Yutong is the world’s largest bus manufacturer by sales volume. The Chinese company, formally Zhengzhou Yutong Group, is headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan, and specialises in buses and coaches, including electric and other new-energy models.
Yutong’s roots go back to the Zhengzhou Bus Repair Factory, founded in 1963. Its modern bus company was established in 1993, and the firm became China’s biggest bus manufacturer as its domestic market share expanded. It later built a large international network across Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
A common mix-up is confusing sales volume with brand recognition or total vehicle revenue. Companies such as Volvo, Daimler and Marcopolo are major global bus makers, but Yutong’s distinction is the number of buses and coaches it produces and sells. Yutong has also become a major force in electric buses, making “largest manufacturer” especially relevant as transit agencies shift away from diesel.