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World Buses Industry

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World demand to rise 5% annually through 2016

The world market for buses is projected to climb 5.0 percent annually to 631,000 units in 2016. Product sales will expand at an even faster pace in dollar terms, rising 6.2 percent per year through 2016 to $61.5 billion due to increases in average bus prices. Demand will be spurred by efforts to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in metropolitan areas as urban populations continue to grow, by volatile fuel costs making public transportation more attractive, and by the ongoing development of public transportation infrastructures, including bus rapid transit systems, in a number of developing countries. An upturn in bus spending in developed nations such as France, Japan, and the US will also contribute to overall sales advances, as tax revenues climb along with GDP and provide government agencies with the funds needed to both replace older vehicles and expand current fleets. In addition, higher disposable income levels will allow more tourists to travel via motor coach to vacation venues.

Asia/Pacific region to see strongest growth in demand

In a continuation of recent trends, the Asia/Pacific region is forecast to register the strongest market advances through 2016, fueled by robust economic growth and the expansion of urban transit systems, particularly in China and India. China alone will account for three-fifths of all new bus demand globally between 2011 and 2016. The Africa/Mideast region will post the second fastest gains, supported by further development of public transportation infrastructures, most notably in Nigeria, where bus demand will expand 14 percent annually through 2016 from a relatively small current base, the fastest rate of growth of any major market in the world. North America will record the next strongest market advances, followed by Eastern Europe and Western Europe. Bus sales in all of these regions will be spurred by generally healthy economic conditions, increased urbanization, and an upturn in government spending. In Central and South America, on the other hand, bus demand is expected to decline modestly between 2011 and 2016. This will be due to a drop in bus sales in Brazil from an unusually high level in 2011, when vehicle prebuys in advance of new emissions standards that went into effect in 2012 caused demand to surge.

Type C school buses to be fastest growing product

The market for Type C school buses is projected to expand at the strongest pace of any major product type through 2016. Demand will be driven largely by increased sales in China, where Type C bus sales will expand rapidly from a small existing base because of safety concerns with other types of buses currently used to transport students. Transit bus demand will climb at the next fastest rate, stimulated by growth in urban populations and by efforts to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality. The market for motor coaches, which accounts for the largest portion of world bus sales, will increase at a somewhat slower pace, bolstered by rising per capita incomes and vacation travel spending. Demand for all other buses, which include shuttles and other smaller vehicles based on a medium-duty chassis, will expand at the slowest rate, although gains will be roughly the same as those registered from 2006 to 2011, driven by a pickup in tourism and travel spending.

Study coverage

This upcoming industry study presents historical demand data for 2001, 2006 and 2011, plus forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by bus type, world regional market, and for 22 major national markets. The study also considers market environment factors, assesses industry structure, evaluates company market share, and profiles 37 competitors in the global industry.

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION xiI. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4

General 4World Economic Overview 5Recent Historical Trends 5World Economic Outlook 7Personal Income Trends 11World Demographic Overview 13Population 14Urban Population 15World Light Vehicle Overview 17Light Vehicle Production 18Light Vehicle Sales 20Energy Prices 22Technology Trends 26Legal & Regulatory Environment 28Pricing Trends 32

III. WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND 35

General 35Regional Overview 36Demand 37Park 42Production 44International Trade 47Demand by Product 48Motor Coaches 51Transit Buses 53Other Buses 56Demand by Fuel Type 60Bus Rapid Transit Systems 63

IV. NORTH AMERICA 66

General 66Bus Supply & Demand 67Bus Market Outlook 70United States 72Canada 78Mexico 83V. WESTERN EUROPE 89

General 89Bus Supply & Demand 90Bus Market Outlook 93France 95Germany 100United Kingdom 105Spain 110Italy 115Other Western Europe 120Sweden 126Belgium 127All Other 128

VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 130

General 130Bus Supply & Demand 131Bus Market Outlook 134China 136India 143Indonesia 148Japan 153Thailand 159South Korea 164Other Asia/Pacific 170Australia 176Taiwan 178All Other 179

