China automobile sales increase 9.81% in May 2013
2013/06/13

According to statistics and analysis of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM),China automobile sales were 1,761,500 units in May, decrease 4.36% compared with last month, and increase 9.81% compared with the same period of last year. Among main automobile categories, passenger car sales was 1,396,900 units, decrease 3.09% compared with last month, and up 9.04 percent year on year; the sales of commercial vehicle was up to 364,600 units, decrease 8.94% compared with last month, and up 12.88 percent year on year.
        From January to May, Chinese auto sales exceeded 9,028,100 units, increase 12.56 percent compared with the same period of last year. Passenger car sales increase 14.73 percent year on year to about 7,261,600 units; commercial vehicle sales exceeded 1,766,500 units, a increase of 4.45 percent from a year earlier.