Indonesia Motorbike Sales Fall for 1st Time in 8 Months

Motorbike sales in Indonesia plunged 17.1% year-on-year to an eleven-month low of 448,974 units in March 2026, reversing a 1.0% rise in the previous month. This marked the first annual decline in motorbike sales since last July, as consumers shifted their consumption during Ramadan and ahead of the Eid al-Fitr celebration. On a monthly basis, sales slumped 23.6% in March, reversing a 1.7% increase in February. For the first quarter of the year, motorbike sales were 4.1% higher compared with the same period last year.

Motorbike sales in Indonesia rose 1.0% year-on-year to a four-month high of 587,354 units in February 2026, following a 3.1% increase in the previous month. This was the seventh straight month of growth. Exports of Completely Built-Up (CBU) motorcycles jumped 31.4%, following a 29.5% rise in January. Meanwhile, Completely Knocked Down (CKD) shipments declined 14.0% after a 0.1% drop a month ago. On a monthly basis, sales increased 1.7% in February, a sharp slowdown from the 25.1% growth recorded in January. For the January-February period, motorbike sales were 2.1% higher compared with the same period last year.

Motorbike sales in Indonesia grew 3.1% year-on-year to a three-month high of 577,763 units in January 2026, despite a sharp slowdown from a 14.5% surge in December. This marked the sixth consecutive month of annual growth, supported by a cumulative 150 basis-point interest rate cut by the central bank since September 2024, along with government measures to boost domestic demand. Last year, motorbike sales rose 1.3% from 2024 to 6.4 million units, easing slightly from a 1.5% increase in the previous year but remaining within the Association of Indonesian Motorcycle Industry (AISI) target range of 6.4 to 6.7 million units. On a month-on-month basis, however, sales surged 25.08% in January, rebounding sharply from an 11.7% fall in November.