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According to the newest data from www.chinabuses.org, in Jan. - Dec. 2012, 70,383 units of city buses were sold, which rose by 1.67 percent over 69,227 units in 2011.
Part One: Sales Growth Analysis of Different Segment Bus Markets in Jan.-Dec. 2012
Table One: Sales growth of different segment bus markets in Jan.-Dec. 2012
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Coaches
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City Buses
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Sleeper Buses
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Tourist Buses
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Commuter Buses
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School Buses
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Sale Volumes in 2012
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155711
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70383
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643
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34302
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17187
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27120
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Sale Volumes in 2011
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168413
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69227
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3535
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32096
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16992
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7600
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Growth Rate
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-7.54
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1.67
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-81.8
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6.87
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4.86
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260
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Chart One: Sales growth of different segment bus markets in Jan.-Dec. 2012
From above data, it is seen that, in the segment bus markets, the growth rate of city buses was 1.67 percent, which was the lowest one among them and also lower than the growth rate of the overall bus industry (3.7 percent). Sleeper bus' growth rate was in negative and its market share in the overall bus industry was only 0.25 percent.
However, the city buses, the sales volumes of which were 70,383 units, which accounted for 27.6 percent in the overall bus industry, which becomes a big factor to influence the growth of the overall bus industry.
Part Two: Sales Analysis of City Buses on Various Lengths in Jan. - Dec. 2012
According to the statistics, in Jan.-Dec. 2012, 70,383 city buses were sold, up 1.67 percent over Jan.-Dec. 2011 (69,227). And in the overall China bus industry, the growth rate was 3.7 percent in Jan.-Dec. 2012.
Table Two: Sales data of city buses on various lengths in Jan. - Dec. 2012
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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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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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Jan.-Dec. 2012
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70383
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2537
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24035
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13806
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5779
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10255
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9861
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2929
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1005
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Jan.-Dec. 2011
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69227
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2096
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16434
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15708
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6989
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10646
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11675
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3752
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928
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Year-on-year Growth
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1.67
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21.0
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46.3
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-12.1
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-17.3
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-3.67
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-15.5
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-21.9
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8.30
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Table Three: Market share of city buses on various lengths in Jan. - Dec. 2012
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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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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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2012 (%)
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100
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3.6
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34.14
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19.6
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8.2
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14.57
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14.0
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4.16
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1.43
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2011(%)
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100
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3.03
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23.7
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22.7
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10.1
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15.4
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14.2
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5.42
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1.34
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From above data, it is seen that
In the segment of city buses, 11m-12m long city bus segment is the biggest one, which accounts for nearly 46.3 percent. 11m-12m long city buses are the main bus models in the large & medium cities’ main roads. Due to the high cost-performance ratio of the 11m-12m long city buses, they are the main bus models purchased by the cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Tianjin, Nanjing, Shenyang, Chengdu, and Chongqing etc cities.
The market share of 11m-12m city buses increased by 10.4 percent, from 23.7 percent in 2011 to 34.14 percent in 2012, which was the uncommon growth phenomenon in recent years. The 11m-12m city buses are now becoming more and more important part in the product structure of city buses.
