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Part Two: Sales Analysis of China Mainstream School Bus Builders in Jan.- Dec. 2012
In the school bus industry, each school bus builders' sales volumes are quite different and the market share of the top sixteen school bus builder decreased slightly. Yutong school buses are the best selling products, which accounted for the biggest part of the school bus market. In the school bus industry, the sales of the 7m-8m school buses are the best selling products. Then it is followed by 6m-7m school bus products and 8m-9m school bus products.
According to the sales statistics of www.chinabuses.com collecting from the China fifty mainstream bus builders, the total sales of school buses in Jan.- Dec. 2012 were 27,120 units. However, the top sixteen bus builders' total school buses sales were 25,767 units, which accounted for 95.01% of the total sales of the school bus market.
Based on different length of the school buses, the sales volume of school buses for the top sixteen school bus builders in of 2012 shows as following:
Table Three: School Bus' Sale Statistics of China Mainstream Bus Builders in Jan.- Dec. 2012
No.
|
Bus Builders
|
Total
|
11m~12m
|
10m~11m
|
9m~10m
|
8m~9m
|
7m~8m
|
6m~7m
|
5m~6m
|
3.5m~5m
|
1
|
Yutong
|
7846
|
|
809
|
|
1172
|
3096
|
2229
|
540
|
|
2
|
Chang'an
|
2723
|
|
33
|
396
|
190
|
498
|
858
|
748
|
|
3
|
Zhongtong
|
2410
|
|
106
|
113
|
150
|
429
|
1612
|
|
|
4
|
Guike
|
1892
|
|
|
|
418
|
31
|
18
|
|
1425
|
5
|
Xiangyan
|
1505
|
|
|
130
|
400
|
432
|
231
|
312
|
|
6
|
Dongfeng
|
1333
|
|
|
|
29
|
664
|
446
|
194
|
|
7
|
Higer
|
1273
|
69
|
171
|
|
55
|
786
|
|
192
|
|
8
|
Dongte
|
1114
|
|
|
|
|
427
|
687
|
|
|
9
|
Shuchi
|
1125
|
|
71
|
|
189
|
650
|
215
|
|
|
10
|
Shaolin
|
1011
|
|
|
|
|
167
|
415
|
429
|
|
11
|
Ankai
|
1102
|
1100
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
Shangrao
|
707
|
|
|
1
|
423
|
157
|
63
|
63
|
|
13
|
Kinglong
|
640
|
|
|
117
|
|
212
|
311
|
|
|
14
|
Huanghai
|
334
|
|
|
|
38
|
296
|
|
|
|
15
|
JAC
|
466
|
|
|
28
|
25
|
44
|
369
|
|
|
16
|
Golden Dragon
|
286
|
|
28
|
58
|
9
|
140
|
|
|
|
17
|
Total
|
25767
|
1169
|
1218
|
844
|
3099
|
8029
|
7454
|
2478
|
1425
|
Table Four: School bus sale statistics in various lengths in Jan.- Dec. 2012
|
11m~12m
|
10m~11m
|
9m~10m
|
8m~9m
|
7m~8m
|
6m~7m
|
5m~6m
|
3.5m~5m
|
Total
|
Sales Volumes
|
1169
|
1218
|
844
|
3099
|
8029
|
7454
|
2478
|
1425
|
25767
|
Percentage
|
4.54
|
4.73
|
3.28
|
12.03
|
31.16
|
28.9
|
9.6
|
5.53
|
100
|
From above data, it is seen that
China bus builders' school bus sales volumes who manufactures more than 1,000 units in 2012 are Yutong Bus, Chang'an Bus, Zhongtong Bus, Guike Bus, Dongfeng Bus, Xiangyan Bus, Higer Bus, Dongte Bus,Shuchi Bus, Shaolin Bus and Ankai Bus etc. 11 bus builders. Among them, Yutong Bus sold 7,846 units of school buses which accounted for 28.93% of the market share.
Among the top sixteen school bus builders, based on the various lengths, the sales of 7~8 meters school buses was the biggest one, which accounted for 31.16% of the school buses' total sales. The second one is the 6~7 meters school buses, which accounted for 28.9% of the school buses' total sales. The third one is 8~9 meters school buses, which accounted for 12.03% of the school buses' total sales. The least one is the 11~12 meters school buses, which accounted for only 4.54% of the school buses' total sales.
As for the famous bus builders such as King Long Bus and Ankai Bus, King Long started to sell the bus in July. And July – Dec. and sold 640 units of school buses in all. And Ankai Bus sold 1,102 school buses in 2012.