Digging up robust sales

Source: Xinhua | 2017-05-12

CHINA’S excavator manufacturers continued to see strong sales in April, partly due to rising construction demand, said China Construction Machinery Association.

China’s domestic excavator brands and local branches of international brands together sold 14,397 excavators in April, up 101.1 percent year on year, the association said in a report.

The strong growth was mainly driven by domestic demand, while overseas sales rose only 4.2 percent year on year last month.

Over the first four months, total excavator sales rose 99.5 percent to 54,864 units from the same period of last year, with the market share of Chinese brands at 49.83 percent.