While delivery numbers didn’t manage to meet the 216 delivery peak from July, August has still managed to impress, delivering 165 buses and coaches in the month.
In a surprise to no one, Volvo once again dominated the chassis market, with 47 deliveries in the month of August, 15 deliveries ahead of BCI who sat at 32. Yutong however was hot on BCI’s heels, with 27 deliveries, while Scania (23) tiptoed closely behind. Meanwhile, MAN and BYD tied on seven units, narrowly beating out Custom Denning (six) and Mercedes-Benz (5). BLK and King Long were neck to neck at four units, as Isuzu (two) and Challenger (one) finished the category off.
There was only seven units between first and second place in the body-builder sector, with Volgren ultimately coming out on top with 44 units delivered in August. BCI wasn’t far off its tail, bringing in 37 and beating out Yutong (26). Marcopolo and Irizar tied on eight units, while Nexport and Custom Denning each delivered seven. It was the month of ties, with King Long and Global Ventures on four, while Coach Concepts trailed behind on three. Coach Design, Express Coaches, I-Bus and Custom Bus each sent out four deliveries, while Scania Higer, Challenger, Omnibus and Bus Tech rallied at the end with one delivery each.
Pulling around 38 percent of all seating deliveries for the month, McConnell proves that it is hard to be knocked from the top. With 64 deliveries for McConnell, taking home gold, it left Leadcom (26) to take home silver while silver was handed to Yutong (23). Sege comfortably sat on 20 deliveries for the month, while StyleRide trailed behind on 16. Marcopolo (eight), King Long (four) and Fainsa (two) duked it out till the end, leaving APM and BusTech to round them off with one delivery each.
After an incredible tie in July, Coachair (46) has once again asserted its dominance, beating out Thermo King (43) by three deliveries. Cling-Yutong was next-best with a respectable 26 units, while Spheros wasn’t too far behind on 19. MCC (10) and Hispacold (nine) were neck and neck, while King Long (four) and (Denso) battled it out. Taking out the bottom end was Songz on two deliveries, and Konvekta on one.
After a long reign of number one, Queensland (32) has been bumped down to third place, with New South Wales ultimately claiming the top spot with 62 deliveries for the month of August. Victoria wasn’t too far ahead of third, with 39 deliveries. Following our shining stars were Western Australia on 27, ACT on three for the month, and South Australia rounding us out on two.