Australasian Bus & Coach — October 2017

busnews.com.au October 2017 ABC^55

The body builders posted fairly low-key results overall,

with Volgren leading the pack on 21, that fi gure being

well down on its 47 reported in August. Bustech had a

strong results with seven, up from fi ve the month before.

The majority of other builders delivered less than fi ve

vehicles respectively.

SALES BY BODY

Sales by Chassis

September 2017 saw 53 buses delivered throughout Australia. This is a world away from
August, during which 110 new bus deliveries were reported by manufacturers, representing a
decrease of 57 vehicles. The September delivery number does not stack up very well compared
to the 88 new buses delivered at the same time last year.

Percentage by

REGION

25 %

NSW

30 %

QLD

17 %

WA

SALES BY

AIR-CONDITIONER

For air-conditioning suppliers, Thermo King led the

way with 28 deliveries nationwide, a sharp drop on the

huge 68 a month earlier but still leading the market

by a considerable margin. Spheros was involved in the

delivery of seven units, while Hispacold and Konvekta

posted five each.

Thermo King 28

Spheros 7

Hispacold 5

Konvekta 5

Higer 4

Coachair 3

Not specified 1

%

26 %

VIC

2 %

SA

SCANIA 20

VOLVO 18

HIGER 4

KING LONG 4

BUSTECH 3

MAN 2

BCI 1

BONLUCK 1

Bonluck 1

Coach Concepts 1

BCI 1

Express Coaches 2

Coach Design 2

King Long 4

Higer 4

Scania Higer 5

Irizar 5

Bustech 7

Volgren 21