Bus & Coach

05 February 2015 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

Bus and coach registrations rose 48.6% in January to 715, the most successful start to a year since 2008. Growth was driven by a 90.4% rise in purpose-built buses, following the fulfilment of several large orders. The converted bus market

07 January 2015 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

Overall bus and coach registrations fell 4.6% in 2014 to 7,352 units. December’s 26.1% decline driven by drop in purpose-built bus and coach registrations. Whole year demand for purpose-built coaches rose 5.8%, despite a 51.1% drop in registrations in December.

04 December 2014 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

Total bus and coach registrations grew 0.8% in November against a 2.6% fall in the year-to-date. Coach registrations rose 6.5% in the month, in contrast to the 13.3% decline in the purpose-built bus market.

06 November 2014 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

Total bus and coach registrations increased 13.1% in October, with a 2.9% rise in the rolling year.
Registrations for the overall market in the year-to-date remain down with a 3.0% drop this month.

06 October 2014 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

Bus and coach registrations down 23.9% this September, driven by fall in converted bus registrations.
Coach registrations are strong, up 3.3% this month and 5.4% for the year so far.
Purpose-built bus market dropped 26 units for September, with a 10% fall year-to-date.

04 September 2014 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

Bus and coach market shows decline of 271 units in August, but year-to-date remains stable with 0.3% drop. Purpose-built sector fell by 57.6%, with a year-to-date decrease of 6.3%. Registrations for past 12 months are strong, particularly for converted buses, with a 8.1% increase overall.

06 August 2014 #Bus & Coach #Registrations #SMMT News

Bus and coach registrations rose 20.3% in July, taking 2014-to-date volumes up 5.4% to 7,943 units. July growth driven by 69.8% rise for purpose-built buses, while coaches dipped 27.4% in the month. Converted bus registrations were stable in the month, but volumes still 12% up in 2014-to-date.

04 July 2014 #Bus & Coach #Registrations

Bus and coach registrations steady in June with a 0.3% rise; year-to-date volumes remain up 3.4%. Purpose-built sector made gains in the month with a 19.1% rise, leaving the year down just 6.3%. Converted bus market fell 16.8% in June, but year-to-date remains positive, up 13.5%.


Bus and coach market declines 22 units in May following April surge, but year-to-date remains up 4.1%. Purpose-built sector falls to 284 units in the month, with year-to-date volumes showing 11.0% drop. Further positivity for converted bus market in both


Bus and coach market shows signs of recovery, up 35.5% in April to 843 units.

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