E-MAIL
From Jan. to Jun. this year, the sales of both large- and medium-sized buses witnessed marked downward movements. Still, the overall bus sector maintained a 7% year-on-year growth, which is mainly thanks to the impressive performances delivered by the light buses. In the first half of this year, the total sales volume of light buses reached 182,000 units, up by 13.15%.
Generally speaking, the sales volume of city buses, buses for long-distance travel and tour coaches remained stagnant in the first half of 2014. In sharp contrast, the sales of school buses soared by 85.49%. Judging from the different types of buses, the growth rate of gasoline-powered buses was higher than the diesel powered ones. However, the total sales volume of the gasoline-powered ones was at the same level when compared with the diesel powered ones. Given the great efforts made to popularize the eco-friendly vehicles, the sales of new energy buses jumped by a staggering 97.69% year on year.