Summarize：www.chinabuses.org: According to statistics from Chinabuses.com bus and coach industry research center, sales volumes of 11-12 meter coach were 12,217 units, much more than the figure of 10-11 meter coaches (6,328 units) and 9-10 meter coaches (3,982 units). We can see that its market share is 54.23% in sales of 9-meter above coaches. We can find by further research that 11-12 meter coaches are mainly undertaking intercity passenger transportation between prefecture-level cities and provincial capital etc over 200 km, while 11-12 meter public transport buses are the mainly carriers for city passenger transportations. Later we will analyze 11-12 meter coaches on sales volumes, buyers, configuration and price etc.
Part 1 Analysis of total sales volumes of 11-12 meter coaches from Jan. to Oct.
a. Analysis of sales volumes of 7~8-meter buses
Table 1 Statistical table of sales volumes of buses from Jan. to Oct. 2009 (Unit: vehicle)
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Total
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12＜L
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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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Jan.-Oct. 2009
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79741
|
872
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12217
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6328
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3982
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Jan.-Oct. 2008
|
88036
|
598
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14127
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8664
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4817
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YoY Growth
|
-9.4
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45.8
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-13.5
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-26.96
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-17.3
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|
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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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5＜L≤6
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3.5＜L≤5
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Jan.-Oct. 2009
|
8936
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15103
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18014
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7938
|
6351
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Jan.-Oct. 2008
|
9875
|
16656
|
18534
|
7569
|
7196
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YoY Growth
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-9.5
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-9.3
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-2.8
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4.9
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-11.7
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Figure 1: Statistical graph of sales volumes of buses from Jan. to Oct. 2009
We can draw from the table that sales volumes of 11-12-meter coaches from Jan. to Oct. were 12,217 units, taking 15.32% of overall sales, which is also the biggest market share in coach’s products. In the meanwhile, sales volumes decreased about 13.5%, 4.1% more than the average down. So we may say 11-12-meter coaches is dominating highway passenger vehicle markets and it decreased a lot.
b. Analysis of sales volumes of 11-12-meter coaches and 11-12-meter city buses
The figure in the first ten months of 2009 is 12217/8610=1.42, that is the radio between 11-12-meter coaches and counterpart public transport buses, while the figure in 2008 was 14127/11707=1.21, so we can also say that the proportion coaches is rising.
