BYD Breaks into Top 5, Honda Slipped Amid March Car Sales Decline 2026

Honda WR-V. (Photo: HPM)

JAKARTA - The performance of national car sales in March 2026 showed a decline compared to the previous month. Data from the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) recorded the distribution of vehicles from factories to dealers (wholesales) fell 24.6 percent to 61,271 units.

In the wholesales segment, Toyota is still leading with a performance of 17,984 units, but the figure is down quite a bit from February which reached 22,522 units. The second position is occupied by Daihatsu with 8,916 units, also corrected from 13,452 units.

Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors ranked third with 5,190 units, down from the previous 7,008 units. Honda ranked fourth with 4,129 units, lower than the previous month which reached 5,328 units.

Meanwhile, Jaecoo completed the top five with 3,035 units, slightly increased compared to February which recorded 3,005 units. A similar condition also occurred in retail sales or from dealers to consumers.

Launching from Gaikindo data, Monday, April 13, overall, retail sales fell 14.8 percent from 78,239 units in February to 66,637 units in March. In this category, Toyota still dominates with sales of 19,538 units, although down from 22,812 units in the previous month.

Daihatsu is in second place with 11,115 units, also experiencing a decline from 12,336 units. Mitsubishi Motors climbed to third place in retail with 5,311 units, although still lower than the February achievement of 7,017 units.

On the other hand, Suzuki experienced the deepest decline, from 9,035 units to 4,490 units, but still remained in fourth place. Interesting changes occurred in the top five. BYD managed to rise to fifth place with sales of 4,153 units, up from 3,596 units in February.

This achievement makes BYD surpass Honda which recorded 4,080 units and had to fall to sixth place. Meanwhile, the cumulative sales throughout the first quarter of 2026 still recorded a slight growth.

Wholesales in January-March reached 209,021 units or increased 1.7 percent compared to the same period last year of 205,539 units. Meanwhile, retail sales reached 211,905 units, an increase of 0.5 percent compared to 210,766 units in the first quarter of 2025.

Here are the sales data as of March 2026

Wholesales1. Toyota: 17,984 units2. Daihatsu: 8,916 units3. Mitsubishi Motors: 5,190 units4. Suzuki: 4,552 units5. Honda: 4,129 units6. Jaecoo: 3,035 units7. BYD: 2,941 units8. Mitsubishi Fuso: 2,681 units9. Isuzu: 1,675 units10. Hyundai: 1,608 units

Retail Sales1. Toyota: 19,538 units2. Daihatsu: 11,115 units3. Mitsubishi Motors: 5,311 units4. Suzuki: 4,490 units5. BYD: 4,153 units6. Honda: 4,080 units7. Jaecoo: 2,868 units8. Mitsubishi Fuso: 2,848 units9. Isuzu: 2,065 units10. Hino: 1,956 units