New motor vehicle sales in Indonesia was down slightly by 1.82 percent to 50,699 units in May from 51,640 in the previous month, a leading economic daily reported Monday.
On year-on-year basis, the May sales surged 24.4 percent, reported Bisnis Indonesia, citing data from the Indonesian Automotive Producers Association (Gaikindo).
In five months ending May 2008, new vehicle sales jumped 33.64 percent to 237,941 units from 157,892 in the same period last year.
Japanese auto giant Toyota extended its market lead with 80,495 units, trailed in a distance by Mitsubishi -- which depends largely on light truck and pick-up sales -- with 35,865 units, and fellow Japanese manufacturers Suzuki (31,542), Daihatsu (27,736), Honda (20,667), Nissan (13,846), Isuzu (10,216) and bus-truck maker Hino (5,506).
South Korea's Hyunda1 reported five-month sales of 3,364, Detroit-based Ford 2,469 and other brands 6,285.
Source: Xinhua
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