China automobile sales increase 2.18% in July 2011
2011/08/18

According to statistics and analysis of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM),China automobile sales were 1,275,300 units in July, decrease 11.19% compared with last month, and increase 2.18% compared with the same period of last year. Among main automobile categories, passenger car production was 1,011,800 units, a rise of 6.74 percent year on year; the sales of commercial vehicle were up to 263,500 units, down 12.23percent year on year.
        From January to July,Chinese auto sales exceeded 10,601,800 units, a rise of 3.22 percent from a year earlier. Passenger car sales climbed 5.89 percent year on year to about8, 123,700 units; commercial vehicle sales exceeded 2,478,100 units, decrease 4.68percent from a year earlier.