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  • Motorbike sales jump 15% in September as e-motorbikes wait on incentive

    Motorbike sales jump 15% in September as e-motorbikes wait on incentive

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    Indonesians bought 654,343 new motorbikes in September 2026, according to Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI) data reported by Kontan on 8 October. That was 15.37% more than in September 2025 (567,173 units) and 9.7% up on August’s 596,461 units.

    The rebound is welcome news for the conventional two-wheeler makers that dominate AISI. It also highlights how far behind the electric segment has fallen, as e-motorbike buyers continue to wait for a government purchase incentive that has been promised repeatedly but not yet paid.

    The wider market

    Domestic sales for January to September reached 5.02 million units, 3.71% ahead of the 4.84 million sold in the same period of 2025. AISI is targeting 6.4 million to 6.7 million units for the full year, and Kontan calculates that the industry has already reached about 78.4% of the lower end of that range.

    Exports also grew. AISI members shipped 55,098 fully built (CBU) motorbikes abroad in September, up 9.64% on August, plus 688,319 knocked-down (CKD) kits, almost unchanged month on month. CBU exports for the first nine months totalled 487,940 units.

    Electric motorbikes: still a sliver of the market

    AISI’s monthly figures, as reported, do not break out electric models. The most recent number comes from the Indonesian Electric Motorcycle Industry Association (Aismoli), whose chairman Budi Setiyadi told a parliamentary hearing on 21 September that members sold roughly 18,900 e-motorbikes in January to August 2026, CNN Indonesia reported. That compares with about 77,000 in 2024, when a Rp 7 million per-unit subsidy was available, and about 70,000 in 2025.

    By our own rough calculation, 18,900 units is well under 1% (about 0.4%) of the roughly 4.37 million motorbikes AISI recorded over the same eight months (5.02 million minus September’s 654,343). The two associations represent different companies, so the comparison is indicative only. At the January–August pace of about 2,400 a month, the electric segment would end 2026 at around 28,000 units; that is also our own extrapolation, not an industry forecast.

    Budi blamed buyers’ hesitation on policy uncertainty, describing it as a matter of “government policy, which is sometimes there and sometimes not” (translated from Indonesian).

    Incentive “this year”, says Airlangga

    The latest official signal came on 4 October, when Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the electric vehicle incentive would take effect in 2026, detikOto reported. He said the technical work sat with the Industry and Finance ministries, while the programme’s budget allocation (DIPA) is held by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. He gave no amount or start date.

    That keeps alive a promise first made for June. As we reported on 5 October, the file has passed to new Industry Minister Muhammad Sarmuji after the latest cabinet reshuffle. Periklindo chairman Moeldoko has told lawmakers that dealers and manufacturers are “stuck” and that many dealers risk closing, according to detikOto. A figure of around Rp 3 million per unit was reportedly mentioned earlier by former finance minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, but no scheme has yet been finalised. For background, see our earlier report on the e-motorbike sales slump.

    What it means for buyers

    There is currently no government discount on new e-motorbikes, and with less than three months of 2026 left, buyers holding out for one are betting on a scheme with no published amount or start date. Anyone who needs a bike now should compare total running costs rather than sticker price alone. Our electric motorbike buyer’s guide covers charging, battery swapping and the main models, and the IndoEVs directory lists the e-motorbike brands selling in Indonesia.

    Related: Car sales dip 2.7% in September as BYD and Jaecoo hold top-10 places.

    Sources: Kontan (8 Oct 2026); CNN Indonesia (22 Sep 2026); detikOto (4 Oct 2026)

  • E-motorbike subsidy rules are ready, minister says, but Finance must sign off

    E-motorbike subsidy rules are ready, minister says, but Finance must sign off

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    Indonesia’s long-promised purchase incentive for electric motorcycles is ready to go as far as the Ministry of Industry is concerned, according to Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. The final call, he says, now belongs to the Ministry of Finance, which changed hands earlier this month.

    The update is the latest turn in a saga we covered on 24 September, when industry groups warned that e-motorcycle sales had slumped as buyers waited for the discount to appear.

    “The technical side is ready”

    Speaking at the Fairmont hotel in Jakarta, Agus said his ministry had done its part, CNN Indonesia reported on 25 September:

    “We, the technical ministry, are ready. If the Finance Minister decides to grant the incentive…” – Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Industry Minister, to CNN Indonesia (translated from Indonesian)

    He made a similar point earlier in the week, telling reporters that the technical guidelines (petunjuk teknis) had been prepared, IDN Times reported on 23 September. What is still missing is a Finance Minister regulation (PMK) to give the scheme its legal footing, Medcom.id noted, adding that Deputy Industry Minister Faisol Riza had described that regulation as almost finished.

    A new minister in charge

    The person who publicly promised the subsidy is no longer in the job. President Prabowo Subianto replaced Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa with Suahasil Nazara on 14 September, according to Medcom.id, which listed the e-motorbike incentive among the unfinished business Purbaya left behind. Purbaya had said the subsidy should already have been running in September.

    The scheme on the table is unchanged: a Rp 3 million discount per domestically produced electric motorcycle, from a total budget of Rp 3 trillion aimed at up to one million units. That is well below earlier plans of Rp 5 million per unit, and less than half the Rp 7 million incentive offered in 2023, IDN Times pointed out.

