Motor shows exceed targets

JAKARTA: The just concluded second Jakarta Motor Show and the second Jakarta Motorcycle Show ended on Sunday exceeding its initial targets of sales and visitors, the organizer said over the weekend.

As of last Saturday, the total sales have well exceeded initial target of Rp 600 billion (US$65 million) with car sales amounted to more than Rp 913 billion and motorcycle sales reached more than Rp 11 billion for a total sales of more than Rp 924.6 billion.

PT Toyota-Astra Motor led the sales with 2,001 cars sold worth more than Rp 347 billion thanks to the newly unveiled Toyota Kijang Innova, already the fifth generation of the popular Toyota Kijang van.

Meanwhile, PT Astra Honda Motor sold the most motorcycles of 305 units worth some Rp 4 billion.

Attendance was lower than expected with only about 180,000 people visiting the events while organizer was expecting a hefty 200,000 visitors.

Deadly bombing outside the Australian Embassy last Thursday might have an impact on the people's enthusiasm to visit the shows. -- JP