Analysis of LNG Bus Market in Jan. - April. 2012 ⅠB

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1. Analysis of LNG Buses’ Sales in the First Four Months of 2012

According to the www.chinabuses.com industry statistic center, it is known that in Jan. - April 2012, 1,332 units of LNG Buses were sold in China. Among the first four months, the sales volume in March is the biggest and its sales growth is also the highest.

Table One: Statistics of LNG buses sales volume in Jan. - April 2012 & 2011

Chart One: Statistics of LNG buses sales volume in Jan. - April 2012 & 2011

From above data, it is seen that
　　

(1)The sales volumes growth of LNG Buses in Jan. - April 2012 are all in positive growth. Among them, the highest sales growth one is in March, representing 186.8 percent growth rate. And the slaes volume of the LNG buses in March is also the biggest one.
　　

(2) The general sales growth of LNG buses in the first four months of 2012 was 93.04% which is far higher than the large-medium buses' sales growth in the first months of 2012, which the sales growth was nearly 10%.
　　

(3) Though the sales volume of the LNG buses in Jan.- April 2012 was not so big, its sales growth shows highly increasing trends. 　　

2. Analysis of LNG Buses Sales on Large, Medium and Small Sizes in Jan.- April 2012

Table Two: Statistics of LNG Buses Sales on Large, Medium and Small Sizes in Jan.- April 2012 
  

Chart Two: Statistics of LNG Buses Sales on Large, Medium and Small Sizes in Jan.- April 2012

From above data, it is seen that 　

(1) LNG buses are divided into large LNG buses, medium LNG buses and small LNG buses. From the different sizes of the LNG buses, it can be viewed some laws in LNG buses' sales. In Jan.- April 2012, in each month, the sales of large LNG buses were higher than the medium LNG buses, which were nearly double times. And the sales of medium LNG buses were higher than the small LNG buses,which were also double times.
　　

(2) In Jan.- April 2012, the total sales of large LNG buses were 751 units; The medium LNG buses were 389 units and the small LNG buses were 192 units. And they respectively accounted for 56.4%、29.2% and 14.4% of the total sales of LNG buses in the first four months of 2012.