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Buses: United States

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Industry Overview
Market Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Legal and Regulatory Environment
Technology Trends | Production and Trade Trends | Global Overview

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Demand Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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Industry Structure
Industry Composition | Industry Leaders | Additional Companies Cited
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ABOUT THIS REPORT

Sources
Buses: United States is based on World Buses, a comprehensive industry study
published by The Freedonia Group in November 2012. Reported findings represent the
synthesis of data from various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic
sources including:

firms participating in the industry

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated June 2012 and
August 2012
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Scope and Method

This report forecasts US bus demand and production in units. Total demand is
segmented in terms of:

Type C school buses

transit buses
motor coaches
other buses such as Type A and Type B school buses.

This report excludes most buses derived from light vehicles and minibuses designed to
carry eight or fewer passengers (in addition to the driver).
Total demand, the various segments, and production are sized at five-year intervals for
historical years 2006 and 2011 with a forecast to 2016. Forecasts emanate from the
identification and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and other historical
trends/events as well as their expected progression/impact over the forecast period.
Changes in quantities between reported years of a given total or segment are typically
provided in terms of five-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of
brevity, forecasts are generally stated in smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the
forecast year, such as demand is projected to rise 3.2% annually through 2016. The
result of any particular year over that period, however, may exhibit volatility and depart
from a smoothed, long-term trend, as historical data typically illustrate.

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Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

336120
336211
336399

3711
3713
3714
4119
4131
4141
4151

485210
485410
485510
487110

Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing

Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
All Other Motor Vehicle Parts
Manufacturing
Interurban and Rural Bus
Transportation
School and Employee Bus
Transportation
Charter Bus Industry
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation,
Land

Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies

Truck and Bus Bodies
Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories
Local Passenger Transportation, NEC
Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation
Local Bus Charter Service
School Buses

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The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Market Size & Trends .............................................................................................................................. 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 1 | United States: Bus Demand by Product, 2011 .................................................................... 3
Type C School Buses. ........................................................................................................................ 3
Transit Buses. ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Motor Coaches. .................................................................................................................................. 4
Other Buses. ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Legal & Regulatory Environment ............................................................................................................. 6
Technology Trends .................................................................................................................................. 7
Production & Trade Trends ...................................................................................................................... 8
Chart 2 | United States: Bus Demand & Production Trends (units) ................................................... 8
Global Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Chart 3 | World Bus Demand by Region, 2011 .................................................................................. 9
Demand Forecasts ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 10
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Bus Demand ................................................................. 10
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 11
Table 2 | United States: Bus Demand by Product (units) ................................................................. 11
Type C School Buses. ...................................................................................................................... 11
Transit Buses. ................................................................................................................................... 12
Motor Coaches. ................................................................................................................................ 12
Other Buses. ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 13
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 13
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 14
Daimler AG ....................................................................................................................................... 14
Navistar International Corporation .................................................................................................... 15
Blue Bird Corporation ....................................................................................................................... 16
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 17
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 18
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