Translation of "Bestellzahlen" in English

Order numbers in China were also up significantly.

In North America, overall orders were down slightly.

Overall, the KION Group’s orders grew faster than those of the world market as a whole.

This is reflected in the number of orders.

In western Europe, the biggest rises in order numbers were registered in France and Italy.

In western Europe (growth of 9.1percent), orders in France and Spain rose at an exceptionally strong rate.

Orders for IC trucks fell moderately year on year in line with the general market trend.

There was also a sharp increase in demand for electric forklift trucks, whereas orders for IC trucks continued to decline.

Order numbers in Brazil persisted at a low level and were down on what had already been a weak prior-year period.

There was also a strong increase in demand for electric forklift trucks, whereas orders for internal combustion forklift trucks continued to go down.

Orders for forklift trucks and warehouse equipment rose by 13.0 percent to reach around 201,400 units.

Orders for IC trucks fell slightly year on year but stabilised to a significant extent in the second half of the year.

This is not only substantiated by the customer orders but also by the numerous comparison tests that the Astra has won across Europe.

In North America, order numbers hovered slightly below the prior-year level, whereas South America saw a sharp decline, mainly due to the ongoing downward trend in Brazil.

In the APAC region, order numbers went up by 16.4percent year on year, with China making a substantial contribution to this growth.

In western Europe, order numbers were up by 11.8percent in 2016, with all of the major markets except the United Kingdom registering significant gains.

In terms of order volume, the segment thus outperformed the market as a whole in virtually all sales regions in its new truck business.

Whereas order numbers rose by 4.7percent across the western European markets, the markets in eastern Europe as a whole reported substantial growth of 17.8percent.

Orders for diesel trucks only just fell short of the previous year’s level and as such performed much better than the market as a whole, which was badly affected by falling sales in China and Brazil.

Across all the brand companies, the number of orders for forklift trucks and warehouse trucks rose by 13.0percent to 201.4 thousand.

The KION Group brand companies increased orders for new trucks by 8.5per cent to 155.0 thousand units.

Orders for IC trucks fell year on year, although less pronounced than in the market as a whole.

In China, the KION Group saw its order numbers rise by 14.6percent, not least due to strong demand for trucks in the Baoli D series.

In Europe, the KION Group kept in step with market growth thanks to the sustained recovery in the western European market and higher order numbers in eastern Europe.

In western Europe, order numbers were up by around 13percent in the first three quarters of 2016, with all of the major markets except the United Kingdom registering significant gains.

The rate of increase in western Europe was only slightly lower at 12.1percent, while orders in eastern Europe were up sharply by 21.9percent.