January bulldozers: Market dismal sales are the worst in the past two years

According to the survey data of China Construction Machinery Business Network, in January 2012, China's bulldozers sold 460 units, a decrease of 18.73% from the previous period, and sales volume continued to fall, becoming the worst-selling month since January 2010; due to the large base of the same period last year, this month The year-on-year decline was as high as 66.64%.

â—† Weakness still persists. January sales continued to decline In January, the domestic market sold a total of 226 bulldozers, accounting for 49.13% of the total sales, which was a decrease of 79.25% year-on-year. The domestic bulldozers market can be described as bleak.

In January, 234 sets of bulldozers were sold on the export market, which accounted for 50.87% of the total sales, a decrease of 19.31% year-on-year.

â—† Most brands have negative growth in varying degrees. In January, Shandong pushed 300 sets of bulldozers, which was a drop of 68.29% year-on-year and accounted for 65.22% of the total market. It continued to steadily occupy the leading position in the bulldozer market.

In second place is Yishan, which sold 50 units in January, a year-on-year drop of 56.90%, accounting for 10.87% of the total market share. The gap with Shantui has narrowed. China National Aircraft Heavy Industry (formerly tow) ranked third in sales with 30 units, a decrease of 38.78% year-on-year, and the market share was 6.52%.

From the sales data for January, only the XGMA triple performance is better than the same period of last year, and other manufacturers have dropped substantially.

â—† Demand for 160-179 horsepower products shrank. As demand for products shifted to medium and large horsepower, the demand for bulldozers mainly shifted to medium and large horsepower. The largest increase was seen in the 320-400 hp segment, which was an increase of 3.55 percentage points from the 2011 share. Followed by 220-319 hp segment, the market share increased by 2.74 percentage points, and the increase in market share of high-margin products was mainly due to export pull. The larger drop was 160-179 hp and the share dropped by 8.96 percentage points.

The major share of 320-horsepower products is concentrated in several companies such as Shantui, Pengpu, Shaanxi Zhonglian and Caterpillar; the company has a significant advantage in small-tonnage products.

â—†The export market was sluggish, with a year-on-year decrease of nearly 20% in January. The export growth rate was higher for the SINOMACH (formerly a trailer) and Liugong, Xuangong, Pengpu, and Shaanxi Zhonglian Heshan outlets saw a negative growth in sales. It was flat with the same period of last year.

The export products are mainly concentrated in the 160-179 and 220-400 hp sections. Compared with the same period of last year, the export of high-margin products slowed down. On the contrary, the demand for small-horsepower products increased.