Encourage Automotive Manufacturers To Provide Special Discounts, Ministry Of Industry: Can Boost Sales

Illustration of car exhibitions. (Doc. Wuling)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry through the Director of Maritime Industry, Transportation Equipment and Defense Equipment (IMATAP) Dodiet Prasetyo hopes that various automotive manufacturers can provide special discounts. Especially at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2025 exhibition which will be held on February 13-23.

According to him, the government really expects and encourages manufacturers to do the above. "So that the price of vehicles will be increasingly competitive and able to meet the expectations of people's purchasing power," he said, at the Media Gathering IIMS 2025 event, which took place in Jakarta, Thursday, January 16.

Furthermore, he said, as the organizer of Dyandra Promosindo, he could convey this message to all exhibitors and brands who took part in the IIMS exhibition, to always provide the best for potential consumers. This wish is also not without reason, according to him, this can be done inseparable from the achievements of the four-wheel automotive industry that occurred last year. If you refer to Gaikindo data until the end of 2024, car sales have indeed decreased by around 16 percent

n compared to 2023. The total domestic sales this year are only 865,000 units. This decline is certainly something that the Ministry of Industry must mitigate, so that car sales can grow again to reach 1 million units.

"With this exhibition, we really hope to be a lever for the productivity of the automotive sector, and in 2025 the Ministry of Industry is optimistic that the production target will reach 1 million units," he concluded.