Indonesia International Auto Show


The Gaikindo 'Indonesia International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in Indonesia. Organized by Seven Events, and hosted by the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries hence its name, the show was spun off from the Indonesia International Motor Show, another Indonesian automotive exhibition that was formerly authorized by the latter, since 2015. Since 2024, it is currently claimed as the second largest auto show in the world behind biennial automotive shows from China, such as the Auto Shanghai and the Beijing Motor Show.
The show is currently held at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Tangerang Regency, Banten. Plans on relocating the show from the ICE venue is currently under consideration.
The show spawned two spin-offs; a series of roadshow events in major Indonesian capital cities since its establishment, later known as GIIAS The Series since 2019, including Bandung, Makassar, Medan, Semarang and Surabaya, as well formerly Samarinda; and a smaller-scale event since 2022, known as the Gaikindo Jakarta Auto Week'.

History

Prior to its establishment, the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries formerly established and hosted the Indonesia International Motor Show between 1986 and 2014, which since 2000, it was organized by Dyandra Promosindo, a subsidiary of Kompas Gramedia. The 1986 event, originally known as the Gaikindo Car Exhibition, was first held at the Jakarta Convention Center with 13 exhibitors participated the event. The show was renamed to the Jakarta Auto Expo in 1989, then later the Gaikindo Auto Expo in 2000, before adopting to its current name, Indonesia International Motor Show in 2006 after it was recognized as an international-scale exhibition by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles. Since 2009, IIMS relocated to its current venue, Jakarta International Expo, located at Kemayoran in Pademangan, North Jakarta.
Gaikindo first announced the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in February 2015 after ending their partnership with Dyandra. According to Gaikindo's second co-chairman, Johnny Darmawan, the association realized the name "Indonesia International Motor Show" was already patterned and wholly owned by Dyandra, resulting the association have completely lost the rights to use the former name. After splitting off, Gaikindo trademarked the name "Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show" and appoints Seven Events as their new event organizer, while Dyandra retained their commitment to organize the Indonesia International Motor Show as its own event without Gaikindo's authorization, starting from 2015 onwards.
Differentiating from IIMS, GIIAS is held at a different venue, Indonesia Convention Exhibition, located at BSD City in Pagedangan, Tangerang Regency, Banten, with a total space of. On 3 March 2015, GIIAS received a full support from the OICA, joining its membership.
In late July 2015, Gaikindo announced the show would also include a spin-off roadshow series held in major Indonesian cities, with South Sulawesi's Makassar and East Java's Surabaya being the first cities to held these events. The Makassar event would be held in November at the Celebes Convention Center, located at Tanjung Bunga in the Tamalate district, while the Surabaya event would be held in December at the Grand City Convention & Exhibition, located at Ketabang in the Genteng district.
The Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show was officially established with the public opening of the 23rd edition on 20 August 2015, featuring a total gross area of, and a participation of 40 different brands. Then-12th Vice President of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla visited the event and inaugurated its opening ceremony, while being accompanied by other guests such as Ministry of Industry's Saleh Husin, Ministry of Trade's Thomas Lembong, and Banten's governor, Rano Karno. The event was also established during the country's falling domestic vehicle demand at the time. Despite its unsuccessful attempt to response falling vehicle sales, the 23rd GIIAS remain considered as a success, having visited by 451,654 visitors, beating Gaikindo's initial projected target of 380,000.
Between 2016 and 2017, the venue for the Makassar event was briefly moved to the Four Points by Sheraton Makassar hotel, located at Pa'baeng-Baeng, also in the Tamalate district. The event was returned back to its initial Celebes Convention Center venue in 2018.
In 2017, following the success of the Makassar and Surabaya roadshow events in the previous two renditions, Gaikindo expanded its roadshow series to two more capital cities; Medan, North Sumatra, and Samarinda, East Kalimantan. The Medan event took place at the Santika Premiere Dyandra Hotel & Convention, located at Central Petisah in the Medan Petisah district, while the Samarinda event took place at the Samarinda Convention Hall, located at South Sempaja in the northern part of the city.
In 2022, the roadshow series was expanded to Semarang, Central Java, which initially took place at the Marina Convention Center, located at Tawangsari in the western part of the city. From 2024 onward, the Semarang event was moved to a newer venue, Muladi Dome-Diponegoro University Convention Center in the Tembalang district.
In 2023, Gaikindo expanded its roadshow series to include Bandung, West Java, which took place at the Sudirman Grand Ballroom, located at Dungus Cariang in the Andir district.
In December 2024, Gaikindo's third co-chairman and chief organizer, Rizwan Alamsjah is opening a consideration on relocating the main event to a different venue. Gaikindo previously rejected this plan during the 2024 event in a response of the early claims from media, but Alamsjah later insisted this, noting that increasing number of automakers joining Gaikindo was cited as the main reason, which caused by Chinese automakers entering the Indonesian market. While a list of possible replacement locations was yet to be published, early media claims suggested the Nusantara International Convention Exhibition in Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakarta being one of the possible locations, which is set to complete by September 2025.
In June 2025, Gaikindo opened the suggestion on relocating the main event to NICE. Gaikindo's chairman, Yohanes Nangoi said: "If NICE is completed, it could be the only place worth replacing. The capacity of NICE is estimated to be 25% larger than ICE BSD. If it's completed, its potential will be extraordinary for GIIAS going forward".

