Shown in the Table above:
①The sales of the Yutong Bus decline 3.64% over the same period of last year in this November, less 5 percentages than the 8.6% of the first ten months and almost 0.4 percentages than the industrial decline. It indicats that as the leading manufacturer, the decreasing condition of Yudong has turned better than the industry,especially in November,although still affected by the financial crisis.
②The decreasing condition of the sales of Yutong Bus has been improved. It reduced 14.36% 11～12 meters buses, less almost 6 percentages than 20.3% in Oct.This length of buses are the traditional advantageous products of Yutong. The sales decline 37% (574 units) in the first 3 months, less 5.7 percentages than industrial growth;38.9% (1034 units) in the first 4 months;32% (1038 units) in the first five months(1038 units ),less 6 percentages than industrial growth; 28.6% (1172 units) in the first six months, less almost 10 percentages than industrial growth; 30.1% (1440 units) in the first 7 months; 25.7% (1639 units ) in the first 8 months; 18.2% (1033 units ) in the first 9 months; 20.3% (1288 units ) in the first ten months; 14.36% (984 units ) in the first 11 months. It indicates that the decline condition of the Yudong in 11～12 meters buses has been decreasing with the similar level of industrial growth. The decreasing range of 12 meters large buses and 7～8 meters buses is smaller with almost 10% down, less than that in Oct.
③As the industry leader, the capability of Yutong can be shown through the comparison of the rising trend of the large buses of -10.95% and the industrial growth of -31.3%. The ascending trend is obvious in 8～9 meters,6～7 meters and especially 9～10 meters buses (86.1%).
④Yutong occupies the leading position with the sales of 5870 buses (11～12 meters ) as well as the basic control on the decline trend.
The analysis on the sales growth of seat buses in various lengths in Jan.-Nov. (2009) and 2008.
1.The growth condition of sales of seat buses in various lengths
Table 3: The statistic table of the sales growth of seat buses in various lengths in Jan.-Nov. (2009) and 2008.
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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.--Nov.,2009
|
91013
|
678
|
11834
|
7183
|
4487
|
|
Jan.--Nov.,2008
|
92769
|
463
|
13085
|
9591
|
5231
|
|
Year-on-year growth
|
-1.89
|
46.4
|
-9.56
|
-25.1
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-14.22
|
| |
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
|
|
Jan.--Nov.,2009
|
10050
|
17695
|
22963
|
9003
|
7120
|
|
Jan.--Nov.,2008
|
10744
|
17970
|
20056
|
8061
|
7568
|
|
Year-on-year growth
|
-6.46
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-1.53
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14.5
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11.69
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-5.92
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Shown in the Table:
The seat buses reduced 1.89% overall in the first 11 months in 2009, less than that of buses. The sales of the large, 5～6 meters and 6～7meters buses remain the rising trend, which indicates the large buses are increasing with small base. All lengths of buses experience the reduction apart from the 5～6 meters with 11.69% up and 6～7 meters with 14.5% up. The biggest decline shows in the 10～11 meters, then 11～12 meters,5～6 meters and 6～7 meters. It indicates that the downturn is the main trend of the general market of seat buses in the first 11 months in 2009. The impact of the financial crisis is comparatively small on buses market in the first 11 months with the decreasing decline trend.
