Chinese Service

Off-Highway Research’s Chinese Service is a subscription service providing detailed insights into the national equipment market and the major equipment manufacturers active in the country. An annual subscription unlocks access to the full library of more than 45 current Equipment Analyses and Company Profiles. Each report is updated on a regular cycle with up to 24 new documents added throughout the course of a year. It also includes monthly Market Reports containing news and analysis from the industry, with an archive going back to 2002. Full subscribers also have access to our free enquiry service.

Our standard single-site licence allows for up to five individual users based in one location. If you require further access rights, please enquire about our multi- and global-site licence packages.

As an alternative to the full Service, many clients chose to subscribe to just our monthly Market Reports. This is a cost-effective way of keeping up to date with news and developments, and the subscription also includes our spring Annual Review and summer Mid-Year Review of the market.

Equipment Analyses

Rigorous analysis of the structure, demand and trends for a single product.

Typical coverage includes:

• Economic and Construction Activity
• Market Size and Trends
• Domestic Production
• Component Sourcing
• Foreign Trade
• Market Shares
• Marketing and Distribution
• Pricing
• Population and End-Users
• Five-Year Forecasts
• Machines Available
• Manufacturer and Importer Contact Details

Equipment Coverage

• Agricultural Tractors
• Asphalt Finishers
• Backhoe Loaders
• Compaction Equipment
• Crawler Dozers
• Dump Trucks
• Hydraulic Excavators
• Industrial Forklift Trucks
• Mini Excavators
• Mobile Cranes
• Motor Graders
• Skid-Steer Loaders
• Wheeled Loaders

Company Profiles

Objective analyses of major construction equipment manufacturers or component suppliers.

Typical coverage includes:

• Company History, Ownership and Structure
• Financial Analysis
• Manufacturing Facilities
• Corporate Strategy
• Production
• Sales and Market Shares
• Marketing and Distribution
• Product Range

Latest news on the Chinese Market

Wheeled loaders China report now available

The last decade has seen crawler excavators overtake wheeled loaders as the construction machine of choice in China. However, demand for wheeled loaders in the country remains enormous at more than 100,000 units per year.

Replacement demand to drive Chinese dozer sales

The market will rise this year, but with a slowdown coming in roadbuilding, other sectors will rise in importance over the medium term.

Updated global briefing for all clients

A new edition of our bi-annual Global Construction Equipment Markets study is now available, featuring updated forecasts. The report is available to ALL Off-Highway Research clients, while non-clients can request a copy by completing an online form.

Stimulus lifts Chinese demand by 30 per cent

Sales of construction equipment in China grew 30 per cent last year to take the market to levels not seen since the last stimulus-driven boom of 2010-2011. Further modest growth in 2021 is forecast to take demand over the 500,000 unit mark for the first time.

New reports in January

Subscribers to Off-Highway Research’s Chinese, European and Indian Services can now download our latest Market Reports, Equipment Analyses and Company Profiles. In addition, a report on our November Webinar is available to ALL clients, regardless of what subscriptions they hold.

Chinese mobile crane demand rising to unprecedented levels

Record mobile crane sales and production will be seen in China this year for the second year running.

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A new video has been published to help clients find the quickest route to their data and report subscriptions with Off-Highway Research

Excavators to see extra uplift from Chinese stimulus

State investment designed to combat the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in China will see equipment sales rise 14 per cent this year. However, sales of excavators across all types and classes will rise 21 per cent.

Chinese market surges ahead

Construction equipment sales in China are expected to rise 14 per cent this year according to revised forecasts form Off-Highway Research. The previous expectation was for sales to fall 8 per cent, but stimulus measures in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are now expected to reverse this trend.

Dump trucks in China - demand migrates to mining

Construction in China now relies almost entirely on on-highway trucks for hauling applications, making off-road dump trucks purely mining machines.