Summarize：www.chinabuses.org:
Based on different length of the school buses, the sales volume of school buses in first five months of 2012 shows as following:
Table Two: School Bus Sale Statistics in various lengths in Jan.- May 2012
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10m～11m
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9m～10m
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8m～9m
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7m～8m
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Sales Volume
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314
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421
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1126
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3347
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Percentage
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3.16
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4.23
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25.04
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33.65
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6m～7m
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5m～6m
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3.5m～5m
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|
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Sales Volume
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3225
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900
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613
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Percentage
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32.43
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9.05
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6.16
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Chart Two: School Bus Sale Statistics in various lengths in Jan.- May 2012
From above data, it is seen that
1. China bus builders' school bus sales which are more than 500 units in the first five months of 2012 are Yutong Bus, Chang'an Bus, Dongfeng Bus, Guike Bus, Zhongtong Bus, Dongte Bus, Shaolin Bus and Xiangyan Bus. Among them, Yutong Bus sold 3,109 units of school buses which account for 31.02% of the market share.
2. Based on the various lengths, the sales of 7～8 meters school buses is the biggest one, which accounts for 33.65% of the school buses' total sales. The second one is the 6～7 meters school buses, which accounts for 32.43% of the school buses' total sales. The third one is 8～9 meters school buses, which accounts for 25.04% of the school buses' total sales. The last one is the 10～11 meters school buses, which accounts for only 3.16% of the school buses' total sales.
3.As for the famous bus builders such as King Long Bus, Ankai Bus etc, though in Jan. - May 2012, they do not sell their school bus products, but in the near future, they will have their own achievement in China school bus markets due to their continue efforts in this market.
Part Two: Sales Analysis of China Regional School Bus Markets in Jan. - May 2012
According to the sales statistics of www.chinabuses.com,it is not balanced for the school bus sales in different regional markets. The sales of the top fifteen regional school bus market shares account for 55.86%, which rose by 0.26 percent to the sales of Jan.- April 2012. Among them, the biggest one is Guangdong regional market.
Table Three: Sales Statistics of China Regional School Bus Markets in Jan.- May 2012
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Province
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Sales
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Market Share
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1
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Guangdong
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639
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6.38
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2
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Guangxi
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521
|
5.2
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3
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Henan
|
518
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5.17
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|
4
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Heilongjiang
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469
|
4.68
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5
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Shandong
|
466
|
4.65
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6
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Jiangsu
|
399
|
3.98
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|
7
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Liaoning
|
367
|
3.66
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|
8
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Hubei
|
365
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3.64
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|
9
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Jilin
|
333
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3.32
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|
10
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Shaanxi
|
301
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3
|
|
11
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Hunan
|
288
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2.87
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|
12
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Hebei
|
267
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2.66
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|
13
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Gansu
|
251
|
2.5
|
|
14
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Inner Mongolia
|
222
|
2.2
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|
15
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Zhejiang
|
195
|
1.95
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|
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Total
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5601
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55.86
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Chart Three: Sales Statistics of China Regional School Bus Markets in Jan.- May 2012
Part Three: Analysis of School Bus' Product Configuration in Jan.- May 2012
Table Four: Sales statistics of engine brands in China school bus markets in Jan.- May 2012
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Engine Brands
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School Buses Sales
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Market Share
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1
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Yuchai Engine
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3989
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39.8
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2
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FAW Wuxi Diesel Engine
|
3037
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30.3
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3
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Dongfeng Chaoyang Diesel
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1634
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16.3
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4
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Wuling Liuji Power
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752
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7.5
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5
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Weichai Power Yang Power
|
281
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2.8
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6
|
Foton Cummins
|
140
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1.4
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7
|
JAC Engine
|
121
|
1.21
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|
8
|
Yunnei Power
|
49
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0.49
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|
9
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Others
|
19
|
0.2
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|
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Total
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10022
|
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Chart Four: Sales statistics of engine brands in China school bus markets in Jan.- May 2012
From above data, it is seen that:
Among the sales of school buses in the first five months of 2012, the school buses equipped with Yuchai engine are sold the most. The second & third ones are the school buses equipped with FAW Wuxi Diesel Engine & Dongfeng Chaoyang Diesel. The bus builders can make use of the data to the manufacture of the school buses.
