In September, the production and sales of commercial vehicles were 282,700 and 287,600 units respectively, up 21.1% and 16.3% than that of last month. Comparing with last September, the production and sales were down 19.3% and 16% respectively. The decrease rates were in line with August.
        For the first nine months, the production and sales of commercial vehicles reached 2,839,700 and 2,845,400 units respectively, down 5.7% and 6.2% year on year. The decrease rates further enlarged than that of the previous eight months.
        As for the first nine months by type, the production and sales of buses were up 6.8% and 8% respectively; while such figures for trucks were down 7.7% and 8.4%.