Honda cars sales targeted to 47 thousand units in year 2010
By Ali Budiman
PT. Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) as sole distributor of Honda cars remain optimistic in this year 2010. After announcing a recall to repair in Indonesia over the production of Honda City 2007 to 2008, HPM announced a target of 47 thousand units cars sales in this tiger year. This target up 16% compared to 2009 last year which had recorded a sales of 39,570 units. Three line-up of Honda Jazz, CR-V and Freed will return to spearhead the Honda cars sales.

Honda New Odyssey
Last year, in 2009 Honda All New Jazz scored sales of 15,713 units with over 48% hatchback segment (Yaris, Swift, Mazda2, Sirion, and others). Followed by the Honda CRV with sales of 10,110 units or 34% of High SUV segment and the Honda Freed is growing phenomenally with 8,900 units (14% of Medium MPV) within 6 months of sales since its release in June 2009. Read more…
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Toyota Avanza remain as Best Selling Cars in 2009
By Ali Budiman
Toyota Avanza is invincible and remains as a best-selling car in 2009. During the year 2009, from January to December Toyota Avanza able to record 100,065 unit sales for all models and types. Its means that Toyota Avanza dominates over 21% share of the national auto market, or 28% of the total passenger car sales in Indonesia. Total auto sales in Indonesia has books 486,061 units in year 2009 and 354,040 units are passenger cars while 132,021 units are commercial vehicle.

Toyota Avanza | Best Selling Car
Besides Avanza, Toyota’s brand strength in the national auto market is also demonstrated by the success of Toyota Kijang Innova and Toyota Rush as one of the best-selling car. Toyota Kijang Innova is a market leader in the Medium MPV segment and sold at a price range 180 million to 300 million, managed 36K units sold. While the Toyota Rush, one of the major players in the Medium SUV segment is also ranked 6th best-selling car list with sales of units 13,000.
Apparently, the market demand is also enjoyed by Daihatsu Xenia, which is a twin models from Toyota Avanza. Read more…
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Honda Freed contribute 22% to Honda Cars Sales in 2009
By Ali Budiman

Honda Cars Sales books 39,570 units
Year 2009 was the year of Honda Freed. It’s phenomenal and fantastic. During seven months in year 2009 since firstly introduced on June, Honda Freed contributes more than 22% to total new car sales of Honda. Referring to wholesales data received by Indonesia-Cars.com that total sales of Honda cars in Indonesia from January to December 2009 books 39,570 units and 8,900 units of which are Honda Freed.
The number of sales is outside the number of units exported to Thailand and other ASEAN countries. Beside marketed to national auto market, Honda Freed that produced at Honda plant at Karawang – West Java is also exported to ASEAN country. In December 2009 alone, PT. Honda Prospect Motor has delivered 1,000 units of this seven-seater family car to Thailand. Read more…
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Honda Indonesia export 1,000 units Freed to Thailand
By Ali Budiman
After exporting Honda Freed to Singapore and Brunei automobile market, PT. Honda Prospect Motor plan to deliver 1,000 units Freed to Thailand automobile market. This is the first largest export Honda Freed produced in Indonesia. Honda factory in Karawang – Indonesia is trusted by Honda to be the principal production base of this Honda MPV pride to the ASEAN region (Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippine, and others).

Honda Freed
The car export of Honda Freed to Thailand is scheduled today, Monday, December 14, 2009. Freed produced in Karawang – West Java already has a local content to 45%. Local components to be placed in 1.5-liter MPV is among tires, glass, seats, and rubbers.
Since its launch in June 2009, Freed became an instant favorite car in Medium MPV segment. Read more…
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Honda Freed contribute 23% to Honda Cars Sales
By Ali Budiman
Since firstly introduced on June 29, 2009 Honda Freed sales contribute significantly to the total wholesales of Honda. From June up to end of November 2009, Honda Freed succeed to reached 8,483 units sales or 1,600 units monthly average. It is over estimated since PT. Honda Prospect Motor as sole distributor of Honda cars in Indonesia only targeting 1,000 units’ sales per month.
Of course, the high sales of the Honda Freed proven that favorite Honda MPV’s has become the first choice of Indonesian family who need a 7 passenger-family car with sophisticated model, complete safety feature, comfort, and low fuel consumption. Although the price offered is higher than other competitors, but with all the advantages offered, complete feature, fuel efficiency, after sales network is extensive, and high resale value, Honda Freed remain attractive to customers that have a budget of 200 to 300 million for the family car.

