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

Chinese crane market cools

Having reached an extraordinary peak of almost 55,000 mobile cranes sold in China in 2020, demand for these machines is continuing to cool as the economy slows.

Chinese excavator industry faces painful years ahead

Sales this year are likely to be half what they were in 2022.

Outlook for dump trucks in China stays strong

In the face of a market which is expected to almost halve in size this year, the dump truck segment provides perhaps the only ray of light in the Chinese equipment industry.

Podcast on the Chinese equipment market

International Construction has released a new podcast in which Off-Highway Research managing director Chris Sleight talks to editor Andy Brown about the current downturn in the Chinese market.

Chinese equipment market falling sharply in 2022

Our updated-outlook for 2022 is for a -38 per cent fall in sales, from the highs of 2020 and 2021.

High sales seen continuing in Chinese asphalt finisher market

The last three years saw a peak in sales, but volumes should remain relatively high and China looks likely to continue to be the largest paver market in the world.

China adopts electric wheeled loaders

Policy drivers and the availability of products are expected to drive a sharp increase in sales of medium-sized electric wheeled loaders in China. However, it will also remain the largest market for traditional diesel-powered loaders for the foreseeable future.

Export focus for Chinese backhoe loaders

There is no tradition of using backhoe loaders in China, and sales have never risen above a few hundred units per year. However, backhoe loader production is an order of magnitude greater.

Customer group data now available for India and China

Our database of sales by year, buy equipment type, by customer group has now been extended from its original European coverage to include India and China.

Chinese equipment sales fell 6 per cent in 2021

Full data for 2021 and updated forecasts are now available to subscribers to the Chinese Database Service