The Olympics are in full swing, and the many famous landmarks in Paris are all carried by Chinese-made electric buses.
In the era of fuel vehicles, buses and buses on the mainland have been attacking cities and grabbing land overseas. Nowadays, electric buses have become the mainstream step by step, and domestic buses have been driven all over the world.
Today, I will talk to you about why domestic buses are so popular abroad? What other countries will urban transportation be "conquered" by Made in China next?
Yutong is spreading in the world
Tashkent in Central Asia is exotic, but the first time Chinese and foreign tourists who travel to the city is Yutong's. This makes many Chinese tourists have a little delusional for a while, not knowing whether they are really abroad or in Xinjiang at home.
In fact, since last year, in order to promote and expand new energy vehicles, Uzbekistan has begun to use a large number of electric buses in the capital's public transportation system.
Their bus system is based on the mainland's Yutong buses, and in Tashkent alone, 800 buses were purchased at one time last year. Of these, 300 are pure electric vehicles and the other 500 are natural gas vehicles.
This is also the largest export order won by buses and buses in Central Asia in recent years.
If developing countries are still relatively late in planning for the development of new energy vehicles, then in developed countries such as Europe and the United States, due to the large demand for new energy vehicles, almost all of them are interested in mainland brands.
Let's move our eyes to Copenhagen in Northern Europe, where Chinese who have traveled in recent years will find that the buses that walk through the streets are marked with Chinese characters. Yutongsan's buses have become an important means of transportation in this Nordic city.
Not only in Copenhagen, but in the entire Denmark bus system, more than fifty percent of the buses are Yutong's logo.
Yutong also said that at present, their electric buses have occupied 50% of the Denmark market, so tourists can see Chinese cars everywhere.
Coming to Spain in southern Europe, the shuttle bus used at an airport in the country also uses the Yutong brand. By the end of May this year, the 46 shuttle buses that had been ordered had been gradually put into use.
Another European country, Greece, will also switch its bus system to electric vehicles in the coming years. The first batch of Yutong electric buses ordered by Greece, a total of 140, was officially put into operation in mid-May.
Many well-known tourist cities in Europe have Yutong, no wonder Chinese tourists ridicule that the probability of encountering domestic buses in Europe is increasing.
In the era of fuel vehicles, Yutong is the leader in the field of buses and buses, and after the new energy bus accelerates the market layout, Yutong's market share still ranks first.
Data shows that Yutong's domestic market share was close to 15% last year. However, due to the fierce competition in the new energy bus market, such as Foton Ouhui, BYD, Golden Dragon and King Long Bus, their market share also exceeded 10%.
Because of this, other domestic brands can also be seen in the foreign bus market.
London's double-decker buses were made by BYD
When it comes to the icons of the City of London, red double-decker buses are definitely on the list. Since they were put into service in the 50s of the last century, these buses have been built by themselves for decades.
Now, the red double-decker bus made by BYD is about to pass through the banks of the Thames. In May, BYD unveiled the BD11, a new generation of buses in London.
More than 100 new-generation double-decker buses will be officially put into service from the second half of the year. Before cooperating with BYD, London had thought of making its own electric buses, but their technology was not good enough, so they finally turned to us for help.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time that BYD's electric buses have entered the United Kingdom market. For more than a decade, BYD has been working with the United Kingdom to invest 1,800 electric buses into the country's public transport system.
In addition to the United Kingdom turning to us for help, Japan has also started buying our electric buses. Japan is an outlier in the automotive market, which for many years has been firmly in the hands of its own brands.
Continental cars did not gradually enter the Japan market until 2015. Among them, BYD's electric buses have been steadily occupying the Japan market.
In view of the high aging of Japan society, the exported electric buses have also been specially designed, the body is relatively small, and the chassis of the car is relatively low.
As of 2019, one-third of the scale of pure electric buses in Japan's public transportation system is made by BYD.
Not only Japan, but also Korea's bus system has previously introduced BYD cars. In Udojima, a tourist destination in Korea, 20 BYD electric buses were introduced in 2018.
In addition to the above-mentioned countries, BYD has also set up electric bus factories in Europe and North America, and its overseas bus R&D centers are also located in Los Angeles, São Paulo, and Rotterdam.
In 2019, BYD delivered more than 50,000 electric buses of various types overseas.
Overseas orders are in steady flow
In addition to Yutong and BYD, other domestic bus manufacturers have also been crazy in overseas in recent years, and foreigners have come to buy our buses with a lot of orders.
In the first half of the year, Bailujia Bus received 300 overseas orders. Another company, Zhongtong Bus, delivered 1,022 buses to Saudi Arabia at one time in February. In addition to this order, another 48 buses were exported to Portugal.
