China automobile sales increase 9.93% in July 2013
2013/08/12

According to statistics and analysis of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM),China automobile sales were 1,516,290 units in July, decrease 13.56% compared with last month, and increase 9.93% compared with the same period of last year. Among main automobile categories, passenger car sales was 1,237,569 units, decrease 11.82% compared with last month, and up 10.48 percent year on year; the sales of commercial vehicle was up to 278,694 units, decrease 20.52% compared with last month, and up 7.54 percent year on year.
        From January to July, Chinese auto sales exceeded 12,298,593 units, increase 9.93 percent compared with the same period of last year. Passenger car sales increase 10.48 percent year on year to about 9,902,753 units; commercial vehicle sales exceeded 2,395,840 units, a increase of 6.75 percent from a year earlier.