People visit the booth of Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD on May 29, 2024, during the Indonesia International Motor Show in Surabaya, East Java. - AFP
JAKARTA: New Chinese carmakers have expanded into Indonesia over the past three years. By offering affordable yet feature-packed electric vehicles (EVs), they have begun to chip away at the dominant role of Japanese and South Korean brands in Indonesia’s auto market.
Despite shrinking new car sales in Indonesia in recent years, Chinese automakers are drawn to the country amid intense competition in their home market following massive capacity expansion, but also thanks to tax breaks Indonesia grants on imported cars.
