There were 84,910 units sold in March, a 72.57% increase from the preceding month, the data showed.

The government rolled out tax incentives for car sales this year as part of efforts to prop up consumption. Car sales dropped as low as 3,551 units in May 2020, a month after the capital Jakarta imposed tighter coronavirus restrictions.

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki, Writing by Tabita Diela; Editing by Ed Davies)