Summarize:www.chinabuses.org:
Part One: General Analysis of School Buses' Market Share in Jan.- Dec. 2012.
According to the data from www.chinabuses.org, in 2012, the sales volumes of school buses were 27,120 units, which increased by 260 percent over the sales in 2011 (about 7,600 units). The sales volumes of school buses accounted for 10.634 percent of total bus industry, which became one of the main force to contribute to the growth of China bus industry.
Table One: Statistics of China bus industry sales in each segment markets in 2012
Segment Market
|
Coaches
|
City Buses
|
Sleeper Buses
|
Tourist Buses
|
Commuter Buses
|
School Buses
|
Sales in 2012
|
155711
|
70383
|
643
|
34302
|
17187
|
27120
|
Year-on-year Growth
|
-7.54
|
1.67
|
-81.8
|
6.87
|
4.86
|
260
|
Table Two: Monthly sales of school buses in Jan.-Dec. 2012
Months
|
Sales Volumes
|
Sequential Growth
|
Market Share of School Buses in Bus Industry
|
1
|
1652
|
|
9.22
|
2
|
2925
|
77.6
|
20.5
|
3
|
1912
|
34.3
|
12.5
|
4
|
2001
|
4.6
|
11.9
|
5
|
1532
|
-23.4
|
11
|
6
|
1043
|
-31.9
|
9.96
|
7
|
2052
|
96.7
|
9.9
|
8
|
4036
|
96.7
|
10.9
|
9
|
2508
|
-37.9
|
10.94
|
10
|
2476
|
-1.3
|
11.2
|
11
|
1999
|
-1.9
|
10.86
|
12
|
2978
|
-1
|
11.7
|
Total
|
27120
|
49
|
|
The monthly sales of school buses in 2012 were up and down. Among them, the highest one was in August, which were 4,036 units.