Market Analysis of Coaches Valuing RMB 0.3~0.5 Million in Q1 ~ Q3 of 2007-2012 Ⅰ

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Part One: General Prices Analysis on the Market of Large & Medium Sized Coach Products

The buses valuing RMB 0.3 - 0.5 million belongs to large and medium-sized coach market. According to the various prices to segment the large and medium-sized coach market, they can be roughly divided into the luxurious coach market, mid range & luxurious coach market, low-grade & mid range coach market and low-grade coach market.

According the coach expert's opinion,

1. The prices of the coaches above RMB  0.9 million （including RMB  0.9 million) are luxurious coach products, which contain the coach products in the fields of the above 300 km high way passenger transportation (including luxurious sleeper coaches), the senior spots' luxurious tourism transportation, the inter-city large public transport in the big cities etc. As these segments markets' demands on the luxurious coach products are generally small and limited, so the proportion of luxurious coach products in Jan.-Sept. 2012 is less than 3 percent.

2. The prices of the coaches among RMB 0.5 ～ 0.9 million are mid range & luxurious coach products, which accounted for nearly 15 percent in the large and medium-sized coach market. It contains the coach products in the fields among 150 km to 300 km high way passenger transportation, the mid & senior spots tourism transportation, the inter-city large public transport in the big cities etc. These segments markets' demands on the mid range & luxurious coach products are big, which makes it become the main force to push the development of the large and medium-sized coach market.

3. The prices of the coaches among RMB 0.3 ～ 0.5 million are mid range coach products, which contain the coach products in the fields of the among 80～200 km high way passenger transportation, the mid spots tourism transportation, the inter-city public transport in the small-medium cities etc. The proportion of mid range & luxurious coach products in Jan.- Sept 2012 is 45-50 percent.

Part Two: General Analysis on Large & Medium Sized Coach Products Valuing RMB 0.3 ～ 0.5 million in Jan.- Sept. of 2007-2012

In the Q1~Q3 of 2007 to 2009, the sales of the coach products Valuing RMB 0.3 ～ 0.5 million were around 40,000 units. However, in 2010, it increased to nearly 50,000 units. And the market share of the coach products Valuing RMB 0.3 ～ 0.5 million were around 46-48 percent.

Table One: Statistics of coaches valuing RMB 0.3 ～ 0.5 million in Jan. - Sept. of 2007- 2012
 

Chart One: Statistics of large & medium sized coaches Valuing RMB 0.3 ～ 0.5 million in Jan. - Sept. of 2007- 2012

From above data, it is seen that the coach products valuing among RMB 0.3~0.5 million, it accounts for nearly 46-49 percent in the large & medium sized coach market in the first nine months of 2007- 2012. It shows its mainstay in the market of large & medium sized coach market.