Analysis & Forecast of Heavy Truck Market in Oct. 2012 II

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Part Two: Analysis of Each Segment of Heavy Truck Sales in Oct. 2012.

1. Heavy Cargo Trucks: 17.26% sequential growth, which is the only one growth segment

10,607 heavy cargo trucks were produced in October, down 10.64% year-on-year growth and up 5.19% sequential growth. Monthly sales in Oct. 2012 reached 10,722, dropped by 28.82% on a year-on-year basis and also dropped by 9.08% on a sequential basis.

From January to October, production totaled 217,132, fell by 28.16% on a year-on-year basis. Sales totaled 173,348 fell by 27.26% compared with the same period of 2011 (238,307 units).

Chart Two: Monthly sale volumes & growth of heavy cargo trucks in 2011 & 2012
 
　　
2. Vehicles of chassis and driving cabins with negative sale growth

15,384 chassis and driving cabins were produced in October, fell by 14.88% over the same period of 2011 and decreased by 13.08% over September. 17,047 were sold in Oct., reaching a 7.58% drop on a year-on-year basis and also fell by 3.62 over September.

The production totaled 187,964 from January to October 2012, fell by 33.42% over production in January to October 2011; Sales totaled 204,538, fell by 33.81% over the same period of 2011 (308,996).

Chart Three: Monthly sale volumes & growth of chassis and driving cabins in 2011 & 2012