The firm says the development of commercial vehicle industry is closely related to macro economy. In 2013, the growth rate of China's GDP fell to 7.7%, while commercial vehicle market experienced slow growth at the same time, with output and sales volume increasing by 7.6% and 6.4%, respectively.

It added that in view of Chinese commercial vehicle market segment, the truck market remains depressed due to slower pace in infrastructure construction and project construction. In 2013, output and sales volume of trucks in China were 2.705 million and 2.726 million separately, edging up 3.3% and 2.8% year-on-year. It is expected that the truck market will maintain a moderate growth trend over the next few years because of continuous structural adjustments of China's macro economy.

With respect to market pattern, there were a total of 73 companies selling commercial vehicles in China in 2013, among which the top 10 in terms of sales volume were Beiqi Foton, Dongfeng Motor, JAC Motors, Jinbei Automobile, FAW Group, Jiangling Holding, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Sinotruk, Nanjing Auto and Chang'an Automobile, with a combined market share of 71.6%.