Yutong Sold 67,568 Units Buses in 2017
2018-01-09
On January 4, Yutong released a report of its business performance in 2017 According to the report, the bus maker produced 67,231 units buses in 2017, down by 5 29% year on year Its sales volume reached 67,568 units, down by 4 82% year on year
On January 4, Yutong released a report of its business performance in 2017. According to the report, the bus maker produced 67,231 units buses in 2017, down by 5.29% year on year. Its sales volume reached 67,568 units, down by 4.82% year on year. Specifically, the sales volume of its large-sized buses reached 27,704 units, up by 9.29% year on year; the sales volume of its medium-sized buses stood at 31,992 units, down by 15.79% year on year; the sales volume of its light buses registered at 7,872 units, up by 2.93% year on year.
In December, Yutong produced 11,181 units buses, up by 9.40% year on year and up by 22.45% compared with that in the previous month. In the same month, it sold 13,140 units buses, including 6,397 units large-sized buses, 5,968 units medium-sized buses, and 775 units light buses. Its sales volume in December grew by 21.01% year on year and 70.96% compared with that in the previous month.
For detailed information of its production and sales in December and the year of 2017, please refer to the table below.
|
Dec. 2017 |
Dec. 2016 |
Growth |
2017 |
2016 |
Growth |
Production |
11,181 |
10,220 |
9.40% |
67,231 |
70,987 |
-5.29% |
large |
5,637 |
3,515 |
60.37% |
27,583 |
25,206 |
9.43% |
medium |
4,989 |
6,091 |
-18.09% |
31,845 |
38,130 |
-16.48% |
light |
555 |
614 |
-9.61% |
7,803 |
7,651 |
1.99% |
Sales |
13,140 |
10,859 |
21.01% |
67,568 |
70,988 |
-4.82% |
large |
6,397 |
3,641 |
75.69% |
27,704 |
25,350 |
9.29% |
medium |
5,968 |
6,717 |
-11.15% |
31,992 |
37,990 |
-15.79% |
light |
775 |
501 |
54.69% |
7,872 |
7,648 |
2.93% |
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From the table above, it can be seen that Yutong’s large-sized buses grew explosively in December with its sales volume 75.69% more than that in the same month in 2016 and nearly three times of that in November this year.
Also in December, Yutong sold 5,968 units medium-sized buses, down by 11.15% year on year. Compared with a sales volume of 4,473 registered in November in 2017, its sales volume in December jumped by 33.42%.
In 2017, Yutong produced 25,066 units new energy buses, down by 5.60%. In the same year, its sales volume of new energy buses reached 24,865 units, down by 7.41%. Specifically, it sold 20,345 units electric buses, down by 6.11% year on year. In addition, its sales of electric medium-sized buses registered at 11,558 units, down by 27.35% year on year. In contrast, its electric large-sized buses sold 8,152 units, up by 51.47% year on year.
In 2017, China’s 224 enterprises rolled out 3,233 different models of new energy vehicles. Among them, 179 models are branded with Yutong, accounting for 5.5% of the total, fully demonstrating the bus maker’s leading position in the emerging industry.
Thanks to the introduction of its internet-connected buses and its third generation school buses as well as its robust expansion in the overseas markets, Yutong performed particularly well in such sectors as school buses, high-end business buses and tour buses for scenic areas.