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RI'S 1ST SEMESTER MOTORCYCLE SALES UP 44 PCT
Jakarta, July 10 (ANTARA) - Domestic motorcycle sales in the first half of 2008 grew 44 percent to 3,060,400 units from a year earlier, an industry executive said.
The first-semester motorcycle sales figure represented more than 50 percent of the target of 5.2 million units for 2008, chief of the Indonesian Motorcycle Producers' Association (AISI) Gunadi Sindhuwinata said on Thursday.
"So, if motorcycle sales reach 6 million units this year, it will be a bonus," he said.
But he added that motorcycle sales in the second half of 2008 would likely drop below their first-semester level due to a reduction in the number of working days as a result of the post-fasting month Lebaran and Christmas festivities.
"As first-semester sales have already reached 3 million units, we hope we can sell another 2.5 million units in the second semester," he said.
So far, last May's fuel oil price hikes had had no significant impact on domestic motorcycle and car sales, he said.
The fuel price hikes have only caused motorists to use fuel in the most efficient way they can, he said.
"They now tend to use their vehicles only when really necessary. This is a good momentum to educate the public," he said.
The first-semester motorcycle sales figure represented more than 50 percent of the target of 5.2 million units for 2008, chief of the Indonesian Motorcycle Producers' Association (AISI) Gunadi Sindhuwinata said on Thursday.
"So, if motorcycle sales reach 6 million units this year, it will be a bonus," he said.
But he added that motorcycle sales in the second half of 2008 would likely drop below their first-semester level due to a reduction in the number of working days as a result of the post-fasting month Lebaran and Christmas festivities.
"As first-semester sales have already reached 3 million units, we hope we can sell another 2.5 million units in the second semester," he said.
So far, last May's fuel oil price hikes had had no significant impact on domestic motorcycle and car sales, he said.
The fuel price hikes have only caused motorists to use fuel in the most efficient way they can, he said.
"They now tend to use their vehicles only when really necessary. This is a good momentum to educate the public," he said.
