Summarize：www.chinabuses.org: Seat Bus Sales Growth Analysis of Different Lengths by Comparison of the first seven months of 2011 and 2010
1. Industry Seat Bus Sales Growth Condition of Different Lengths
Table 3: Seat Bus Sales Growth Table of Different Lengths in the first seven Months of 2011
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total
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12＜L
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11＜L≤12
|
10＜L≤11
|
9＜L≤10
|
|
the first seven months of 2011
|
87076
|
274
|
14408
|
6294
|
3045
|
|
the first seven months of 2010
|
75727
|
187
|
12848
|
6276
|
2557
|
|
year-on-year rise
|
15
|
46.5
|
12.1
|
0.29
|
19.1
|
| |
8＜L≤9
|
7＜L≤8
|
6＜L≤7
|
5＜L≤6
|
3.5＜L≤5
|
|
the first seven months of 2011
|
9762
|
12639
|
13565
|
9329
|
17760
|
|
the first seven months of 2010
|
9048
|
12551
|
13449
|
12468
|
6343
|
|
year-on-year rise
|
7.9
|
0.7
|
0.86
|
-26.2
|
180
|
Chart 3: Seat Bus Sales Growth Chart of Different Lengths in the first seven Months of 2011
We can see from the above that:
Seat bus sales grow 15% in the first seven months of 2011, 1% more than overall growth magnitude of bus market, as the major force of market growth. From the lengths we can see that sales of every length grow except 5-6 meters. Sales of 3.5-5 meters light bus grow the most, then super large bus and the minimum growth is in 10-11 meters. Apparently, 3.5-5 meters light bus is the major force of bus market growth.
2. Xiamen King Long Seat Buses
Table 4: Xiamen King Long Seat Bus Sales Growth Table of Different Lengths in the first seven Months of 2011
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|
total
|
12＜L
|
11＜L≤12
|
10＜L≤11
|
9＜L≤10
|
|
the first seven months of 2011
|
10923
|
11
|
2163
|
1040
|
325
|
|
the first seven months of 2010
|
10774
|
0
|
2140
|
1090
|
203
|
|
year-on-year rise
|
1.38
|
100
|
1.07
|
4.6
|
60.1
|
|
industry rise
|
15
|
46.5
|
12.1
|
0.29
|
19.1
|
| |
8＜L≤9
|
7＜L≤8
|
6＜L≤7
|
5＜L≤6
|
3.5＜L≤5
|
|
the first seven months of 2011
|
1394
|
419
|
244
|
410
|
4917
|
|
the first seven months of 2010
|
1118
|
619
|
429
|
5175
|
0
|
|
year-on-year rise
|
24.7
|
-32.3
|
-43.1
|
-92
|
100
|
|
industry rise
|
7.9
|
0.7
|
0.86
|
-26.2
|
180
|
Chart 4: Xiamen King Long Seat Bus Sales Growth Chart of Different Lengths in the first seven Months of 2011
We can see from the above that:
(1) Sales of Xiamen King Long Seat Buses grow 1.38%, 14% less than industry average.
(2) 3.5-5 meters bus is the major force of King Long seat bus growth. Sales of King Long grow in over 8-meter lengths with negative growth in below 8-meter except 3.5-5 meters bus, which means the unbalanced growth of different lengths. Furthermore, King Long super large seat buses are sold 11 units in the first seven months of 2011, while zero in 2010 by comparison.
