Summarize：www.chinabuses.org:
Part One: Sales Analysis of China Mainstream School Bus Builders in Jan. 2013
In the school bus industry, in Jan. 2013, it sold 1,453 units of school buses, down 12 percent over Jan. 2012. Yutong school buses are the best selling products, which accounted for the biggest part of the school bus market, that is, 18.86 percent.
In the school bus industry, in Jan.2013, the sales of the 6m-7m school buses are the best selling products, but their market share decreased by almost 10 percent over Jan. 2012.
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. 2013 were 1,453 units. However, the top sixteen bus builders' total school buses sales were 1,439 units, which accounted for 99.036 percent 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 Jan. 2013 shows as following:
Table One: School bus' sale statistics of China mainstream bus builders in Jan. 2013
|
NO.
|
Bus Builders
|
11m～12m
|
10m～11m
|
9m～10m
|
8m～9m
|
7m～8m
|
6m～7m
|
5m～6m
|
3.5m～5m
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Yutong
|
|
14
|
|
70
|
73
|
51
|
66
|
|
274
|
|
2
|
Zhongtong
|
|
|
38
|
7
|
11
|
186
|
|
|
242
|
|
3
|
Shangrao
|
|
|
|
54
|
17
|
8
|
59
|
|
138
|
|
4
|
Chang'an
|
|
|
13
|
6
|
52
|
48
|
7
|
|
126
|
|
5
|
Dongfeng Xiangyan
|
|
|
8
|
40
|
24
|
47
|
6
|
|
125
|
|
6
|
Dongte
|
|
|
|
|
49
|
70
|
|
|
119
|
|
7
|
Shuchi
|
|
|
|
19
|
51
|
24
|
|
|
94
|
|
8
|
Guike
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
83
|
86
|
|
9
|
King Long
|
|
|
|
|
70
|
8
|
|
|
78
|
|
10
|
Golden Dragon
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
22
|
|
23
|
|
47
|
|
11
|
Higer
|
6
|
5
|
|
1
|
31
|
|
1
|
|
44
|
|
12
|
Shaolin
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
16
|
|
|
21
|
|
13
|
Sunlong
|
|
|
|
7
|
6
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
14
|
Dongfeng
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
5
|
|
|
12
|
|
15
|
Yaxing
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
1
|
|
|
10
|
|
16
|
Hengtong
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
17
|
Total
|
6
|
20
|
60
|
214
|
427
|
467
|
162
|
83
|
1439
|
Table Two: School bus sale statistics in various lengths in Jan. 2013
| |
11m～12m
|
10m～11m
|
9m～10m
|
8m～9m
|
7m～8m
|
6m～7m
|
5m～6m
|
3.5m～5m
|
Total
|
|
Sales in Jan. 2013
|
6
|
20
|
60
|
214
|
427
|
467
|
162
|
83
|
1439
|
|
Sales Volumes Percentage
|
0.42
|
1.39
|
4.17
|
14.87
|
29.67
|
32.45
|
11.26
|
5.77
|
100
|
|
Sales in Jan. 2012
|
0
|
45
|
42
|
302
|
380
|
702
|
133
|
41
|
1645
|
|
Sales Volumes Percentage
|
0
|
2.74
|
2.55
|
18.36
|
23.1
|
42.67
|
8.09
|
2.49
|
100
|
From above data, it is seen that
1. The China bus builder, whose school bus sales volumes over 100 units in 2013, are Yutong Bus, Zhongtong Bus, Dongte Bus，Chang'an Bus, Dongfeng Bus Xiangyan Bus and Shangrao Bus. Among them, Yutong Bus sold 274 units of school buses which accounted for 18.86 percent of the total school bus market share, but decreased by 21.5 percent over Jan. 2012, which was 40.38 percent. The figure shows that more fierce competition in school bus segment market.
2. Based on the various lengths of the school buses, the sales of 6～7 meters school buses was the biggest one, which accounted for 32.45 percent of the school buses' total sales, decreasing by nearly 10 percent over Jan. 2012. The second one is the 7～8 meters school buses, whose market share increased over Jan. 2012. The third one is 8～9 meters school buses, whose market share decreased over Jan. 2012. The least one is the 11～12 meters school buses, whose market share was zero in Jan. 2012.
