According to statistics from the Industrial Vehicles Branch of the China Construction Machinery Industry Association, in April 2020, 69,719 forklifts were sold, an increase of 12,915 units, or 22.7% year-on-year; of which: domestic companies sold 64,461 units that month, an increase of 12,945 units year-on-year, an increase of 25.1%; foreign companies sold that month There were 5258 units, a decrease of 30 units or 0.57% year-on-year. Sales of electric forklifts were 33,750 units in April, a year-on-year increase of 9,491 units, an increase of 39.1%; sales of internal combustion forklifts were 35,969 units, a year-on-year increase of 3,424 units, an increase of 10.5%. Electric forklifts accounted for 48.4%.
From January to April 2020, the cumulative sales of forklift trucks were 197,518 units, a year-on-year decrease of 12,265 units, a decrease of 5.85%; of which: the cumulative sales of domestic enterprises were 181,107 units, a year-on-year decrease of 7,129 units, a decrease of 3.79%; the cumulative sales of foreign companies were 16,411 units, a year-on-year decrease of 5136 units. A decrease of 23.8%; the cumulative sales of electric forklifts were 95,697 units, a year-on-year increase of 3788 units, an increase of 4.12%; electric forklifts accounted for 48.4%, and the cumulative sales of internal combustion forklifts were 101,821 units, a decrease of 16053 units year-on-year.
13.6%.
In April, the internal sales volume of forklift trucks was 56,626, a year-on-year increase of 11,316 units, an increase of 25%. The cumulative domestic sales from January to April was 149,247 units, a year-on-year decrease of 8.25%.
In April, 13093 forklift truck exports accounted for 18.8% of the total sales volume that month, an increase of 1599 units or 13.9% year-on-year. Among them, the export of electric forklifts in the month was 9,077 units, an increase of 2335 units from the same period last year, an increase of 34.6%; the export of internal combustion forklifts in the month was 4,016 units, a decrease of 736 units from the same period last year, a decrease of 15.5%. Electric forklift exports accounted for 69.3%.
From January to April, a total of 48,271 forklift trucks were exported, accounting for 24.4% of the cumulative sales, a year-on-year increase of 1163 units, an increase of 2.47%. Among them, the cumulative export of electric forklifts was 33,761 units, a year-on-year increase of 3953 units, an increase of 13.3%; the cumulative exports of electric forklifts accounted for 69.9%, and the cumulative export of internal combustion forklifts was 14,510 units, a year-on-year decrease of 2790 units, a decrease of 16.1%
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