Menurut Subronto, selama empat bulan pertama tahun 2008, atau di tengah kondisi harga-harga kebutuhan pokok telah melonjak sebelum kenaikan BBM direaliasikan, permintaan terhadap otomotif justru masih tinggi.
He said during the first four months of 2008, when prices of basic necessaries were on the increase, demand for motor vehicles was still high.