    Sales still under pressure

    The uncertainty continues to weigh on the market. Budi Setiyadi, chairman of the electric motorcycle industry association Aismoli, told CNN Indonesia that sales reached only about 18,900 units in January–August 2026, compared with roughly 77,000 in 2024 and 70,000 in 2025.

    Even if the scheme starts soon, it is unlikely to use its full budget this year. CNN Indonesia reported that realistic take-up in 2026 is around 100,000 units, limited by domestic production capacity. By our own calculation, 100,000 units at Rp 3 million each would draw about Rp 300 billion, or roughly a tenth of the Rp 3 trillion allocation.

    Some analysts also question whether the amount is enough. Deon Arinaldo, a director at the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), warned that “incentives that are too small risk not being enough to close the price gap” with petrol motorbikes (translated from Indonesian), IDN Times reported.

    What it means for buyers

    • No start date yet. Until the Finance Ministry issues its regulation, there is no official discount at dealers, whatever sales staff may suggest.
    • Only local models qualify. The scheme targets domestically produced e-motorbikes, so check that a model meets the local-content rules before counting on the discount. Our report on Alva and rising TKDN requirements explains why this matters.
    • Weigh waiting against dealer offers. With sales weak, some brands are already discounting. Rp 3 million is a useful saving on a budget scooter, but a current dealer promotion may be worth as much.

    For model and price comparisons, see our electric motorbike buyer’s guide and the motorbike brands in the IndoEVs EV directory, such as Volta and Alva.

    Related: EV taxes and incentives in Indonesia in 2026: what buyers now pay

    Update, 5 October 2026: Agus Gumiwang has since been replaced as Industry Minister by Muhammad Sarmuji, and the incentive is still waiting for a Finance Ministry regulation. Read our follow-up.

    Sources: CNN Indonesia (25 Sept 2026); IDN Times (23 Sept 2026); Medcom.id (14 Sept 2026).

  • E-motorcycle sales slump as Rp 3m purchase incentive stays in limbo

    E-motorcycle sales slump as Rp 3m purchase incentive stays in limbo

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    Update (27 September 2026): The Industry Ministry says its technical rules are now ready and the decision rests with new Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara. Read the latest.

    Sales of electric motorcycles in Indonesia have fallen sharply this year as buyers hold off while waiting for a promised government purchase incentive, industry groups have warned. The government says the scheme is still due to launch in 2026, but it continues to await the regulations needed to put it into effect.

    Sales down sharply

    According to the Indonesian Electric Motorcycle Industry Association (Aismoli), cited by The Jakarta Post, e-motorcycle sales dropped to only 18,900 units between January and August 2026, compared with 70,000 units for the whole of last year. Industry players told the paper that consumers were postponing purchases until the discount is available, leaving dealers with stagnant sales and, in some cases, facing the prospect of closure.

    Moeldoko, chairman of the Indonesian Electric Vehicle Industry Association (Periklindo) and a former presidential chief of staff, urged the government to act:

    “Why is this going back and forth, with us still waiting for when it will actually be implemented?” – Moeldoko, Periklindo, to The Jakarta Post

    What is on the table

    The planned scheme would give buyers a Rp 3 million discount on each locally made electric motorcycle, funded from a total budget of Rp 3 trillion. It replaces an earlier Rp 5 million-per-unit proposal, Antara reported. Accounts of the scheme’s scale differ: The Jakarta Post described it as covering up to 100,000 units, while Antara said the Rp 3 trillion budget was intended to support purchases of as many as one million domestically produced e-motorcycles, even though national production capacity is expected to reach only about 100,000 units by the end of 2026.

    Expectations had been raised in August, when The Jakarta Post reported, under the headline that the subsidy would return in September, that then Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa expected the scheme to restart that month. That month has now almost passed without the programme starting.

    Government: decided, but paperwork pending

    Deputy Industry Minister Faisol Riza told Antara on 24 September that the government had already decided on the incentive and remained committed to implementing it this year. He said the remaining question was how quickly it could be realised, and indicated that officials were waiting for the new deputy finance minister to take up the post.

    Implementation depends on a Finance Ministry Regulation (PMK), and Antara reported that the programme may also require a Presidential Regulation to give it a firm legal basis. Only once those rules are issued can the technical guidelines, lists of eligible models and dealer procedures be finalised.

    What it means for buyers

    For anyone considering an electric scooter or motorcycle, the delay creates a clear dilemma. Waiting could save Rp 3 million on an eligible model, which is a significant share of the price of many entry-level e-scooters. But there is no confirmed start date, and the incentive is expected to apply only to locally made models that meet local-content (TKDN) requirements, so not every bike on sale will qualify. Buyers should check with dealers whether a model is expected to be eligible and whether any dealer promotions already offset the potential discount. Those who need a bike now may find that existing manufacturer offers make waiting less worthwhile.

    IndoEVs will report on the regulation and the list of eligible models once they are published.

    Sources: The Jakarta Post – EV two-wheeler sales slump as incentive hangs in limbo, industry warns; Antara – RI govt still targets electric motorcycle incentive this year; The Jakarta Post – EV motorcycle subsidy to return in September: Purbaya