Summarize：www.chinabuses.org: Part 3 Sales growth of city buses in all lengths in the first seven months in 2010 over 2009
1. Sales growth of city buses in all lengths
Table 5 Statistics of sales growth of city buses in all lengths
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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.-July 2010
|
30907
|
846
|
6657
|
6843
|
3816
|
|
Jan.-July 2010
|
24667
|
459
|
4453
|
6481
|
3310
|
|
Growth
|
25.3
|
84.3
|
49.5
|
5.6
|
15.3
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| |
8＜L≤9
|
7＜L≤8
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6＜L≤7
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5＜L≤6
|
|
|
Jan.-July 2010
|
5093
|
4793
|
1384
|
1037
|
|
|
Jan.-July 2010
|
4238
|
3684
|
1825
|
217
|
|
|
Growth
|
20.2
|
30.1
|
-24.2
|
377.9
|
|
Figure 5 Statistics of sales growth of city buses in all lengths
It can be seen from above that sales of city buses increased by 25.3% in the first seven months, nearly 5% less than the growth in the first six months. The continuous growths of city buses are a reflection of national policies support. We can see that it was the main factor to drive growth of bus markets in the first seven months. As to lengths, only sales of 6-7m buses decreased. And biggest growth was 5-6m, up over 377.9%, and then it comes to 12m above coaches, up 84.3%, and 11-12m coaches, up 49.5%.
2. Shaolin city buses
Table 6 Statistics of Shaolin city buses sales growth in all lengths in the first seven months
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Total
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10＜L≤11
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9＜L≤10
|
8＜L≤9
|
|
Jan.-July 2010
|
927
|
49
|
0
|
56
|
|
Jan.-July 2009
|
1184
|
198
|
78
|
165
|
|
|
-21.7
|
-75.3
|
-100
|
-66.1
|
|
Growth in industry
|
25.3
|
5.6
|
15.3
|
20.2
|
| |
7＜L≤8
|
6＜L≤7
|
5＜L≤6
|
|
|
Jan.-July 2010
|
499
|
205
|
118
|
|
|
Jan.-July 2009
|
369
|
374
|
0
|
|
|
|
35.2
|
-45.2
|
100
|
|
|
Growth in industry
|
30.1
|
-24.2
|
377.9
|
|
Figure 6 Statistics of Shaolin city buses sales growth in all lengths in the first seven months
It can be seen from above that:
1. 927 Shaolin city buses were purchased in the first seven months, 257 units less than last year, down 21.7%, and nearly 47% lower than China bus industry, which influenced sales growth in the first seven months greatly.
2. Sales growth of Shaolin Buses was mainly 7-8m buses, and sales of other lengths were decreased. And the biggest decrease were 9-10m, and then it came 10-11m and 8-9m.
3. We can also find that its advantageous segment markets are mainly coach markets in countryside, and their sales of city buses are not so strong.
