is possible that there are still official vehicles being auctioned. We will map them again because the vehicles that can be auctioned must meet a number of conditions, including those that are more than seven years old," he said.