Analysis of LNG Buses Market in Jan. - Nov. 2011 Ⅱ

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Part Three: Analysis of Enterprises LNG Buses’ Sales in the First Eleven Months in 2011

Table Three: Statistic of Enterprises LNG Buses’ Sales in the First Eleven Months in 2011

    
Chart Three: Statistic of Enterprises LNG Buses’ Sales in the First Eleven Months in 2011
　　

From above data, it is seen that

1. The main enterprises that produce and sell LNG Buses are in Southwest of China, such as
Sichuan Nanjun Auto Company, Chengdou Anda Auto etc. as natural gas resource are rich so it is convenient for these enterprises to make use of the resource to compete in the market.

2. The enterprises that produce and sell LNG Buses are not the main bus enterprises in bus industry which could make a difference between different bus enterprises so each one can make an achievement by its own advantage product.

Part Four: Analysis of CNG and LNG Buses’ Sales in China’s Different Regional Markets in the First Eleven Months in 2011

Table Four: Statistic of CNG and LNG Buses’ Sales in China’s Different Regional Markets in the First Eleven Months in 2011

Chart Four: Statistic of CNG and LNG Buses’ Sales in China’s Different Regional Markets in the First Eleven Months in 20111

From above data, it is seen that

1. The biggest regional market of CNG and LNG Buses is in Sichuan which sells 1668 units and accounts for 30.3% of the all sales of natural gas buses. The second one is Sinkiang and the third one is Jilin but their share markets are much less than the Sichuan.

2. The biggest sales increasing one in LNG Buses market is Sinkiang with 33.5% growth rate.

3. The sales of the top fifteen regional markets’ natural gas buses reach 4,868 units and their LNG Buses sales account for nearly 33% of the sales, which account for 60.3% of the total LNG Buses sales. Other eighteen regional markets’ LNG buses share is 39.7%. It is seen that the sales of LNG Buses in different regional markets are different.

4. The sales of LNG buses are mainly Sichuan, Jilin, Sinkiang and Guangdong etc regional markets, among them, the share of Guangdong market is the biggest. The sales of Natural gas buses are mainly in Sichuan, Sinkiang, Chongqing and Hubei etc.

Part Five: Analysis of LNG Buses’ Prices & Sales in the First Eleven Months in 2011

Table Five: Statistic of LNG Buses’ Prices & Sales in the First Eleven Months in 2011

Chart Five: Statistic of LNG Buses’ Prices & Sales in the First Eleven Months in 2011

From the above data, it is seen that

1. Among the sales of LNG Buses in the first eleven months, the value of above 0.6 million LNG Buses only sells 70 units which account for 2.64%. The corresponding product in this price area are the 12m large size and above 12m huge-large size buses and they are mainly equipped with domestic Yuchai or Shangchai engines.

2. The value between 0.3-0.4 million LNG Buses only sells 984 units which account for 36.95%., The corresponding product in this price area is mainly the 10m-11m LNG Buses with enough big capacity which is have good sales in the market.

3. The value below 0.2 million LNG Buses only sells 57 units which accounts for 2.1%., The corresponding product in this price area is mainly the 6m LNG light Buses. As the length of 6m buses is limit so its equipment and space are also limited. And it is not easy to add gas as it always driving in the remote area or inter city bus lines. So the sales of it is not so good as others.

Part Six: Conclusion

LNG Buses have their obvious advantages as it can reduce the fuel consumption by 45% and it can also be able to decrease carbon monoxide emissions by 90%, hydrocarbons emissions by 70%, nitrogen compounds emissions by 35%. It is very competitive in the market that has high requirements on tail gas emission. Now, in Beijing public transportation, there are 195 units of EuroⅤ LNG natural gas engines buses. At present, the total amount of natural gas buses in Beijing public transportation have reached more than 3000 units. In addition, compared with ordinary LNG diesel engine, natural gas engines are low noise. Now higher request and a new challenge are called for the development of the natural gas buses as it is gradually driving in Shandong, Fujian and Henan etc. Based on its original reliability, durability and economy foundation, how to improve its burning quality, emissions and weight reducing etc.

Surely, the development of natural gas buses also has some innate "bottleneck", such as natural gas resource restriction, continuous voyage and low torque response etc. Data shows that Chinese LNG Buses are over 300,000 units which are including all kinds of large and medium-sized buses and taxis using LNG as fuel. At present, the domestic LNG buses application is in the natural gas resources rich regional market and they are still restricted badly by the backward of infrastructure development. A series of problems may prevent the further spread of LNG Buses at present, but with the LNG technology gradually improve and develop; LNG buses will become the popular buses and replace other fuel buses.