The bus and coach deliveries have cooled in March, with a fast start to the year slowing last month.
With 159 deliveries recorded in February and 164 in January, March saw 123 units recorded for the month. Year on year, the March number falls just short of the 135 deliveries recorded in the same month last year.
When it came to the chassis market, Volvo was once again clearly the leader in the market for March, recording 45 units for the month. While it was 15 below its February efforts, it was nearly double the next best in Yutong, who had 27 deliveries in March including six D7s. Scania also had a strong month with the 24 deliveries, forming a strong top three. Custom Denning was a clear fourth with 15 units recorded, with I-Bus (five), MAN (four), BLK (two) and BCI (one) wrapping up the condensed market in March.
A tight tussle in the bodybuilder market still yielded the same results, as Volgren emerged as the leading supplier in the sector las month with 31 deliveries. Overall, Yutong claimed second with 27 deliveries, including six light bus units, while BCI had the 20 deliveries. Custom Denning was the next best outside of the top three with 15 deliveries, with Irizar (10) also reaching double figures. I-Bus had the five deliveries and Scania Higer the four, with the remaining 11 deliveries being shared by seven brands.
There was nothing close about the seating market for March, with McConnell’s 51 deliveries seeing it take the cake comfortably for the month. A strong month from Sege (28) saw it claim a clear second spot, with StyleRide (22) solidifying the top three. Yutong had the 16 deliveries to continue its consistency, while APM (five) and Marcopolo (one) brought up the rear of the market for March.
A changing of the guard occurred in the air-conditioning market, with Cling-Yutong claiming March’s top spot with 27 deliveries. Spheros rose into second with the 18 deliveries, as close competition saw the perennial leader in Thermo King slip to equal third alongside Coachair with the 17 deliveries apiece. Hispacold wasn’t far behind on 13, with new entrant Husky claiming the five units. MCC (nine) stayed ahead of Songz and Valeo on five deliveries each, with Konvekta (four) and Denso (three) closing out the market.
A similar change was seen in March when it came to the state-based deliveries battle, as Queensland’s previous dominance was usurped by its state of origin rival. New South Wales claimed the honours last month with the 33 deliveries, leaving Queensland in second with 27. Victoria wasn’t far behind with 24, with Western Australia rising up with the 20 units recorded. South Australia (nine) had a strong month, with the ACT (nine) also rising, while Tasmania recorded the solitary unit.
When looking at the diesel and electric vehicle split, 27 of the 123 units delivered in March were electric, with Custom Denning (15) claiming top spot ahead of Yutong (nine) and Volvo (three). Out of the 96 diesel deliveries, Volvo (42) was clearly the leader ahead of Scania (21) and Yutong (18).
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