Chinese Truck Sales Dropped 6.8% in 2012
January 30th, 2013 | Posted in SalesAs the Chinese economy cooled down, the country’s truck industry had been in contraction mode for two consecutive years. After setting a record of 3.861 million in 2010, sales of cargo-carriers decreased 8.18% to 3. 545 million in 2011 and 6.8% to 3,303,800 last year.
In 2012, the heavy-duty sector continued to see sharp falls, while sales of mini trucks grew 8.7%.
Chinese Truck Sales in 2012 and 2011
Heavy-duty trucks: gross vehicle weight exceeding 14 tons
Medium-duty trucks: gross vehicle weight over 6 but no more than 14 tons
Light-duty trucks: gross vehicle weight over 1.8 but no more than 6 tons
Mini/micro trucks: gross vehicle weight at 1.8 tons or less
All of the ten largest makers of heavy-duty trucks posted double-digit declines. Dongfeng, with 1.308 million deliveries, retained its leading position, followed by Sinotruk, which overtook FAW.
|
2012 sales of top-ten heavy-duty truck makers
|
|||
| Company | 2012 | 2011 | Growth |
| Dongfeng | 130,830 | 185,977 | -29.7% |
| Sinotruk | 108,958 | 142,611 | -23.6% |
| FAW | 105,551 | 158,186 | -33.3% |
| Beiqi Foton | 87,358 | 107,202 | -18.5% |
| Shaanxi Heavy-duty Truck | 83,868 | 104,227 | -19.5% |
| JAC | 26,067 | 33,883 | -23.1% |
| Bei Ben Heavy-duty Truck | 24,270 | 40,022 | -39.4% |
| SAIC- IVECO- Hongyan | 17,008 | 31,500 | -46% |
| CAMC Heavy-duty Truck | 15,069 | 25,695 | -41.4% |
| Dayun Motor | 8,818 | 13,604 | -35.2% |
SGMW, Dongfeng, Beiqi Foton, and Changan were the top four producers of mini trucks, delivering 135,600, 108,900, 108,200, and 90,600 units respectively.