In the first quarter, more than 400 buses were driven to Viet Nam. In March this year, 56 electric buses passed through Qingdao Port and went to Belgium, Finland and other European countries.
Overseas orders continue, and last year alone, the mainland exported more than 30,000 buses of various types. According to the current growth rate, by 2027, the mainland will export more than 70,000 buses and buses annually.
The most important factor why Continental's buses can run all over the world is that we are already in a leading position in the field of electric vehicle technology.
Long battery life, slow attenuation, and targeted technology
The Yutong electric bus delivered to Greece this year has a range of 180 kilometers, which can fully meet the operation of the urban public transport system.
In addition to the guaranteed battery life, the battery decay is also slow, and the battery decay will not be less than 70% after 8 years of operation. The longer the life of a car, the cost of the enterprise can also be reduced.
BYD's double-decker buses exported to London have a range of 643 kilometers because the cars use a new generation of blade batteries. The capacity can reach 532 kWh, and the whole car can carry up to 90 passengers.
The new battery is specially integrated with the double-decker bus model, and the overall body weight is light, and the stability and handling are also enhanced.
In addition to conventional battery technology, various car companies also have special customized technologies for different countries.
In Northern Europe and other countries, due to the low climate throughout the year, Yutong has developed a low-temperature operation scheme for the whole vehicle, which can ensure efficiency and ride comfort.
United Kingdom has high requirements for various standards for buses, and BYD has made all-round changes in noise, body structure, steering and other aspects.
As for areas with dry climates and high temperatures in Central Asia, domestic buses are equipped with high-power radiators, and other equipment used is also lightweight and safety-oriented.
In Southeast Asia, due to the long rainy season and high air humidity, in order to prevent the decay and rust of the body, the body adopts cathode electrophoresis technology, so that the vehicle structure can effectively adapt to the local climate and environment.
To sum up, domestic enterprises have always been optimizing and upgrading battery technology, and the technology in different regions is also very targeted.
In this way, when purchasing cars, countries can find the right car for themselves. Especially in the case of more in-depth directional cooperation, in the future, the customized chemical factories of many enterprises can also be set up in different overseas countries.
In such a development situation, our company can not only reduce operating costs for overseas customers, but also build an all-round industry chain around automobile manufacturing in different overseas markets with the continuous expansion of the market.
In other words, our companies not only make money from exports, but also bring benefits and development to their countries. Just like when foreign cars entered the domestic market, we promoted employment in the form of joint ventures.
In the future, whether it is the market of developed or developing countries, as long as the scale reaches a certain level, we can also become the complete master of the upstream of the industrial chain.
In the final analysis, it all lies in our accurate grasp of the development trend of new energy.
Like electric buses, each vehicle saves 20,000 litres of fuel a year or more, and reduces carbon emissions by nearly 70 tons. As the world considers environmental protection, the development and future of electric buses will be better.
And that's just the beginning
Our overall car exports surpassed Japan last year, and this is just the beginning.
Due to the early layout of the mainland, it has fully grasped the first stage of the development pattern of new energy vehicles. Mainland car companies have gradually become the main players in the domestic and foreign markets.
And for bus manufacturing, the biggest feature of this industry is that the winner takes all, and there is no new entrant to challenge the status of large enterprises.
This is because compared with private car manufacturing, the proportion of assets invested in the early stage of bus manufacturing is very high. This means that whoever owns the market first will be able to bear the higher manufacturing and R&D costs thereafter.
In this process, the overall production capacity of the enterprise cannot be reduced. In this way, the original bus companies will continue to expand and occupy the market, and other car companies will not blindly enter this field.
Therefore, in the future, when the proportion of new energy vehicles continues to increase, the mainland's buses and buses will go more to the world.
epilogue
At present, the entire development layout of the new energy industry is gradually expanding from developed countries to more developing countries.
Domestic buses and buses have occupied some markets in developed countries in advance, and with the deepening of the operation and the expansion of the market, the reputation and influence will gradually accumulate.
When overseas development reaches a larger scale, new opportunities will shift from developed to developing countries. The latter, in particular, will be a much larger and more flexible market than developed countries.
Therefore, at least thirty or fifty years in the future will be the expansion period of domestic buses. In this process, the reputation accumulated by the old Western car brands, as well as the process of their companies being mythologized, domestic car companies will also go through it.
Resources:
"Chinese buses amaze the streets of Paris," China Daily, August 2, 2024
How do Chinese buses develop overseas markets? 21st Century Economic Net, March 15, 2024
"London's business card double-decker buses will be replaced by "Made in China", "The world is encountering Chinese buses" Jimu News May 30, 2024
"China's Electric Buses Go to the World", People's Daily Overseas Edition, June 24, 2019
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