Summarize：www.chinabuses.org：II Seat Bus Sales Growth Analysis of Different Lengths by Comparison of the first 11 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 11 Months of 2011
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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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|
First 11 months of 2011
|
147488
|
455
|
25045
|
10733
|
5452
|
|
First 11 months of 2010
|
128247
|
344
|
20995
|
10275
|
4549
|
|
Y-O-Y rise
|
15
|
32.3
|
19.3
|
4.5
|
19.9
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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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|
First 11 months of 2011
|
16665
|
21847
|
22674
|
15446
|
29171
|
|
First 11 months of 2010
|
14743
|
20625
|
23229
|
20966
|
12521
|
|
Y-O-Y rise
|
13
|
5.9
|
-2.4
|
-26.3
|
133
|
Chart 3: Seat Bus Sales Growth Chart of Different Lengths in the first 11 Months of 2011
We can see from the above that:
Seat bus sales increase 15.0% in the first 11 months of 2011, 1.5% more than the industrial average. From the lengths we can see that sales of every length increase except 5-6 meters and 6-7 meters. Sales of 3.5-5 meters bus increase the most, then super large bus. The minimum growth is in 10-11 meters. Apparently, seat bus is the major force of bus market growth in the first 11 months of 2011.
2. Suzhou Higer Seat Buses
Table 4: Suzhou Higer Seat Bus Sales Growth Table of Different Lengths in the first 11 Months of 2011
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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
|
|
First 11 months of 2011
|
14950
|
192
|
3579
|
1666
|
462
|
|
First 11 months of 2010
|
13315
|
55
|
3064
|
1595
|
251
|
|
Y-O-Y rise
|
12.3
|
249.1
|
16.8
|
4.5
|
84.1
|
|
Industrial rise
|
15
|
32.3
|
19.3
|
4.5
|
19.9
|
| |
8＜L≤9
|
7＜L≤8
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6＜L≤7
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5＜L≤6
|
|
|
First 11 months of 2011
|
2650
|
2788
|
910
|
2703
|
|
|
First 11 months of 2010
|
2467
|
3122
|
637
|
2124
|
|
|
Y-O-Y rise
|
7.4
|
-10.7
|
42.8
|
27.3
|
|
|
Industrial rise
|
13
|
5.9
|
-2.4
|
-26.3
|
|
Chart 4: Suzhou Higer Seat Bus Sales Growth Chart of Different Lengths in the first 11 Months of 2011
We can see from the above that:
(1) Whole sales of Higer seat buses increase 12.3%, 1% less than industrial average,which means sales increase of Higer seat buses in the first 11 months of 2011 is slowing down.
(2) Sales of 11-12 meters seat buses increase 16.8%, less than industrial average, which means increase of large seat buses is slowing down; sales of 9-10 meters seat buses increase 84.1%, while industrial average is 19.9%, which means Higer is making better in 9-10 meters seat buses.
(3) Sales of super-large seat buses increase 249.1%, much more than industrial average, which shows the prosperity of Higer in super-large field.
