Australasian Bus & Coach - May 2018

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For the body builders, Volgren recorded its best numbers

of the year to maintain top spot, notching up 31 deliveries,

up seven on its previous best for 2018. BCI’s 12 matched

last month’s tally and again was second-best in the

sector. Custom Coaches had a strong month with 11 sales,

followed by the remaining 13 builders in single figures.

SALES BY BODY

Sales by Chassis

In terms of chassis manufacturers, Volvo continues to soar, marking 41 deliveries and smashing

its previous best of 33 in March. Scania followed, but its figure of 21 was down on its previous

month’s high of 30. BCI again had the third most, but its 12 deliveries were also a decrease on

March’s 19. The remainder had less than 10.

Percentage by
15 % REGION
WA

48 %

NSW

9 %

SA

SALES BY

AIR-CONDITIONER

Thermo King maintains its position at the top of the

air-con pile, albeit its 37 deliveries were down 20 on

last month’s peak. Spheros, however, had a significant

month-on-month increase, jumping from nine to 25. The

other to hit double figures, Denso, also improved from

three to 10.

Thermo King 37

Spheros 25

Denso 10

Yutong 7

Eberspacher 6

Hispacold 2

Konvekta 2

Kingtec 1

Lou Air 1

%

20 %

VIC

8 %

QLD

VOLVO 41

SCANIA 21

BCI 12

YUTONG 7

HINO 3

BONLUCK 2

IVECO 2

KING LONG 2

MAN 2

BUSTECH 1

Scania Higer 2

Irizar 2

JBUS 1

King Long 2

Express 2

Custom Bus 1

P&D 2

Coach Concepts 1

Bonluck 2

Coach Design 3

Gemilang 5

Yutong 7

Bustech 9

Custom Coaches 11

BCI 12

Volgren 31