Car Sales In Indonesia September 2025 Up Thin, Chinese Manufacturers Are Increasingly Aggressive

BYD M6, which also contributed greatly to BYD's sales. (Photo: BYD)

JAKARTA The Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) released new car sales data in the country in September 2025. Throughout the ninth month of this year, the figure has slightly increased compared to August 2025, and interestingly, Chinese manufacturers are increasingly aggressive in the market.

National car sales in the ninth month of this year did show a thin growth in the distribution side (wholes). From 61,777 units in August, it increased to 62,071 units, an increase of zero five percent (0.5 percent), to be exact, an increase of 294 units.

But it decreased by 15.1 percent on an annual basis (year-on-year/yoy) compared to September 2024 as many as 73,108 units. On the other hand, in retail (from dealer to consumer) there was a decrease, from 66,518 units to 63,723 units.

Meanwhile, the same period last year was still at 72,601 units. If you look at Gaikindo's data, Friday, October 10, BYD's sales have decreased. Wholesales, BYD's sales have fallen by about fifty-seven points by five percent (57.5 percent).

Where, from the distribution figure from August to 1,088 units in September (a decrease of around 1,474 units). Meanwhile, in the retail market, BYD sales fell twenty-five by nine percent (25.9 percent), from 2,746 units to 2,036 units.

Meanwhile, Chery actually recorded a significant sales spike. Wholesales, Chery grew 74-eight-ma-five percent (78.5 percent), while on the retail side it rose forty-one point five percent (41.5 percent).

The increase made Chery ranked 8th for wholesales and eighth in retail, surpassing BYD, which in retail was only able to reach ninth. Meanwhile, the first position is still Toyota by controlling 32 percent of the national market share, followed by Daihatsu and Mitsubishi in third place.

The following is the composition of Indonesia's best-selling car brand in September 2025 according to Gaikindo:

Wholesales1.Toyota: 20,738 units2. Daihatsu: 10,605 units3. Mitsubishi Motors: 6,071 units4. Suzuki: 5,152 units5. Honda: 4,332 units6. Mitsubishi Fuso: 2,425 units7. Isuzu: 2,052 units8. Chery: 2,105 units9. Hino: 1,452 units10. Hyundai: 1,412 units

Retail1. Toyota: 20,072 units2. Daihatsu: 11,390 units3. Mitsubishi Motors: 5,703 units4. Suzuki: 5,477 units5. Honda: 4,600 units6. Isuzu: 2,230 units7. Mitsubishi Fuso: 2,206 units8. Chery: 2,102 units9. BYD: 2,036 units10. Hino: 1,541 units