Low Cost Green Car
Low Cost Green Car is an Indonesian automobile regulation which exempts low-cost and energy-efficient cars from luxury sales tax to ensure affordability, provided that they are assembled locally with a minimum amount of local components. The introduction of Low Cost Green Cars in Indonesia aimed to make car ownership more accessible for motorcycle owners and public transportation users. This initiative was designed to reduce fuel subsidies and enhance competition with imported cars from Thailand, ultimately fostering local job creation. In some aspects, the regulation is similar to the Japanese kei car category and the Thai Eco Car program which also reduce taxes for small and efficient cars.
Specifications
The Ministry of Industry regulates LCGC to conform with the following initial specifications:- Petrol engine, displacement capacity of 980–1,200 cc with fuel consumption not lower than ;
- Research Octane Number 92 fuel for petrol engines;
- Diesel engine, displacement capacity up to 1,500 cc with fuel consumption not lower than ;
- Cetane number 51 fuel for diesel engines;
- Turning radius below 4.6 m ;
- Selling price below Rp 95,000,000 according to the location of the headquarters of the sole agent, with adjustment for automatic transmission being 15%, for safety features 10%, and could be adjusted to inflation;
- Addition of an Indonesian brand name and logo;
- Manufacturing facility investment plan.
Regulation
In May 2013, the Indonesian government released the Government Regulation Number 41 Year 2013 about the Luxury Tax of Vehicles concerning LCGC and Low Emission Carbon regulations. The main points of the regulation are:- 0 percent luxury tax for cars with ICE with a maximum displacement of 1,200 cc for petrol and 1,500 cc for diesel and a minimal fuel consumption of.
- 50 percent luxury tax for green vehicles with a minimal fuel consumption of.
- 75 percent luxury tax for green vehicles with a fuel consumption between.
Investment
Toyota, Daihatsu, Suzuki and Honda are set to produce a combined 500,000 LCGCs per year with a predicted total investment of $1.8 billion in Indonesia by the end of 2012, after the government has agreed to exempt the LCGC from the luxury tax to boost domestic sales.On April 22, 2013, PT Astra Daihatsu Motor officially opened the Karawang Assembly Plant to anticipate LCGC, although the government's LCGC rule had not yet been released. The plant would assemble 4,000 units of the Toyota Avanza and/or Daihatsu Xenia per month in the first run and would produce 10,000 units of cars per month, including the LCGC Toyota Agya and Daihatsu Ayla when the rule had been released.
Models and sales
In the first three months of 2014, 43,969 LCGC cars were sold.In the first six months of 2014, 85,643 LCGC cars were sold.
In first seven months of 2014, the LCGC Toyota Agya sold 41,520 units to become the third highest selling car in Indonesia after the Toyota Avanza and Honda Mobilio.