The Most Sought After Cars in Indonesia via Google

Internet technologies continue to evolve rapidly has brought a change in people's behavior in seeking information. People of the world, including Indonesia, are making use of search engine Google to find important information. Google has become one of the search engines get the most popular in the virtual world today.

Interestingly, Google apparently has a record of what information is accessible to many people this year. We conducted an analysis of 1.2 billion data from 146 countries in the world. As one of the countries that are making use of internet access, it turns out the people of Indonesia has their own choice to finding information.

Especially for automotive, Indonesian society over looking for the car data that is the popular topic in Indonesia. And Indonesia society seeking information because curious to figure and claim the selling price is more affordable than a car that currently exists in the Indonesian automotive market.

1. TOYOTA AGYA

In Indonesia, Toyota Agya apparently is the most sought after car by Indonesian peoples in 2012. What people search through Google is not linked to sales. This car is becoming popular because this car included in the Low Cost and Green Car (LCGC) program. The word of Agya derived from the Sanskrit language meaning "Fast", this car designed by Mark Widjaja, an automotive designers from Indonesia.

Toyota Agya. (Picture from: http://www.autobildindonesia.com/)

Interior view of Toyota Agya. (Picture from: http://solo-ngeblog.blogspot.com/)

This car is the collaboration result between Toyota and Daihatsu which is just produced in Indonesia, and its sister version from Daihatsu named as Ayla. This vehicle got the city car genre which is equipped the engine 1,000 cc of capacity with coded 1 KR.

2. HONDA BRIO

The next position is occupied Honda Brio city car which is also characterized and manufactured in Thailand. The entry to the second position Brio is inseparable from the onslaught of information circulating that the car is an advanced series of the Honda Jazz. 

This Honda Brio is fitted with 90hp 1.2-litre i-VTEC engine mated with a manual 5-speed manual or CVT transmission. This car offers an average fuel consumption of 5 litres/100 km, while respecting the Euro 4 emission standards.

Honda Brio. (Picture from: http://www.thetorquereport.com/)

Interior view of Honda Brio. (Picture from: http://www.caradvice.com.au/)

Because this vehicle produced in the white elephant country and got into Indonesia by leveraging free trade scheme among Southeast Asian countries.

3. SUZUKI ERTIGA

The third most searched car information is Suzuki Ertiga. Unlike the brands above, Ertiga is multipurpose vehicle (MPV) category. The car is designed in India and first slide in the country, immediately became popular because it fills favorite vehicle segments of Indonesian society.

The Indonesian market will get the 1.4-liter K Series petrol engine available only with a manual transmission. Features such as two-tone interior, steering mounted controls and 2-DIN stereo are a direct carryover from the Indian variants.

Suzuki Ertiga. (Picture from: http://openmarkets.in/)

Interior view of Suzuki Ertiga. (Picture from: http://motoroids.com/)

The presence of MPV which is now assembled in Indonesia which is made competition for low MPV class with Toyota Avanza and Daihatsu Xenia more exciting. Moreover, for the first time Suzuki released the MPV with characters such as sedan, not a minibus.

4. ESEMKA

While in the siege of the Japan cars made, the local product car creations and made by vocational high school students (Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan or SMK) called Esemka managed to attract the attention of the people of Indonesia. The car that was popularized by Mr. Joko Widodo, the former Mayor of Solo, has been the talk of the people as an appreciation of the ability of students to create a local car.

Esemka officially go on sale on November 10, 2012. The Emission test results at the Indonesian's Motor Thermodynamics and Propulsion Board (Badan Termodinamika Motor dan Propulsi/BTMP) Serpong, the Esemka car passed the emissions test and in the category of Euro 2.

Esemka Rajawali. (Picture from: http://www.solopos.com/)

Interior view of Esemka Rajawali. (Picture from: http://wartaaceh.com/)

The cars made in the two types of vehicles namely, Esemka Rajawali was the SUV variant that can accommodate more than 5-7 passengers and Esemka Bima was the pickup type.

5. NISSAN EVALIA

The fifth car that most sought information by the public is Nissan Evalia. This car has a MPV design and into the same class with Suzuki Ertiga. The Nissan Evalia was a 7-passengers vehicle with affordable yet elegant in design, the widest cabin in its class, fuel-efficient and comfortable to be enjoyed with family. Owing to the front wheel drive, with the flat floor architecture, and design of the short front hood that slightly decreased.

This Nissan Evalia used 4 cylinder in line engine with a capacity of 1,500 cc which to channel its power to the front wheels through a 5-speed manual transmission.

Nissan Evalia. (Picture from: http://otoind.blogspot.com/)

Interior view of Nissan Evalia. (Picture from: http://www.autobildindonesia.com/)

The car was developed by Indonesian designers and marketed by an international team for the Indonesian market. And reportedly it was produced by using 75% local components. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | OVI | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 21122012]

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