For the heavy truck market, the past 2013 can be described as a year of ups and downs. The economic environment remains tepid, and emission standards upgrade slowly. The heavy truck market is full of unpredictable variables. During the visit to the market, the reporter found that although the national heavy-duty truck market has been declining in the past two years, the performance of the heavy-duty truck market in Yunnan has remained flat compared to the sales performance of the northern provinces.
The traditional off-season weakens the influence of State IV
Yunnan Dongkuo Automobile Trading Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “East Broad Auto Tradingâ€) is the first-tier agent of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles in Yunnan. According to its chairman Zhang Hua, the 2013 sales volume of the company compared with 2012 Must improve, the overall sales performance is good. As of the beginning of December 2013, the total sales volume of Dongkuo Automobile & Automotive reached more than 1300 vehicles, and the sales volume of heavy trucks increased by more than 100 vehicles compared to 2012. In this regard, Zhang Hua said: “The sales performance of the company in 2013 was not bad. Although it was a lot worse than our sales of 1600 heavy trucks at the peak of 2011, it was much better than 2012.â€
Under the influence of the National IV Switching, the heavy truck market in 2013 experienced a significant decline in July and August, and the northern market suffered a particularly severe setback. In contrast, in July and August, Yunnan, which was the off-season, was much less affected.
“As in the whole country, the heavy truck market in Yunnan in July and August 2013 did not perform well, but this was mainly affected by the rainy season. Yunnan is located at the southwestern border, with a clear wet and dry season. 60% of the annual precipitation is concentrated in 6-9. Therefore, affected by the weather, the project start-up volume and freight volume during the rainy season in Yunnan will be reduced, and the sales volume of heavy trucks will be reduced accordingly. In addition, the national IV switching has also caused a certain impact on the market.†Zhang Hua said .
Although the National IV handover did not have a significant impact on the heavy truck market in Yunnan in July and August 2013, the heavy truck market in the first quarter of 2014 will be affected as the implementation process of the National IV begins.
It is understood that Kunming has strictly implemented the State IV since July 1, 2013, and other cities in Yunnan Province have not yet implemented it strictly. The sales of vehicles are still based on the National III. The Kunming users who have car purchase needs are buying cars through other households in other cities in Yunnan. “According to the news we have received, the entire Yunnan Province will begin strict implementation of State IV on January 1, 2014. According to past practice, January should be the sales season for the heavy truck market, but affected by the full implementation of State IV, 2014. How is the market situation in January difficult to say." Zhang Hua told reporters.
Like many cities across the country, Kunming dealers are also faced with the problem of not being able to specify the timing and progress of the implementation of State IV. There are dealers who say: "In the case of the National IV switching, the attitude of the relevant local authorities is very vague, and we have no clear answer to the consultation at the vehicle management office. The competent authority did not give clear notice and did not give us enough. In preparation for the time, we are very passive in our work."
Overloading a serious impact on demand for cars <br> <br> a geographical feature of the region significantly influenced the local demand for cars, abundant mineral resources in Yunnan largely driven by the needs of the local dump truck market, complex The changing terrain features also make the demand for heavy truck users in Yunnan bring obvious regional features.
“The road conditions in Yunnan are very complex, with steep slopes in mountainous regions. With the same model, users in Yunnan require stronger horsepower and explosive power. In addition to mineral transportation, there are many users in Kunming who purchase dump trucks for sand and gravel. Most of these vehicles work near the mines, and eventually the sand and gravel will be unloaded at the construction site or the mixing station. The traffic conditions are very poor.†Zhang Hua said, therefore, local users in Yunnan prefer to Powerful, explosive vehicle.
In addition, unlike many cases in which the overload and investigation of overloaded cities in northern cities is increasingly strict, the intensity of overload control and investigation in Yunnan is significantly smaller. "Yunnan overload investigation is not strict, overloading is very serious. A heavy truck with 20-30 tons of load is overloaded to 60 tons. It is a normal thing to do. In addition, poor road conditions cause the user to carry the vehicle when buying a car. The requirements for force, braking performance and dynamic performance are relatively high, said Zhang Hua.
It is reported that in recent years, sales of lightweight vehicles with good sales in the market have not been satisfactory in Yunnan. In response, some dealers analyzed that: "Lightweight vehicles have light weight and the corresponding bearing capacity is slightly inferior. Yunnan has many mines and mineral mining is very common. Mineral transportation constitutes a major source of demand for the heavy truck market. Lightweight models It is not very suitable for Yunnan's transportation market. In regions with better sales of light vehicle models, it is generally more rigorous to check for overloaded vehicles, and there is little control over traffic in Yunnan. Users do not want to buy lightweight vehicles."
The amount of natural gas heavy truck around the corner in 2013, the rapid growth of LNG heavy-duty truck market is still the biggest bright spot. Statistics show that from January to November 2013, the sales volume of LNG heavy trucks reached 30,500 vehicles, an increase of 220% over the same period of last year. It is estimated that the annual sales volume will be around 33,000 vehicles. Although the start was slow, the natural gas heavy truck market in Yunnan also gradually embarked on a rapid development path in 2013.
“In 2013, Yunnan's natural gas heavy truck market grew fastest in the southwestern region (Yunnan-Guizhou-Chongqing-Ganzhou). The reasons for rapid growth are twofold. First, the local users in Yunnan are increasingly accepting natural gas trucks. Second, China-Myanmar natural gas pipeline is beneficial to the natural gas market in Yunnan. In the future, gas prices in Yunnan will also be reduced, and the economic performance of natural gas vehicles will also become more apparent.†said Du Yonghong, chairman of Yunnan Sanyong Economic and Trade Co., Ltd.
After the natural gas heavy truck gradually emerged, Du Yonghong switched from traditional truck sales to specialize in the promotion of natural gas heavy trucks. He has in-depth analysis of the development status and prospects of natural gas vehicles in Yunnan. At the same time, he is also the first truck dealer in Kunming to focus on and promote natural gas vehicles.
“The heavy-duty natural gas market in Yunnan was considered to have really entered the development track in 2013.†Du Yonghong said: “I started to try to promote LNG heavy trucks in Yunnan in 2012. In 2012, the concrete mixing plant in the Anning refinery was I bought 20 LNG mixers here, and because the refinery has its own gas supply, the use of the vehicles was good, and it quickly gained user approval. According to users, the same configuration as the diesel vehicles. Under the circumstances, the overall cost of LNG vehicles is 32% less than that of diesel vehicles."
As in many parts of the country, the reason why Yunnan's natural gas heavy truck sales did not achieve rapid growth is also limited by gas supply. However, the current shortage of gas supply in Yunnan will also be greatly improved in 2014.
It is understood that in October 2013, the China-Myanmar natural gas pipeline was completed and commissioned, which also marked the end of the history of the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau pipeline gas. “In Yunnan Province, CNOOC, PetroChina, China Resources, Xinao and other energy companies are currently supplying gas. Xinao Energy also launched a project to produce LNG from coke oven gas in Qujing. In March 2014, it could supply natural gas to the market. By then, the natural gas prices in the market will be even cheaper,†said Du Yonghong.
At the same time, the solution of the air supply problem also strengthened Du Yonghong’s confidence in promoting natural gas heavy trucks. He said: “The biggest difficulty in promoting natural gas trucks in the Yunnan market is the construction of gas filling stations, provided that there are adequate gas supply and convenience. The development of the gas station will promote the development of the natural gas heavy truck market, and the gas source problem has been solved, and the construction of gas filling stations will gradually follow.With the acceleration of the gas station construction process, LNG city dregs and concrete mixer trucks The growth rate will be very fast and the market will be very good."
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