China Sold 52,600 Units Buses in December
31 January 2023
According to the statistics of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), China sold 52,600 units buses and coaches (including bus chassis) in December, up by 43.7% month on month and down by 2% year on year. Showing clear signs of recovery, the bus sales in December was the highest among all monthly sales in 2022.
More specifically, China sold 9,741 units large-sized buses in December, up by 61% month on month, up by 17% year on year. In the same month, China sold 6,422 units medium-sized buses, up by 34% month on month and down by 4% year on year. China sold 36,500 units light buses, up by 39% month on month and down by 6% year on year. The percentages of buses with different power drivelines in December are shown in Table 1 below.
Table 1
Large-sized buses | Medium-sized buses | Light buses | |
Diesel (%) | 45.0 | 41.0 | 48.0 |
Gasoline (%) | 1.7 | 10.0 | 38.0 |
New energy (%) | 53.2 | 49.0 | 14.0 |
Other | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
In 2022, China sold 407,800 units buses, down by 19% year on year (bus sales reached 504,900 units in 2021, 430,100 units in 2020, 444,000 units in 2019, 485,000 units in 2018). More specifically, the sales volume of large-sized buses reached 51,500 units, up by 7% year on year; the sales volume of medium-sized buses stood at 36,800 units, down by 19% year on year; the sales volume of light buses registered at 319,600 units, down by 22% year on year. The percentages of bus with different power drivelines in 2022 are shown in Table 2 below.
Table 2
Large-sized buses | Medium-sized buses | Light buses | |
Diesel (%) | 45.2 | 41.8 | 49.9 |
Gasoline (%) | 2.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 |
New energy (%) | 52.4 | 48.0 | 10.0 |
Other | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
The top five destinations of large-sized buses in 2022 are shown below in Table 3.
Table 3
Destinations | Market Share in 2022 (%) | Up/Down (%) | |
1 | Jiangsu | 8.7 | 0.10 |
2 | Guangdong | 8.3 | -0.10 |
3 | Shandong | 8.0 | 0.10 |
4 | Henan | 7.5 | -0.10 |
5 | Hunan | 6.7 | 0.10 |
Total Percentage of Top 5 | 39.2 | 0.10 |
The top five destinations of medium-sized buses in 2022 are shown below in Table 4.
Table 4
Destinations | Market Share in 2022 (%) | Up/Down (%) | |
1 | Henan | 7.9 | 0.10 |
2 | Guangdong | 7.8 | -0.10 |
3 | Jiangsu | 7.7 | 0.10 |
4 | Shandong | 7.5 | 0.10 |
5 | Hunan | 7.0 | 0.20 |
Total Percentage of Top 5 | 37.9 | 0.40 |
The top five destinations of light buses in 2022 are shown below in Table 5.
Table 5
Destinations | Market Share in 2022 (%) | Up/Down (%) | |
1 | Guangdong | 9.6 | -0.10 |
2 | Jiangsu | 8.2 | 0.10 |
3 | Shandong | 7.7 | 0.10 |
4 | Sichuan | 7.0 | 0.20 |
5 | Zhejiang | 6.9 | -0.10 |
Total Percentage of Top 5 | 39.4 | 0.20 |
Source : www.chinabuses.org
Editor : Isabella
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