GIIAS through the years

2010s

2015

The first edition of the exhibition, the 23rd Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show was held from 20 to 30 August 2015, marking its split-off from the Indonesia International Motor Show. Notably, its run was held alongside the 23rd IIMS at the same time. It was followed by its first two roadshow events; Makassar from 25 to 29 November, and later Surabaya from 9 to 13 December.
Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Daihatsu, Datsun, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault, Smart, Suzuki, Toyota and Volkswagen, whose all previously exhibited in previous years' IIMS, were among the first passenger vehicle brands to join the newly formed exhibition. The show also saw Indonesian automotive show debuts to Lexus and Porsche. Despite mentioned, Aston Martin and McLaren were represented by exhibits organized by parallel importers, instead of branded exhibits hosted by their companies themselves. Proton and Subaru were originally planned to participate the show, but were quietly pulled out shortly thereafter.
Commercial vehicle brands include recurring IIMS participants from FAW Jiefang, Hino, Isuzu, Mitsubishi Fuso, Tata Motors and UD Trucks. Toyota also exhibiting at this section with the Dyna, Hiace and Hilux, representing their commercial vehicle presence again from previous years' IIMS. Iveco held its Indonesian automotive show debut at this event. Maxus, under the partnership with Malaysian distributor The Weststar Group as Weststar Maxus, also joined the exhibition to mark their entry to the Indonesian commercial vehicle market.
Motorcycles were also included in GIIAS, which were initially never included in previous years' IIMS until starting from the 22nd IIMS in 2014 with Ducati and Triumph. While Triumph joined and exhibited in GIIAS, Ducati remains absent from the show for unknown reason, despite being initially confirmed by Seven Events in March. Alongside Triumph, Japanese brands such as Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha, as well Germany's BMW Motorrad, also joined. Royal Enfield also joined and used the exhibition to mark their entry to the Indonesian motorcycle market.
Production car introductions
The 24th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show was held from 11 to 21 August 2016. Starting from 2016, the show was no longer held simultaneously alongside IIMS, as the latter was rescheduled to an April timeframe to avoid scheduling conflicts with the former. As of its roadshow series, the Makassar event was held prior to the main event from 18 to 21 May, while the Surabaya event was followed after the main event from 28 September to 2 October. Coincidentally, it marks the first time the main event ran alongside Indonesia's Independence Day that mostly held in 17 August.
Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Daihatsu, Datsun, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Suzuki, Toyota and Volkswagen were the only branded exhibitors to return. Ford declined to return, following their ceased Indonesian operations seven months before the show, however, Ford vehicles remain represented, albeit as an exhibit organized by its dealership chain, Nusantara Ford. A month before the event, Renault announced their absence for the 2016 show, citing due to "technical difficulties", which the company originally planned to introduce the second-generation Koleos and Kwid in the event. Porsche also declined to return for the 2016 show, while Smart is absent entirely from the event.
Joining the exhibition for the first time were Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Kia. Wuling Motors also joined this exhibition for their initial Indonesian introduction, previewing two models for the compact multi-purpose vehicle segment.