Sales of natural gas commercial vehicles declined

Recently, in the new energy vehicle market, the sales of natural gas commercial vehicles have declined
.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to July this year, the production of natural gas buses was 16,600 units, down 40% from 27,600
units in the same period last year.
During the same period, the cumulative production of natural gas trucks was 10,400 units, a significant decrease of 54%
from 23,000 units in the same period last year.

The decline in natural gas commercial vehicle sales has already made some companies feel the chill first
.
In the field of natural gas buses, Yutong bus, which accounts for the largest proportion, sold only 2,980 units in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year decrease of 44%; Beiqi Foton decreased by 19% to 2,077 units
.
In the natural gas truck market, Shaanxi Automobile's sales fell 61% to 2,610 units, FAW's fell 71% to 1,207 units, and Sinotruk's sales fell 66% to 907 units
.

Yang Zaishun, deputy secretary-general of the National Passenger Vehicle Market Information Association, revealed: "The decline in bus procurement is the reason
for the decline in natural gas buses.
The research report of GF Securities shows that in the first half of this year, the purchase volume of domestic buses fell by 23.
26%, which caused a great blow
to the sales of natural gas buses.

It is understood that the reasons for the decline in sales of natural gas trucks and buses are different
.
"Truck sales are declining overall, and it's not surprising
that the natural gas truck segment is declining.
" Yang Zaishun said
.

According to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, domestic truck sales in the first seven months of this year fell sharply by 16.
1%
compared with the same period last year.
In Yang Zaishun's view, compared with the change in diesel prices, the decline in overall demand for the truck market is the main reason for
the decline of natural gas trucks.

In contrast, bus sales have not fallen
too much.
According to the statistics of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the overall sales of buses in the first seven months only fell by 0.
5%, and nearly 40% of the decline in sales of natural gas buses was obviously not all caused by changes in bus demand
.