RI motorcycle sales up 44%, Astra says

RI motorcycle sales up 44%, Astra says

JAKARTA: Indonesia's motorcycle sales rose 44 percent in June from a year earlier, faster than May's 35 percent gain, said PT Astra International, the nation's biggest auto distributor.

Motorcycle sales rose to 476,955 units last month from 330,360 units in the same month last year, Astra said in a faxed report on Monday, citing figures from the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association.

Motorcycles sold by Jakarta-based Astra rose 32 percent on year to 241,295 units, the report said.

Astra accounted for 51 percent of the country's total motorcycle sales in June, lower than the 52 percent share in May, the figures showed. -- Bloomberg