VII. OTHER REGIONS 180

Central & South America 180Bus Supply & Demand 181Bus Market Outlook 183Brazil 185Other Central & South America 191Eastern Europe 196Bus Supply & Demand 198Bus Market Outlook 200Russia 202Other Eastern Europe 208Poland 214Czech Republic 215All Other 216Africa/Mideast 217Bus Supply & Demand 219Bus Market Outlook 221Turkey 224Iran 229Nigeria 234Other Africa/Mideast 240

VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 248

General 248Industry Composition 249Market Share 251Research & Product Development 255Manufacturing 257Marketing & Distribution 259Cooperative Agreements 261Financial Issues & Requirements 269Mergers & Acquisitions 269Company Profiles 272Advanced Public Transport Systems, see VDL GroepAlexander Dennis Limited 273Allied Specialty Vehicles Incorporated 276Anhui Ankai Automobile Company Limited 277Ashok Leyland Limited 279Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 281Blue Bird Corporation 283Champion Bus, see Thor IndustriesCollins Bus, see Allied Specialty VehiclesConsorcio G Grupo Dina SA de CV 285Daewoo Bus Corporation 286Daimler AG 288Detroit Diesel, see DaimlerDina Camiones, see Consorcio G Grupo DinaDongfeng Motor Corporation Company Limited 294Eicher Motors Limited 295ElDorado National California, see Thor IndustriesElkhart Coach, see Berkshire HathawayEvoBus, see DaimlerFederal Coach Bus, see Berkshire HathawayFiat Industrial SpA 296Fiat SpA 298Forest River, see Berkshire HathawayGAZ OAO 299General Motors Company 300Gillig LLC 302Glaval Bus, see Berkshire HathawayGoshen Coach, see Thor IndustriesHaci Ömer Sabanci Holding A ? 303Hino Motors, see Toyota MotorHyundai Motor Company 305IC Bus, see Navistar InternationalIrizar S Cooperativa 307IRIZAR-TVS, see Ashok Leyland and Irizar SCooperativaIveco Irisbus, see Fiat IndustrialLiaoning SG Automotive Group Company Limited 309Mahindra Navistar Engines Private, see NavistarInternationalMAN SE 310Marcopolo SA 313Micro Bird, see Blue BirdMinsky Avtomobilny Zavod JSC 316Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus, see DaimlerMotor Coach Industries Incorporated 317Navistar International Corporation 318NEOPLAN Bus, see MANNew Flyer Industries Incorporated 322North American Bus Industries Incorporated 324Nova Bus, see VolvoOptare, see Ashok LeylandPolomex, see Daimler and MarcopoloPrevost Car, see VolvoProterra Incorporated 326Scania AB 328Solaris Bus & Coach SA 331Starcraft Bus, see Berkshire HathawaySuperpolo, see MarcopoloTata Marcopolo Motors, see Marcopolo and Tata MotorsTata Motors Limited 333Temsa Sanayi ve Ticaret, see Haci Ömer Sabanci HoldingA ?Thomas Built Buses, see DaimlerThor Industries Incorporated 335Toyota Motor Corporation 337UD Trucks, see VolvoVan Hool NV 341VDL Groep BV 342VE Commercial Vehicles, see VolvoVolgren Australia, see MarcopoloVolvo AB 345Workhorse Custom Chassis, see Navistar InternationalWright Group Limited 349Xiamen King Long Motor Company Limited 350Yangzhou Yaxing Motor Coach Company Limited 352Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited 353Zhongtong Bus Holding Company Limited 355Zonda Group 356Other Companies Mentioned in Study 357

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSummary Table 3SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 11

2 World Per Capita GDP 13

3 World Population by Region & Age 15

4 World Urban Population by Region 17

5 World Light Vehicle Production by Region 20

6 World Light Vehicle Sales by Region 22

SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND1 World Bus Demand by Region 39

2 World Buses in Use by Region 43

3 World Bus Production by Region 46

4 World Bus Net Exports 48

5 World Bus Demand by Product 50

6 World Motor Coach Demand by Region 53

7 World Transit Bus Demand by Region 56

8 World Demand for Other Buses by Product & Region 59

9 World Bus Demand by Fuel Type 62

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA1 North America: Bus Supply & Demand 69

