Exclusively for Buses, PAUL HEELS has once again picked his way through the PSV Circle’s monthly news sheets to produce a unique independent analysis of who was up and who was down in the UK bus and coach market in 2016. In a particularly good year for Alexander Dennis, there were more doubledeckers, significantly fewer single-deckers and deliveries of coaches experienced another modest uplift
The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders no longer publishes statistics showing the market shares achieved by the different manufacturers supplying the UK with buses and coaches, so this annual analysis — using data derived from PSV Circle news sheets — is a unique and independent source of information on who delivered what last year.
As those who subscribe to them regularly will know, the news sheets provide accurate records of new vehicles placed in service by operators, allowing different combinations of chassis and bodywork to be identified.
This updates one that appeared in Buses last June. For this one, the figures for 2014 have been updated to allow for the late recording of a small number (around 1%) of vehicles. The figures cover vehicles built for civilian PSV ope…
