Indonesia, 1986 to 2066

First locally built battery-electric car

Hyundai opened its Cikarang plant (150,000 a year) on 17 March 2022; President Widodo called its Ioniq 5 the first Indonesian-made electric car.

Carselectrive.com

Electric motorcycles stay under 1% of sales

AISI data show electric models were still below 1% of the 6,412,769 motorcycles sold in Indonesia in 2025.

Two- and three-wheelersinews.id

Wuling Almaz RS brings Level 2 driver assistance

Wuling's Almaz RS SUV, launched in March 2021, offers adaptive cruise, traffic-jam and lane-keeping assist and automatic emergency braking; Wuling stresses it is Level 2, not an autonomous car.

Carscnnindonesia.com medium confidence

First driverless car trial launched in BSD City

Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi launched Indonesia's first driverless electric car in BSD City, Tangerang, on 20 May 2022, capped at 20 km/h; he said national AV rules would be finished that year.

Carsmedcom.id

Personal Data Protection Law enacted

Law 27/2022 on Personal Data Protection took effect on promulgation on 17 Oct 2022, giving data controllers and processors two years, to October 2024, to bring their processing into line.

All vehiclespasal.id

Leaded petrol phase-out completed

Pertamina finished phasing out leaded gasoline on 1 July 2006; the phase-out set by Decree 1585/1999 began in Greater Jakarta in 2001.

Cars, vans and pickups, two- and three-wheelerstransportpolicy.net

B50 biodiesel mandate launched

President Prabowo launched mandatory B50 biodiesel on 9 July 2026 in Karawang; the energy minister said it ends diesel imports of 3-4 million kl a year.

Trucks, buses, vans and pickups, tractors and machinerysetkab.go.id

Euro 2 limits for new vehicle types

New car and motorcycle models had to pass Euro 2 type tests from 1 January 2005 under Decree 141/2003; models already in production were given until 1 January 2007.

Cars, vans and pickups, two- and three-wheelerscnnindonesia.com

Euro 3 limits for new motorcycles

Regulation 23/2012 moved two-wheelers above 50 cc to Euro 3: new types from 1 August 2013 and current production from 1 August 2015.

Two- and three-wheelerstransportpolicy.net

Euro 4 for new petrol cars and light vehicles

Petrol four-wheelers undergoing type tests had to meet Euro 4 from 7 October 2018; six models from four makers were given until April 2019.

Cars, vans and pickupscnnindonesia.com

Euro 4 for new diesel vehicles

Euro 4 limits for diesel light and heavy vehicles took effect in April 2022, a year after the original April 2021 date, which was delayed by COVID-19.

Cars, vans and pickups, trucks, busestransportpolicy.net

Mandatory safety equipment (PM 74/2021)

From 30 August 2021 vehicles must carry seat belts, a warning triangle and first-aid kit; vehicles other than motorcycles also need rear and side underrun protection.

Cars, vans and pickups, trucks, busespro.hukumonline.com

Bigger incentive to convert petrol motorcycles to electric

The energy ministry raised its incentive for converting existing petrol motorcycles to battery power from Rp7 million to Rp10 million from November 2023; new e-motorcycles kept Rp7 million.

Two- and three-wheelersindonesiabusinesspost.com medium confidence

Type-test and per-unit certificate rules (PM 33/2018)

From 24 April 2018 every vehicle type must pass a Transport Ministry type test (SUT) and each unit built, assembled or imported needs a registration certificate (SRUT); covers L, M, N and O classes.

Cars, vans and pickups, two- and three-wheelers, trucks, busesklaussa.com

ASEAN mutual recognition of vehicle type approvals

ASEAN economic ministers adopted the MRA on type approval for automotive products on 16 January 2021; it entered into force on 15 January 2022 to avoid repeat type tests.

Cars, vans and pickups, two- and three-wheelers, trucks, busescil.nus.edu.sg

Low Cost Green Car (LCGC) programme starts

Government Regulation 41/2013 waived luxury-goods sales tax for 980-1,200 cc cars reaching at least 20 km/l if makers raised local content; launch prices were near Rp100 million.

Carsgaikindo.or.id

First regulation to accelerate battery EVs

Presidential Regulation 55/2019, signed 8 August 2019, set fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for battery EVs, conditional on local-content levels that differ by vehicle type.

Cars, two- and three-wheelers, busesherbertsmithfreehills.com

VAT on local electric cars and buses cut to 1%

Finance Ministry Regulation 38/2023: from April 2023 the state bears 10 points of VAT on e-cars and e-buses with at least 40% local content (5 points at 20-40%).

Cars, busessetkab.go.id

CBU EV import incentives end; local build required

Incentives for imported (CBU) battery EVs ended in December 2025; from 2026 to 2027 recipients must build one car locally per car imported, with local content rising from 40% to 60%.

Carsjakartaglobe.id

Nickel ore exports banned

Trade Ministry Regulation 96/2019 completed the ban: all nickel ore exports stopped from January 2020 to build domestic processing; low-grade ore exports had been allowed 2017-2019.

All vehiclesiea.org

First EV battery cell plant opens

President Widodo opened the HLI Green Power cell plant of Hyundai and LG in Karawang, West Java, on 3 July 2024; investment was put at Rp160 trillion.

Carssetkab.go.id

CATL-IBC integrated battery project breaks ground

CATL, Indonesia Battery Corp and Antam started a US$6 billion project on 29 June 2025, from Halmahera nickel to a 15 GWh cell plant in Karawang.

Carscnevpost.com

Gojek launches its ride-hailing app

Gojek, a motorcycle-taxi booking service founded in 2010, launched its app in January 2015; it merged with Tokopedia to form GoTo on 17 May 2021.

Two- and three-wheelers, carsen.wikipedia.org

Safety rules for app-based motorcycle taxis

Transport Ministry Regulation PM 12/2019 (11 March 2019) limits ojek riders to one passenger, requires SNI helmets for both and obliges apps to show IDs and a panic button.

Two- and three-wheelershukumonline.com