- Registration volume stable for big buses; some modest growth potential possible.
- Big coach registrations also stable at an unexpectedly high level.
- The recent years’ trend growth for heavier mini buses and midi buses has remained firm.
“2008 continues some of the encouraging trends of last year but the industry is wary of economic pit-falls ahead”, said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive. “The lighter end of the bus market has seen the best growth in recent years and this seems to be holding. Stability also seems the watchword in both the big bus and big coach sectors, after unexpectedly good registrations last year.”
