Market Analysis on New Energy Buses in Jan.-Sept.of 2012 I

 
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Part one: General Sales Analysis on the Market of New Energy Bus in Jan.-Sept. of 2012

According to the industry statistic from www.chinabuses.com, it is shown that in Jan. -Sept. 2012, it sold 3,534 units of new energy buses in China, which declined by 20.13 percent of the same period of 2011, which were 4,425 units. And the market share of the new energy buses & coaches in Jan. -Sept. of 2012 accounted for 94.05 percent of the total market sales of new energy commercial vehicles. From the monthly sales, in Feb. & March, the sales of the new energy buses & coaches are all over 600 units. The large & medium new energy buses & coaches are still the main forces to make the new energy vehicles commercialization.

Table One: Statistic of new energy buses sales volume in Jan. - Sept. of 2007 - 2012 

  Remarks: The new energy buses in the following table all contain uncompleted buses.

Chart One: Statistic of new energy buses' sales volume in Jan. - Sept. 2007-2012 　

The sales volume of the new energy buses in Jan.-Sept. of 2007-2011 were increasing sharply, but the sales growth in Jan.-Sept. 2012 was in negative, which declined 20.1 percent comparing to the first nine months of 2011.

Chart Two: Sales growth statistic of new energy buses in Jan. - Sept. 2012 　
　

In Jan.-Sept. of 2012, the small new energy buses decreased most among the sales of the new energy buses. That is to say, the sales of the new energy below 7-meter long buses decreased most, which decreased by 51.3 percent. And the medium new energy buses decreased least.

Chart Three: Market share statistic of new energy buses in Jan. - Sept. 2012 　

In the sales of the new energy buses, the biggest market share is the large new energy bus, then it is followed by medium new energy bus and small new energy bus.