Back in 2016, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) began examining the allegation of cartel practices in the industry motorcycle industry. Several months later, in 2017, the Commission decided that the two reported companies, namely PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing (YIMM) and PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM), were indeed engaged in a cartel-like practice and deemed them guilty. The companies decided to file an objection at the North Jakarta District Court in March 2017 only to be found guilty once more. In April 2019, the Supreme Court decided to decline the cassation petition filed by the companies. And, by early last month, two individuals filed a lawsuit against the companies.

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