In September, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in China were 95.3 hours, up 6.9% year-on-year. In the other four regions, the operating hours of Komatsu equipment saw a "two-up, two-down" yea

Recently, Komatsu's official website released the operating hours data of Komatsu excavators for September 2024. In September, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in China were 95.3 hours, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.9%. Apart from the Chinese region, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in North America and Japan both showed year-on-year negative growth, while those in Indonesia and Europe were positive.

Looking at these five regions worldwide, namely China, Europe, North America, Japan, and Indonesia, the number of operating hours for small excavators by Komatsu in these regions in September showed a positive month-on-month increase compared to August. The month-on-month growth rates for Komatsu excavators in four regions - Europe, Japan, Indonesia, and China - were all positive, while the month-on-month change in operating hours for Komatsu excavators in the North American region was negative. Among them, the operating hours for Komatsu excavators in Indonesia were the longest, reaching 216.5 hours.

In September, the operating hours of Shinko excavators in China were 95.3 hours, an increase of 6.9% compared to the previous year. Since June, we have observed that the operating hours of Shinko excavators in China have been continuously rising, from 87 hours to 88 hours, from 92 hours to 95 hours. Although the change is not significant, it can be seen that infrastructure construction has a potential impact on the industry, and the market is gradually improving. Moreover, the year-on-year changes in working hours for these four months have also been continuously increasing, from a negative growth of 2.8% in June to a positive growth of 6.9% in September, which also indicates that the market is gradually improving.

According to the released data ——

In September, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in Japan were 46.5 hours, a decrease of 0.4% compared to the previous year.

In September, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in North America were 65.4 hours, a decrease of 5.3% compared to the previous year.

In September, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in Europe were 74.3 hours, representing a year-on-year increase of 0.8%.

In September, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in Indonesia were 216.5 hours, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.6%.