ON the road the flashy sedan may run faster, but on the sales chart it performs dismally, way behind the lowly minivan. That's the picture drawn by the Indonesian Association of Motor Vehicle Industries (Gaikindo) of the state of the industry as it organizes a major motor show later this week in Jakarta to boost sales.

The Indonesian car market rebounded in 2000 after a long spell of sluggishness following the economic collapse in 1997. Le