Analysis on China Bus Sales in February, 2015

www.chinabuses.org: According to sources, in February 2015, production and sales of domestic buses (in-completed ones included) are 32,148 and 32,676 units, down by 35.81% and 32.86% respectively on the previous month and up by 4.25% and 5.65% respectively on the previous year,the growth rate is still on a narrowing trend. In respect of different bus types that the sales of large, medium and light buses are 4,006, 3,570, 25,100 units, sharing 12.26%, 10.93% and 76.81% of the bus market.

Large Bus Sales:

 
In February 2015, large buses (in-completed ones included) sell 4,006 units, down by 29.46% on the previous month and up by 47.01% on the same period of 2014. The top five manufactures are Yutong, King Long, Higer, Golden Dragon and Foton, with a total sales of 2,716 units, sharing 67.80% of the large bus market.

Large Bus Market Share in February 2015 (Unit: unit)
 

Seen from the above, compared with last the previous month, all the top five manufactures grow negatively and compared with the same period of 2014, Yutong, King Long and Higer makes positive growth and Golden Dragon and Foton make negative growth both on the previous month and previous year.

 
Medium Bus Sales:
 

In February 2015, medium buses sell 3,570 units, down by 470.74% on the previous month and down by 4.08% on the previous year. The top five manufactures are Yutong, Dongfeng, JAC, Higer and FAW Toyota, with total sales of 2,581 units, sharing 72.30% of the medium bus market.
 

Meidum Bus Market Share in February 2015 (Unit: unit)
 

Compared with the previous month, the top four manufactures all make negative growth and only FAW Toyota makes positive growth. While Dongfeng makes both negative growth on the previous month and previous year.
Light Bus Sales:
 

In February 2015, light buses (in-complete ones included) sell 25,100 units, down by 32.09% on the previous month and up by 2.53% on the previous year. The top five manufactures are Brilliance, Jiangling, Changan, NAVECO and Golden Dragon, with total sales of 17,727, sharing 70.63% of the light bus market.
 

Light Bus Market Share in February 2015 (Unit: unit)
 

Compared with the previous month, only Changan makes positive growth among the top five manufactures and compared with the previous year, Jiangling and NEVACO make negative growth both on the previous month and last year.