February deliveries continue keeping strong

While the total number of deliveries for February may have fallen narrowly short of January’s high, it still highlights a sector that is producing and delivering new buses and coaches efficiently.

For February, 159 deliveries were recorded, falling five below the January number. Looking at year-on-year statistics, this year’s February deliveries still remain above the level of last year, where there were 135 units recorded in the same month.

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In the chassis sector, Volvo returned to the top after a slow start in January, with an even 60 deliveries recorded from the European giant. Sitting in second overall was Yutong with 27 deliveries for the month, with 10 of these being its D7 model, while Scania was next with the 22 deliveries. I-Bus made a mark in 2025 with the 15 deliveries, staying just ahead of Custom Denning and King Long, who couldn’t be split with 12 deliveries apiece. From there, BCI and MAN shared four deliveries each while Challenger (two) and BLK (one) wrapped up the chassis market for February.

Having nearly doubled its January deliveries, Volgren was a comfortable winner in the February bodybuilder market with the 42 units delivered. Yutong recorded the 27, with its 10 D7 deliveries allowing it to surge past Custom Denning with 17. BCI (16), I-Bus (15), King Long (12) and Irizar (12) all finished incredibly close in an even market, with the next best being Scania Higer (four) and Global Bus Ventures (three). The final 11 deliveries were split between six companies as the bodybuilder sector remained as competitive as ever.

There were no great surprises in the seating market as McConnell returned to the top of the three with 66 deliveries made in February. Sege claimed second spot with the 27 deliveries, while StyleRide (19) beat out APM (15) and Yutong (14) to finish third. Fainsa and King Long couldn’t be split with seven deliveries apiece, while Brazilian bodybuilder Marcopolo recorded four units delivered.

The air-conditioning market continues to be the tightest run sector in ABC’s delivery data, with Thermo-King (29) narrowly warding off Cling-Yutong (27) to claim February honours. Sitting in third was Spheros (21) after an impressive start to the year, while Coachair (17) snared fourth. From there, the likes of Songz (15), Hispacold (13), MCC (13) and King Long (12) all fought it out for the next best places, while the finishing touches went to Denso (five), Konvekta (four) and Valeo (three).

The state battle saw Queensland emerge as clear winners following a stunning February that saw the state record 55 deliveries. We go out west for second place, with Western Australia bringing home 38 deliveries, while Victoria (27) narrowly edged out NSW (24) for third place. Both South Australia and the ACT had the seven deliveries each, while the Northern Territory got on the board with the singular delivery.

When looking at the split between diesel and electric deliveries, there were 26 electric units sold in February compared to 133 diesel vehicles. In the electric space, Custom Denning (12) beat out Yutong (seven), Volvo (five) and King Long (two), while the diesel space saw Volvo (55) reign supreme ahead of Scania (22), Yutong (20), I-Bus (15) and King Long (10).