The Indonesian automotive market has been busy with the arrival of Chinese car manufacturers in recent years. Unlike before, which was still underestimated, now the brand from the country of the bamboo curtain is slowly but surely starting to be accepted by the market.
Based on the membership of the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo), there are three Chinese automotive brands selling cars domestically, namely Wuling, DFSK and MG.
Yes MG aka Morris Garage. Although of British descent, the car manufacturer was acquired by a company from China, Nanjing Automobile Group, then acquired again by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) Motor.
SAIC Motor then invested in India to establish MG Motor India, then bought the General Motors factory to manufacture MG cars. Including expanding its expansion into Thailand and Indonesia.
MG's range of cars, which are still SUVs, are sold with full import status from Thailand. Meanwhile, other Chinese automotive brands, such as Wuling and DFSK, are trying to provide a more diverse model, such as commercial vehicles, passenger cars in the form of MPVs, minibuses or SUVs.
Then, how is the performance of China's car sales? Especially in the period from January to August 2021, who will win?
Referring to Gaikindo's wholesales data (distribution from factories to dealers), the three of them supplied 17,130 cars during that period. Wuling contributed 84.8 percent, DFSK 11.2 percent and MG 3.8 percent. So you know who the winner is?
Sales of Wuling, DFSK and MG January-August 2021
Wuling from January to August 2021 distributed 14,540 units. The incision increased 487 percent when compared to the same period last year of 2,473 units.
DFSK also experienced an increase of around 89 percent. In the first 7 months of last year it distributed 1,016 units, while at the same time this year there were 1,922 units.
In particular, even though MG has launched new cars in March and August 2020, the distribution of units to the sales network will be carried out in December 2020. So the increase cannot be compared year to date. However, during January-August 2021, 668 MG units were supplied to dealers.
Wuling Almaz as the Best-Selling Chinese Car
Now, of the several products sold by the automotive brand, Wuling Almaz is the best-selling Chinese car. During this time, 5,875 units of this SUV were delivered to dealers, followed by Wuling Confero 5,769 units, and Wuling Cortez 2,576 units.
The next position is occupied by MG HS because it has sold 372 units, then closing the top five is secured by DFSK Glory 560 which has distributed 354 units. Its higher caste sibling, the DFSK Glory 580, only sent 1 unit.
Moving on to the commercial vehicle segment, DFSK won because it was able to deliver 1,409 units of DFSK Supercab from January to August 2021. Then continued with Wuling Formo 320 units, and DFSK Gelora 77 units.
China Wuling, DFSK, and MG Car Sales (Jan-Aug 2021)
The following is the total sales of the three Chinese car brands in Indonesia from January to August 2021:
Total Sales of Chinese Brand Cars in Indonesia
- Wuling 14,540 units
- DFSK 1,922 units
- MG 668 units
China Wuling, DFSK, and MG Car Sales Standings (Jan-Aug 2021)
While below is the total sales of Chinese brand car models sold from January to August 2021. Wuling Almaz is the best-selling Chinese car in Indonesia.
List of Best Selling Chinese Car Models January - August 2021
- Wuling Almaz 5,875 units
- Wuling Confero 5,769 units
- Wuling Cortez 2,576 units
- DFSK Supercabs 1,409 units
- MG HS 372 units
- DFSK Glory 560 354 units
- Wuling Formo 320 units
- MH ZS 296 units
- DFSK Glory i-Auto 81 units
- DFSK Gelora 77 units
- DFSK Glory 580 1 unit
