Sales of the BMW iX electric car in Indonesia are quite strong. Until October 2023, more than 350 people have taken home a BMW iX.
This achievement is quite impressive because the price of the BMW iX electric car is beyond the average price of electric cars in Indonesia. Currently the BMW iX is sold off the road for IDR 2.428 billion. This means that the price could increase again if the luxury goods tax is imposed.
“As of October there were approximately 350. I’m sure this number will definitely increase next year,” said Teguh Widodo, Operation Manager of BMW Astra when met in the East Jakarta area, Monday (13/11/2023) yesterday.
He said that currently BMW has three electric cars being offered to Indonesia. The three are the BMW iX, BMW i4, and BMW i7. It’s just that the best-selling product is the BMW iX.
Like the BMW iX, the prices of the other two BMW electric cars also exceed billions of rupiah. The BMW i4 is sold for IDR 2.108 billion and the BMW i7 is priced at IDR 3.285 billion. All prices are still off the road status.
“Currently, the top of the line is the BMW i7. It’s just that we only launched it last month. So sales are still ongoing. The BMW iX is dominant because it was launched earlier,” he said.
Furthermore, Teguh Widodo himself welcomed the government’s plan to waive import taxes on electric cars. He said that if this was done they would immediately coordinate with BMW principals in Germany.
This is because every item that enters Indonesia will definitely be determined by an import quota. So there are certain considerations that need to be made before taking advantage of this new policy plan.
“Of course, if the government issues a policy it will definitely be done to advance the industry. We are sure it will advance, but from BMW’s side we don’t know what the future will look like. There are many things we have to consider,” he explained.
It is known that currently all imported goods entering Indonesia, apart from being subject to import duties, are also subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) of 11 percent. This means that this fee could be abolished so that many foreign companies want to enter the country.
“So we want fiscal incentives to be competitive, compared to our competitor countries. For example, we can later have 0 (percent) CBU (completely built up) tax. We can later have 0 (percent) VAT,” said Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang. Kartasasmita some time ago.
