Summarize：www.chinabuses.org: II. Market Development Situation of Airport Shuttle Bus
1. Development situation and type classification in overseas market
There are mainly ten manufacturers in Western countries, including three in Germany, three in Spain and each one in Holland, Italy, Canada and Belgium, which sell 250-300 units totally per year. German Neoplan Company, as one of the earliest manufacturers, developed one super-large double-decker (15m long, 4.5m wide and 4.5m high) in 1981, capable of transporting all the passengers in a 340-seat airplane. The new-generation shuttle bus has five kinds of specifications, while mass production of Cobus shuttle buses equipped with Benz engines and steering drive front axles and NAW supporting beams in 1990 made Contrac Company another competitive manufacturer in Germany.
2. Development Situation in Domestic Market
Market survey says 13.1m and 13.8m shuttle buses are popular in domestic airports. Technical and specification requirements to 13.8m bus are as follows:
(1) Airport shuttle bus is used to transport passengers between departure lounge and apron. The max capacity must be no less than 120 persons, seats must be no less than six and passenger compartment must be no less than 23 m2.
(2) Permit of special equipment for civil airport issued by CAAC is essential and technical index must live up to the following standards:
1) Basic Requirements for Airport Ramp Equipment
2) Basic Safety Requirements for Aircraft Ramp Equipment (AHM913)
3) Safety Operation of Aircraft Equipment (AHM914)
4) Technical Conditions of Motor Vehicle Operation Safety (GB7258-1997)
(3)The dimension must be less than 14000×3000×3200mm
(4) Passenger cabin doors: 4; driving cabin doors: 2.
(5) The area near the doors should be partitioned for wheelchairs and fastening equipment.
(6) The driver cabin and passenger compartment, equipped with A/Cs respectively, should be separated by transparent partition.
(7) There should be interphone in driver cabin and monitoring device in passenger compartment.
(8) Body painting and signs must conform with relevant regulations.
3. Relevant Data of Domestic Market in 2012
Incomplete statistics says a total of 231 airport shuttle buses were purchased in 2012, including 111 13.8m ones, 72 13.1m ones, 13 9-10m ones and 14 others; 69 domestic ones and 42 imported ones in 13.8m and 49 domestic ones and 23 imported ones in 13.1m.
Sales Analysis in Lengths
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13.8m
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13.1m
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11-12m
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9-10m
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8-9m
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Total
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Sales(unit)
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57
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42
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13
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7
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3
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122
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Sales Analysis of Marketing Distribution
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Guangdong
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Shanghai
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Beijing
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Jiangsu
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Fujian
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Shandong
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Liaoning
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Others
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Sales
（unit）
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19
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17
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13
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12
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10
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8
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7
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26
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4. Yutong Featured Product
Facing the encirclement of German Neoplan and Cobus, domestic bus manufacturers such as King Long and Yutong, etc. surge to develop airport shuttle buses. During Beijing Olympic Games, Yutong airport shuttle buses were highly recognized for excellent service of "Safety, Comfort and Convenience" by tourists at home and abroad.
As a leading bus manufacturer in China, Yutong launched the new product ZK6140BD to break out of the besiege of overseas counterparts. Yutong ZK6140BD airport shuttle bus, with new appearance and high quality, catches the attention of the industry.
Yutong ZK6140BD
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length*width*hight（mm）
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13800*3000*3100
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wheelbase（mm）
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front track/rear track（mm）
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front overhang/rear overhang（mm）
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curb weight（kg）
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max total mass（kg）
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max speed（km/h）
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50
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seat
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10 seats,130 persons at most
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max gradeability %
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min turning diameter（m）
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min ground clearance（mm)
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3000
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max internal height（mm）
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approach angle/departure angle(o)
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luggage capacity (m3)
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max grade
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engine
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model
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Deutz BF4M1013-19E3
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type
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position
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front engine
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displacement（L）
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max output (kw/rpm)
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max torque(N.m/rpm)
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fuel
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diesel
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fuel consumption（L/100km）
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(L)35
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standard
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Nation III
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oil tank(L)
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chassis
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model
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Yutong
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clutch
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transmission
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Allison automatic
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axle
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braking system
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steering system
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overall hydraulic pressure and recirculating ball steering
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suspension
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air suspension
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