According to statistics and analysis of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM)，China automobile sales were 1,495,200 units in August, increase 8.40% compared with last month, and increase 8.26% compared with the same period of last year. Among main automobile categories, passenger car sales was 1,218,900 units, increase 8.81% compared with last month, and up 11.30 percents year on year; the sales of commercial vehicle was up to 276,300 units, increase 6.63% compared with last month, and down 3.35 percents year on year.
        From January to August, Chinese auto sales exceeded 12,474,700 units, an increase of 4.10 percent from a year earlier. Passenger car sales increase 7.98 percent year on year to about 9,954,000 units; commercial vehicle sales exceeded 2,520,700 units, a decrease of 8.85 percents from a year earlier.