2 North America: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product

& Fuel Type 72

3 United States: Bus Supply & Demand 76

4 United States: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 78

5 Canada: Bus Supply & Demand 81

6 Canada: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 83

7 Mexico: Bus Supply & Demand 86

8 Mexico: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 88

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE1 Western Europe: Bus Supply & Demand 92

2 Western Europe: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product

& Fuel Type 95

3 France: Bus Supply & Demand 98

4 France: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 100

5 Germany: Bus Supply & Demand 103

6 Germany: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 105

7 United Kingdom: Bus Supply & Demand 108

8 United Kingdom: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 110

9 Spain: Bus Supply & Demand 113

10 Spain: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 115

11 Italy: Bus Supply & Demand 118

12 Italy: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 120

13 Other Western Europe: Bus Supply & Demand 123

14 Other Western Europe: Buses in Use & Bus Demand

by Product 125

15 Other Western Europe: Bus Supply & Demand by Country 126

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC1 Asia/Pacific: Bus Supply & Demand 133

2 Asia/Pacific: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product

& Fuel Type 136

3 China: Bus Supply & Demand 141

4 China: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 143

5 India: Bus Supply & Demand 146

6 India: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 148

7 Indonesia: Bus Supply & Demand 151

8 Indonesia: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 153

9 Japan: Bus Supply & Demand 157

10 Japan: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 159

11 Thailand: Bus Supply & Demand 162

12 Thailand: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 164

13 South Korea: Bus Supply & Demand 168

14 South Korea: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 169

15 Other Asia/Pacific: Bus Supply & Demand 173

16 Other Asia/Pacific: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 175

17 Other Asia/Pacific: Bus Supply & Demand by Country 176

SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS1 Central & South America: Bus Supply & Demand 183

2 Central & South America: Buses in Use & Bus Demand

by Product & Fuel Type 185

3 Brazil: Bus Supply & Demand 189

4 Brazil: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 191

5 Other Central & South America: Bus Supply & Demand 194

6 Other Central & South America: Buses in Use & Bus

Demand by Product 196

7 Eastern Europe: Bus Supply & Demand 199

8 Eastern Europe: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product

& Fuel Type 202

9 Russia: Bus Supply & Demand 206

10 Russia: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 208

11 Other Eastern Europe: Bus Supply & Demand 211

12 Other Eastern Europe: Buses in Use & Bus Demand

by Product 213

13 Other Eastern Europe: Bus Supply & Bus Demand

by Country 214

14 Africa/Mideast: Bus Supply & Demand 220

15 Africa/Mideast: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product

& Fuel Type 223

16 Turkey: Bus Supply & Demand 227

17 Turkey: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 229

18 Iran: Bus Supply & Demand 232

19 Iran: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 234

20 Nigeria: Bus Supply & Demand 238

21 Nigeria: Buses in Use & Bus Demand by Product 240

22 Other Africa/Mideast: Bus Supply & Demand 245

23 Other Africa/Mideast: Buses in Use & Bus Demand

by Product 247

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE1 Bus Sales for Selected Manufacturers, 2011 250

2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 264

3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 271

LIST OF CHARTSSECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Average Annual Spot Prices for Crude Oil, 2001-2011 242 Average Annual Spot Prices for Natural Gas, 2001-2011 253 World Average Bus Prices, 2001-2021 34

SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND

1 World Bus Demand by Region, 2011 402 Change in Bus Demand Between 2011 & 2016 by Region 403 World Bus Demand: Projected 2011-2016 Annual Rateof Growth 414 World Buses in Use by Region, 2011 445 World Bus Production by Region, 2011 466 World Bus Demand by Product, 2011 507 Change in Bus Demand by Product, 2006 to 2011& 2011 to 2016 518 World Bus Demand by Fuel Type, 2011 639 World Bus Rapid Transit Systems by Region, 2012 65

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA

1 North America: Bus Demand by Country, 2011 70

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE

1 Western Europe: Bus Demand by Country, 2011 93

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC

1 Asia/Pacific: Bus Demand by Country, 2011 134

SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS

1 Eastern Europe: Bus Demand by Country, 2011 200

2 Africa/Mideast: Bus Demand by Country, 2011 221

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 World Bus Market Share, 2011 252

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