Summarize:www.chinabuses.org: 1. Overall Sales Growth Condition of Different Lengths
|
Total
|
12<L
|
11<L≤12
|
10<L≤11
|
9<L≤10
|
Jan.-August 2012
|
158163
|
1324
|
34370
|
17349
|
9314
|
Jan.-August 2011
|
146157
|
1990
|
28756
|
17077
|
7596
|
Y-O-Y Rise
|
8.2
|
-33.47
|
19.5
|
1.59
|
22.6
|
|
8<L≤9
|
7<L≤8
|
6<L≤7
|
5<L≤6
|
3.5<L≤5
|
Jan.-August 2012
|
19005
|
23179
|
19139
|
12347
|
22136
|
Jan.-August 2011
|
17032
|
22294
|
17977
|
11816
|
21619
|
Y-O-Y Rise
|
11.6
|
3.97
|
6.46
|
4.49
|
2.39
|
We can see from above that sales in Jan.-August 2012 increase 8.2% over last year. Only sales of super large buses decrease. Sales of 9m-10m increase the most, 10m-11m the least. Most of the growth rate are less than 20%, which means the growth slows down.
2. Sleeper Buses Sales Growth Condition of Different Lengths
|
Total
|
12<L
|
11<L≤12
|
10<L≤11
|
5<L≤10
|
Jan.-August 2012
|
610
|
21
|
547
|
42
|
|
Jan.-August 2011
|
2014
|
94
|
1909
|
11
|
|
Y-O-Y Rise
|
-69.7
|
-77.7
|
-71.3
|
281.8
|
|
We can see from the above that sales in Jan.-August 2012 decrease over last year, by 69.7%, especially sales of 11m-12m decrease the most, up to 1362 units. It's obvious that sleeper buses will withdraw from the market.