Public Transport Vehicle Market Outlook - 2027

With rising industrialization and urbanization, the need for public transport vehicles has accelerated in recent years. Public transport vehicles are available for the general public and primarily operate in regional and local passenger transportation systems with regular routes, fixed schedules and charge a posted fee for each trip. However, most public transport trips have fixed pickup points according to prearranged timetable and need either walking to reach to the destination or is complemented by private transport services like share taxis. Moreover, public transport vehicles offer a wide variety of benefits ranging from cost-saving to reducing air pollution. 

Market scope and structure analysis:

MTR Corporation, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Madrid Metro, Chicago Transit Authority, Grande West Transportation Group Ltd., The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, TEMSA Global, Gillig Corporation, Seoul Metro, The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

COVID-19 scenario analysis: 

• Amidst the most severe public health crisis caused by novel coronavirus pandemic, public transport vehicle services all around the world have been shut down by the governments.
• Besides, strict social distancing norms have decelerated the growth of public transport vehicles. 
• With transmission rates higher in crowded spaces, worldwide public transport would continue to regress in near future. 
• Additionally, initiatives from organizations like work from home to decrease the spread of COVID-19 would further restrain the public transport vehicle market.
• Also, decreased government spending across the world due to an economic challenge possessed by the pandemic, the infrastructural development for public transport vehicles would be terminated for a while. 

Top impacting factors: market scenario analysis, trends, drivers and impact analysis

The rising population along with developing suburbs is primarily fueling the public transport vehicle market. Additionally, public transport vehicle provides low-cost and safe mobility solutions to citizens, to facilitate a healthy environment and strong metropolitan. Besides, increasing the adoption of public transport reduces traffic congestion on roads. Moreover, rising fuel prices are propelling the demand for public transport vehicles. However, availability of ridesharing vehicles is restraining the market growth. Furthermore, increasing government expenditure on developing public transport infrastructure is proliferating the market growth. 

The Public Transport Vehicle market trends are as follows:

Increasing investment to bolster the market 

The increase in adoption of public transport vehicles is beneficial to the government as well as consumers. Consumers benefit from a low-cost and safer mode of transportation and the government receives financial benefits from it. As a result, the investment in developing the infrastructure required for the functioning of public transport sector has proliferated in recent years. For instance, in 2020, the UK government has announced a £5 billion investment to develop local public transport which includes 4,000 new zero-emission buses. Besides, India unveiled a USD 9.62 billion budget for railways in the 2019 budget. 

Shuttle bus services to accelerate the growth

To curb the emission from public transport, the public transport vehicle has a vital role to play. High-quality public transport services are highly convenient and serve various routes according to demand. Besides, it provides a fast travel option along with enhanced safety. With the introduction of higher internet speeds and IoT, the shuttle bus providers have proliferated in recent years. In 2018, Uber company started its shuttle service in Egypt. Besides, in 2015, Didi Kuaidi invested USD 80.55 million for shuttle service in China. 

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Key benefits of the report:

• This study presents the analytical depiction of the public transport vehicle industry along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets.
• The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with detailed analysis of the market share.
• The current market is quantitatively analyzed from 2020 to 2027 to highlight the growth scenario.
• Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers & suppliers in the market. 
• The report provides a detailed public transport vehicle market analysis based on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years. 

Questions answered in the public transport vehicle market research report:

• What are the leading market players active in the public transport vehicle market?
• What are the current trends that will influence the market in the next few years?
• What are the driving factors, restraints, and opportunities in the market?
• What are the projections for the future that would help in taking further strategic steps?