Summarize:www.chinabuses.org: Bus sales from January to October increase by 5.05% year-on-year, including -7.35% of coaches, -2.39% of city buses and -74.2% of sleeper buses. School buses make a great contribution to the growth and sales reach 22143 units.
(1) Overall Sales Growth Condition of Different Lengths
|
Total
|
12<L
|
11<L≤12
|
10<L≤11
|
9<L≤10
|
Jan.-Oct. 2012
|
197824
|
1994
|
41721
|
21806
|
11119
|
Jan.-Oct. 2011
|
188314
|
2556
|
36691
|
21865
|
10302
|
Y-O-Y Rise
|
5.05
|
-21.99
|
13.7
|
-0.27
|
7.9
|
|
8<L≤9
|
7<L≤8
|
6<L≤7
|
5<L≤6
|
3.5<L≤5
|
Jan.-Oct. 2012
|
23930
|
29847
|
23939
|
15862
|
27606
|
Jan.-Oct. 2011
|
22485
|
28294
|
23398
|
14896
|
27827
|
Y-O-Y Rise
|
6.4
|
5.49
|
2.3
|
6.5
|
-0.79
|
From the above we can see that sales in Jan.-Oct. Increase by 5.05% year-on-year, which is the tenth consecutive growth. Except super large buses, 10-11m and 3.5-5m, sales of other lengths increase. Sales of 11-12m increase the most and sales of super large buses decrease the most.
(2) Sleeper Bus Sales Growth Condition of Different Lengths
|
Total
|
12<L
|
11<L≤12
|
10<L≤11
|
5<L≤10
|
Jan.-Oct. 2012
|
622
|
21
|
551
|
50
|
|
Jan.-Oct. 2011
|
2409
|
105
|
2293
|
11
|
|
Y-O-Y Rise
|
-74.2
|
-80
|
-75.6
|
354.5
|
|
We can see from the above that sales of sleeper buses in Jan.-Oct. decrease year-on-year, by 74.2%. Sales of 11-12m decrease the most by 1742 units and sales of super large sleeper buses decrease by 80%. It is obvious that sleeper buses are getting out of the market.