In the first five months, Yuchai's engine sales and sales revenues were up 2.44 percent and 15.7 percent year on year, continuing its lead in the industry in terms of sales.

The sales, market share and sales revenues of Yuchai Machinery Co., Ltd. were up 10.77 percent, 0.8 percent and 14.80 percent year on year respectively. YC6M heavy-duty engine series in the truck sector achieved a great breakthrough this year, registering a year-on-year sales growth of 105 percent, and the sales of YC6L heavy-duty engine series were up 25 percent year on year; the sales of gas engines continued soaring, up 217 percent year on year; Yuchai continued its lead in the industry in terms of coach engine sales, with its market share increasing steadily; in the general machinery market, the sales of Yuchai's agricultural machinery were up 65 percent year on year, far above the industrial level, and the sales of corn combine engines were up 226 percent year on year.

Driven by proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy, the overall industrial market has shown signs of restorative growth. Yuchai has seized the favorable market opportunity, segmented the market and develop new products in a targeted manner. In the context that diesel engines are upgraded to the national IV emission standards and gas engines are upgraded to the national V emission standard throughout the country, Yuchai launched five national V diesel engines and seven national V gas engines in December 2012 to satisfy customers' demands for reliable and applicable products.

(Li Wei)