The Australian bus and coach industry has continued its momentum into the end of the financial year, with June keeping pace with May’s 160 deliveries. Last month’s 157 deliveries maintained the lofty pace set by the sector in May, and mirrors the 158 deliveries recorded in June last year.
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In the chassis sector, Volvo was yet again the major player, recording another 52 deliveries to take out the title. It finished comfortably ahead of Yutong, who combined the 22 heavy bus deliveries with the 12 light bus units, and Scania (25 deliveries). Outside of the top three, Custom Denning (11), I-Bus (11 light bus deliveries) and GTK (10) registered impressive months, while BLK (six), MAN (three), BCI (three) and Wrightbus all put units on the board.
As usual, the bodybuilder market belonged to Volgren, with the supplier narrowly beating out Yutong (34 deliveries, consisting of 22 heavy bus and 12 light bus) to take June honours courtesy of 37 deliveries. Irizar maintained third place with 17 deliveries ahead of BCI (14), Custom Denning (11), I-Bus (11 light bus) and GTK (10). From there, the likes of Scania Higer (eight), BLK (six) and Express Coaches (four) were all consistent, while the final five deliveries were shared between four brands.
The seating side was all about McConnell, with the Victorian-based powerhouse churning out 52 deliveries in June. However, its victory wasn’t as easy as it has achieved in other months, as Sege continued its surge to finish with 39 units in the month. In the race for third, StyleRide (28) narrowly beat out Yutong (25), while APM recorded the 11 units and both Marcopolo and BCI had the one apiece.
Coachair confirmed its place at the top of the air-conditioning market as it romped to 38 deliveries in June. Cling-Yutong snagged second place with another 34 deliveries, while Songz rose to claim third spot with 21 deliveries. In a tight middle spot of the market, Spheros had 18 deliveries, Hispacold the 17 and Thermo King cooled to nine. In the final run home, Konvekta (eight), Denso (seven), Valeo (three) and MCC (two) all maintained consistency.
Queensland fought off a fierce challenge from its State of Origin nemesis in the state-based battle, recording 45 deliveries in June compared to NSW’s 40. Next best was Victoria with the 31 units, while Western Australia finished with 25. Outside of the main four states, South Australia and the ACT both had the eight deliveries apiece.
Finishing with the diesel and zero-emissions vehicle comparison – 119 of the 157 deliveries belonged to the former power source. In that space, Volvo dominated with 45 deliveries, while Yutong (26) and Scania (23, plus two more diesel hybrid units) were also prominent. There were 38 zero-emissions deliveries, featuring 36 on the electric side (Custom Denning’s 11 units finished ahead of GTK’s 10, Yutong’s eight and Volvo’s seven) and two on the hydrogen side courtesy of Wrightbus.
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