Jakarta, huutoanland Indonesia
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Sales
electric car
battery-based (BEV) in 2026 is predicted to be more challenging as government incentives end, especially for imported vehicles.This condition has the potential to slow down the growth of the national vehicle market compared to the previous year.
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) automotive expert Yannes Martinus Pasaribu assesses that the incentives for importing electric cars, which will end on December 31 2025, have succeeded in encouraging buying interest among middle class consumers.However, the government’s move to stop providing incentives means that sales of electric cars will stagnate next year.
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“In 2026, it appears that the growth rate of the total BEV segmentation will likely slow down compared to 2025, due to the loss of BEV import incentives. Future growth will be driven by locally assembled BEVs,” said Yannes when contacted, Monday (22/12).
According to data from the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo), sales of battery-based cars in Indonesia will grow significantly throughout 2025. From January to November, wholesale sales of electric cars or the number of distribution from factories to dealers was 82,525 units.
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This figure rose drastically to 113 percent compared to the same period last year.
Gaikindo also recorded extraordinary growth in another electrification segment, namely plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) from January to November 2025.
Referring to this data, distribution of PHEV cars in Indonesia jumped 3,217 percent to 4,312 units, whereas in 11 months 2024 there were only 130 units, while January-December 2024 only increased to 136 units.
Positive achievements were also recorded for hybrid cars, although the increase in demand was not as high as for BEVs or PHEVs.
According to data, demand for hybrid cars this year was 57,311 units, only an increase of six percent from the same period last year which recorded 53,986 units.Then, Gaikindo data also records that the distribution of hybrid cars in 2024 will reach 59,903 units.
However, he believes that the overall electrified vehicle market will not necessarily weaken.In fact, the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) segment is expected to experience significant growth.
According to him, HEV offers a combination of fuel efficiency without mileage concerns.In addition, HEVs do not depend on charging infrastructure which is currently uneven.
“Meanwhile, the HEV segment will be very fertile, as a result rational consumers will choose HEV as their target market
safe haven
, because HEV offers fuel efficiency, range
anxiety
zero,” he said.
Especially for Japanese brand HEV cars, sales are predicted by Yannes to be even more solid.This is inseparable from the support of the after-sales network and the well-established reputation of brand holder agents (APM) in Indonesia.
“Especially for Japanese HEVs, it will be more solid
sales
because it is supported by
after-sales
which is solid from the APM,” said Yannes.
(ryh/dmi)
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