China automobile sales increase 15.97% in May 2012
2012/06/12

According to statistics and analysis of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM),China automobile sales were 1,607,200 units in May, decrease 1.06% compared with last month, and increase 15.97% compared with the same period of last year. Among main automobile categories, passenger car sales was 1,281,900 units, increase 0.46% compared with last month, and up 22.56 percents year on year; the sales of commercial vehicle was up to 325,300 units, lower than the previous 6.63 percent, and down 4.30 percents year on year.
        From January to May, Chinese auto sales exceeded 8,023,500 units, an increase of 1.70 percent from a year earlier. Passenger car sales increase 5.48 percent year on year to about 6,330,000 units; commercial vehicle sales exceeded 1,693,500 units, a decrease of 10.31 percents from a year earlier.