Indomobil car sales rise 43%

Indomobil car sales rise 43%

JAKARTA: PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, Indonesia's third- largest automobile distributor by value, said car sales in the first four months of the year rose 43 percent as more people bought vehicles made by Suzuki Motor Corp and three other Japanese automakers.

Sales rose to 42,097 in the period from 29,549 in the same period a year ago, President Director Gunadi Sinduwinata said. The sales were led by Suzuki, which is 20 percent owned by General Motors Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. Indomobil sell cars made by nine automakers.

"The rise in sales was more than we expected," Sinduwinata announced in Jakarta.

The company also plans to start importing Suzuki's Swift sedan to sell in the Southeast Asian nation.-- Bloomberg