Honda New Accord | The Famous Sedan
Freed priced at Rp. 237 million for Standard-type and Rp. 257 million for full spec type. Refer to wholesales data that Indonesia-Cars.com receives, the sales of Honda Freed dominates by Full Spec type of 80% from total Freed sales. The Full Spec type is has equipped by Dual SRS Airbag with Pretensioner Double Load Limiter, Electric Power Sliding Door, Arm Rest for Driver’s seat, and Grille Chrome & Plate License Chrome. Read more…
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Honda Freed second priced more expensive Rp. 10 million than new car
By Ali Budiman

Used car of Honda Freed
Honda Freed is phenomenon! The MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle) models that able to carry over seven people has record 5,196 unit’s sales within 4 months only. While sales booking of Freed already records 4,600 units’ referred to information from PT. HPM, Honda Prospect Motor as sole distributor in Indonesia.
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PT. Honda Prospect Motor was exporting Freed to Singapore & Brunei
By Ali Budiman

Honda Freed, car export to ASEAN countries
Honda Freed, latest MPV models from Honda that launch four months ago were book high demand. PT. Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) states that sales booking already records 4,600 units’ sales until end of September while the car production capacity of Honda factory in Karawang (Indonesia) only 1,500 to 1,700 units per month. Its mean the indent of Honda Freed (customer waiting list) could be up to January 2010. Read more…
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Honda Freed sales increasing 17% from last month
By Ali Budiman

Honda Freed Launch in Indonesia
Honda Freed sales in August 2009 books 1,786 units sales and increasing 17% from last month sales that only reached 1,521 units sales. After official launch in June 2009, Honda Freed, the newest MPV from PT. Honda Prospect Motor, continued to increase sales. In first month, June 2009, Honda Freed sold 340 units that increase to 1,521 units in July and sells 1,786 units in August 2009. So in total sales of Honda Freed have books 3,647 unit’s sales. Read more…
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Honda Freed Sales contributes 43% to Honda Cars Sales in July 09
By Ali Budiman

Honda Freed in IIMS 2009
Honda Cars Sales in July 09 is increase 35% from June sales, and 43% of it’s contributes by Honda Freed, the newest MPV from Honda. Honda Freed sales in July ‘09 have book 1,521 units while June sales only booked 340 units. Meanwhile, a total Honda cars sale in July 09 was 3,547 units, increase 35% from 2,630 units in June 2009. Read more…
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Honda delivers 340 units FREED since launch by June 29, 2009!
By Ali Budiman

Honda Freed Sales
After launch by June 29, 2009, Honda Freed already delivered 340 units to dealers (wholesales). Whereas only 2 days! It’s completed Honda cars sales in June 2009 to become 2,630 units. Total Honda cars sale in January up to June 2009 period was 15,254 units.
Marketing & After Sales Service Director of PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), Mr. Jonfis Fandy believes that Honda Freed will contributes to Honda cars sales in Indonesia, as big as Honda All New Jazz (Medium City Car) and Honda New CRV (High SUV). In this time, Honda Freed already books 2,688 sales booking, and targeted 6,000 units’ sales in year 2009. Despite Honda Freed release later than competitors such as, Toyota Avanza, Toyota Kijang Innova, and Nissan Grand Livina, PT. HPM indeed Honda Freed could be accepting in Indonesia auto market, especially in Multi Purpose Vehicle segment.
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