In March, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in China were 93 hours, a year-on-year decrease of 10.8%; the year-on-year figures in all five regions showed a downward trend.

Recently, the official website of Komatsu released the data on the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in March 2024, covering the five major regions of the world - China, Europe, North America, Japan, and Indonesia. Among them, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in the Chinese region in March were 93 hours, a year-on-year decrease of 10.8%. Looking at these five regions globally - China, Europe, North America, Japan, and Indonesia - the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in these regions in March compared to February showed that the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in North America, Europe, and Japan did not change much, while the month-on-month changes in the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in China and Indonesia were relatively large. However, the year-on-year operating hours of Komatsu excavators in these five regions globally showed a downward trend, and the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in Indonesia remained the highest, reaching 205.3 hours.

In March, the operating hours of small excavators produced by Komatsu in China were 93 hours, a decrease of 10.8% compared to the previous year. In February, due to the Chinese Spring Festival, projects were halted and people were celebrating the New Year, so the operating hours of small excavators in China dropped to a very low level of 29 hours. In March, for those engaged in construction work, this month after the Spring Festival is the real start of the new year. Starting from March, various projects began construction, especially for new machine sales and second-hand machine circulation, it had a positive effect. Therefore, in March, the industry witnessed a period with more vehicles and more work. The operating hours of small excavators produced by Komatsu increased significantly, from 20+ hours during the Spring Festival period to 93 hours.

According to the released data, in March, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in Japan were 46 hours, a decrease of 3.5% compared to the previous year.

In March, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in North America were 62.5 hours, a year-on-year decrease of 11.9%.

In March, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in Europe were 70 hours, a decrease of 8.9% compared to the previous year.

In March, the operating hours of Komatsu excavators in Indonesia were 205.3 hours, a decrease of 2.7% compared to the previous year.