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Sales Growth Analysis of Buses at Various Lengths from Jan. to Mar. in 2010 and in 2009
Table 5: the sales growth statistics table of buses in Jan.-Mar., 2010
|
|
Total
|
12＜L
|
11＜L≤12
|
10＜L≤11
|
9＜L≤10
|
|
Jan.-Mar.,2010
|
11561
|
63
|
3023
|
1933
|
1208
|
|
Jan.-Mar.,2009
|
7530
|
226
|
1250
|
2008
|
933
|
|
year-on-year growth
|
53.5
|
-72.1
|
141.8
|
-3.7
|
29.47
|
| |
8＜L≤9
|
7＜L≤8
|
6＜L≤7
|
5＜L≤6
|
3.5＜L≤5
|
|
2
Jan.-Mar.,2010
|
2473
|
1691
|
621
|
411
|
138
|
|
Jan.-Mar.,2009
|
1356
|
1046
|
636
|
75
|
0
|
|
year-on-year growth
|
82.4
|
61.7
|
-2.3
|
448
|
100
|
Chart 5: the sales growth statistics chart of buses in Jan.-Mar., 2010
The sales of buses increases 53.5% in the first quarter and the decline situation since last December has ended. In lengths, it falls in three lengths (extra large bus, 6-7meters and 10-11 meters) and goes up in 6 (5-6 meters, 11-12 meters and 8-9 meters).
2. Higer Buses
Table 6: the sales growth statistics table of Higer buses in Jan.-Mar., 2010
|
|
Total
|
12＜L
|
11＜L≤12
|
10＜L≤11
|
|
Jan.-Mar.,2010
|
1148
|
6
|
249
|
336
|
|
Jan.-Mar.,2009
|
482
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
138.2
|
100
|
12350
|
33500
|
|
industry growth
|
53.5
|
-72.1
|
141.8
|
-3.7
|
| |
9＜L≤10
|
8＜L≤9
|
7＜L≤8
|
|
|
Jan.-Mar.,2010
|
69
|
321
|
167
|
|
|
Jan.-Mar.,2009
|
279
|
153
|
47
|
|
|
|
-75.3
|
109.8
|
255.3
|
|
|
industry growth
|
29.47
|
82.4
|
61.7
|
|
Chart 6: the sales growth statistics chart of Higer buses in Jan.-Mar., 2010
Shown above:
a. It sells 1,148 buses in the first quarter, more 666 units (almost 85 percentage) than that over the same period in 2009. It shows that the increasing of buses contributes to the strong growth of Higer Bus in the first quarter.
b. The growth mainly shows in 10-11 meters, 11-12 meters and large-sized buses over 10 meters (405 units more), however, sharpest decline is in 9-10 meter length.
c. The sales growth range of buses of Higer Bus is higher than the industry level. The increasing of buses contributes to the strong growth of Higer Bus, especially large-sized buses in the first quarter.
