New bus and coach arrivals were steady in October with a total of 39 mirroring that of September, and up 2 on August.
They remain a far cry from June and July, which saw just 5 and 4 arrivals respectively after May peaked to 78.
The year to date (YTD) total sits at 313. With actual sales in the new segment totalling 28 (down 6.7%), and arrivals of 39 units for both September and October, there is a chance of a slight over supply in market that dealers may look at shifting before Christmas.
Looking at the countries of export shows Japan delivered 38 units, their second highest of the year behind 64 in May. One unit came from China.
Bus Arrivals
Used bus and coach arrivals of 4 add little to the segments YTD of 94. The last weak figures occurred in the first three months of 2012, when 3,5 and 2 arrived respectively. The arrivals were all exported from Japan, compared to the previous month which was split between Great Britain with 3, Japan with 3 and USA with 2. Interestingly, total exports from Great Britain in 2012 are still the highest despite only delivering in six of the year’s ten months. Their total of 48 is just ahead of Japan’s 44, who have delivered vehicles every month. The figures suggests used units are exported to order from Great Britain, whereas Japan’s are due to a steadier, more predictable flow of demand.
New Trucks/vans 3500Kg+
Arrivals of new trucks and vans over 3500kg totalled 286, the second highest figure of the year behind June’s 291 and well up on September’s 93. Coupled with strong October sales the outlook for November is positive. A YTD of 2207 means this segment has bettered 2011’s final figure of 2165. It still remains some way off 2008’s 3857, a figure not unachievable in 2013, if current arrival growth is anything to go by.
Used Trucks
Used trucks and vans over 3500kg saw a total of 36 arrivals, the lowest of 2012 by a fair way, with the second weakest month, February, totalling 40. The YTD is currently 453. 188 of these came from Japan.
New commercials
The total number of new commercials (trucks and vans) was 1573, up on the 1173 seen the month before. Looking at country of export Thailand was the biggest supplier with 717 vehicles, not the highest month from this market, but certainly not the lowest. Japan totalled 611, by far its highest month with the next being being June, which saw 467. Australian arrivals totalled 73, followed by Germany on 65 and the Netherlands on 32. 25 came from Turkey followed by the USA with 19.
Total used commercials saw 220 arrive in Nw Zealand, the second lowest month behind January, when just 118 vehicles came into the country. The greatest exporter was again Japan with 188, not a strong month compared to a steady run of 200+ months throughout the year. YTD exports are 1926.
Great Britain remains a steady source of exports, with 19 entering the country in October, the highest all year. YTD 129 vehicles have come in, well behind Japan but double the next highest country; the USA saw 10 exports in October, their highest month taking YTD to 63.
