Summarize：Part 3 Growth of Foton Euro Ⅴ Bus
1. Analysis of sales volume growth of all lengths
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Total
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11＜L≤12
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10＜L≤11
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9＜L≤10
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8＜L≤9
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7＜L≤8
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6＜L≤7
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Jan-Aug 2009
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1579
|
468
|
630
|
164
|
253
|
62
|
2
|
|
Jan-Aug 2008
|
1689
|
511
|
694
|
132
|
352
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0
|
0
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Year on year increase
|
-6.5
|
-8.4
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-9.2
|
24.2
|
-28.1
|
100
|
100
|
|
Increase in industry
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-21.3
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-29.8
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-20.9
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-19.4
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-19.0
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-28.3
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-5.3
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It can be observed that:
a. Sales volume of Foton Euro-Ⅴbus, an uprising bus manufacturer, fell 6.5% year on year, which was 17% less decreased than bus industry, especially their sales of 9~10-meter increased by 24.2%, 32 more vehicles than last year, which is 44% higher than industry growth.
b. Sales of Foton Euro Ⅴ Bus 11~12-meter, 10~11-meter, 8~9-meter decreased, but their performance were much better than average bus industry (apart from 8~9-meter). They contributed a lot in keeping bus industry declining entirely.
c. Foton Euro Ⅴ Bus ranked 15 from January to August in 2009, 8 ranking forwards year on year, and they sold 7~8-meter and 6~7-meter buses, too, and it seems like that they are marching to countryside and suburbs bus markets.
2. Foton coach
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Total
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11＜L≤12
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10＜L≤11
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9＜L≤10
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8＜L≤9
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7＜L≤8
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6＜L≤7
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|
Jan-Aug 2009
|
962
|
237
|
415
|
36
|
210
|
62
|
2
|
|
Jan-Aug 2008
|
1158
|
209
|
599
|
12
|
338
|
0
|
0
|
|
Year on year increase
|
-16.9
|
13.4
|
-30.7
|
200
|
-37.9
|
100
|
100
|
|
Increase in industry
|
-20.0
|
-22.5
|
-34.1
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-27.6
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-17.2
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-25.2
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-14.8
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It can be observed that:
a. The overall growth of Foton Euro Ⅴ buses of all lengths is -16.9%, nearly 3% higher than bus industry average growth, especially sales volume of 11~12-meter bus which increased by 13.4% with 28 more vehicles than last year, while sales volume of bus industry decreased by 22.5%; 9~10-meter bus increased by 200%, and the bus industry -27.6% by contrast.
b. Sales volume of Foton Euro Ⅴ 8~9-meter and 10~11-meter buses decreased during the first eight months this year, which serves the main reason that sales volume of Foton coaches decreased.
3. Foton public transport bus
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Total
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11＜L≤12
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10＜L≤11
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9＜L≤10
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8＜L≤9
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|
Jan-Aug 2009
|
615
|
229
|
215
|
128
|
43
|
|
Jan-Aug 2008
|
507
|
278
|
95
|
120
|
14
|
|
Year on year increase
|
21.3
|
-17.6
|
126.3
|
6.7
|
207
|
|
Increase in industry
|
-23.9
|
-40.0
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-9.7
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-9.3
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-21.7
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It can be observed that:
a. Sales volume of Euro-Ⅴ increased by 21.3% from January to August this year than the same period last year, and sales volume of average industry decreased by 23.9%, indicating that Euro-Ⅴcontributed a lot in keeping bus industry declining entirely.
b. Sales volume increase mainly includes 10~11-meter, 8~9-meter and 9~10-meter buses.
