Car sales rally downwards in the first quarter of 2020 as demand weakened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The data from the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo) shows that the domestic car wholesales in March decreased further by 3.5% compared to figures in February and a 15% drop year-on-year(YoY). There were 76,800 cars sold throughout March compared to 79,601 cars sold in February.The domestic retail sales even showed a 22% drop in a month. In February, the dealers were able to sell 77,847 cars to retail buyers, yet they were only able to sell 60,447 vehicles in March. The

Former Formula One (F1) driver Rio Haryanto is going back to the circuit this year by joining Indonesian-Singaporean team T2 Motorsports. Rio will be paired with racer David Tjiptobiantoro to compete at Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia 2019 and Asian Le Mans Series 2019/2020. T2 Motorsports approached Rio to join the team last year. Previously, the 26-year-old racer from Solo had to stop racing for about two years due to the lack of financial support. Although he used to compete in an open wheel racing, Rio says he is 100% ready for the challenge to race in a closed wheel