Chinese EV Brands Capture 88% of Indonesia’s H1 2026 EV Market — 47,200 Units Across BYD, Wuling and Chery Omoda

Indonesia is now the most dynamic EV growth market in Southeast Asia, and Chinese brands are taking nearly all of the upside. According to Gaikindo (Indonesian Automotive Industry Association) registrations and individual brand disclosures, Chinese EV brands collectively delivered 47,200 vehicles in Indonesia through H1 2026, up +89% year-over-year from H1 2025’s 24,950 units. That equates to roughly 88% of total Indonesian EV sales (53,400 units), with EV penetration of all-vehicle sales lifting from 3.2% to 5.8% in twelve months. The volume base is held by three brands: BYD (18,400 units), Wuling (12,500), and Chery Omoda (8,200).

BYD: The 128% YoY Jakarta Story

BYD Indonesia’s +128% YoY surge to 18,400 units rests on four products. The Atto 3 (6,800) is now Indonesia’s #1 single-model EV by volume; the M6 Denza-derived 7-seat MPV (5,200) leads the EV MPV segment outright; Sealion 6 DM-i contributed 4,200 PHEV-counted units; and the Seal added 2,200. The brand’s new Subang, West Java assembly plant — opened January 2026 — reached 70% capacity utilization by Q2, with all four high-volume models qualifying for Indonesia’s import-duty exemption plus the favorable 5% PPnBM luxury-tax bracket. Local-content target: 60% by end-2026.

Wuling Owns the Sub-200M-IDR Tier; Chery Omoda Triples Volume

SAIC-Wuling delivered 12,500 H1 units (+24% YoY), powered overwhelmingly by the Wuling Air EV (9,800 units) — still the dominant force in the sub-200-million-IDR EV city-car segment. The brand’s Cikarang, West Java plant has been EV-only since late 2025 and now runs at 28,000 units/year. Chery Omoda — a relative late entrant — more than tripled to 8,200 units, led by the Omoda E5 (5,400) at a competitive 480M IDR (~$30,200), with the Bekasi plant scaling from 18,000 to 30,000 units/year by Q4 to feed E5 and the upcoming Jaecoo 6. Behind the big three, NETA shipped 4,800, DFSK Seres 2,800, Geely Galaxy 2,200 (debut), MG 1,800 and Hyptec/GAC Aion 1,300 (debut).

Why the Chinese Share Is So Lopsided

Indonesia’s EV adoption is unusually policy-driven. The 2026 framework stacks a 0% import duty for EVs meeting volume/local-content commitments through 2027, a 5% PPnBM luxury sales tax versus 11-15% on ICE, a 2-year BBNKB title-transfer exemption on EV purchases, and province-level VAT relief in Jakarta, Bali and East Java. The combined stack effectively reduces a typical mid-tier EV total cost by 10-15% — a structural advantage that disproportionately rewards brands willing to commit to local CKD assembly. Gaikindo and CSIS now project Indonesia’s full-year 2026 EV sales at 105,000-115,000 units, with Chinese brands holding 85%+ share. For the full brand-by-brand H1 breakdown, plant capacity disclosures and H2 2026 product calendar (Geely Galaxy E5, BYD Sealion 7, Dolphin G DM-i, IONIQ 5 facelift), see iEVChina’s full Chinese EV Indonesia H1 2026 sales review.

Source: Gaikindo + brand disclosures / iEVChina analysis