Indonesia has a wonderful problem when compared to Thailand they can invest and invest and experience a huge growth in the automotive sector, similar to what Thailand has had in the past decade. Once their infrastructure  is completed and on an acceptable level for automotive manufacturers to invest and for the automotive eco-system to exist there as it does in Thailand, then Thailand can worry, but that may be another…10 years away. So when I see that Indonesian sales are doing well I can actually spin this positively as the majority of car parts for Indonesian are manufactured in Thailand, so for now NYT, AH, STANLY, SAT can all relax.

Indonesian sales will total about 1.2 million in 2014, versus 1 million in Thailand, said Tim Zimmerman, the Singapore-based president of Southeast Asia operations for General Motors Co., the world’s second-biggest carmaker. Vehicle sales in Indonesia rose 6.6 percent in the first half, while they slumped 40 percent in Thailand, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Source: Bloomberg