In March, the commercial vehicles enjoyed growth, hitting a new high. This month, the production and sales of commercial vehicles reached 468,000 and 501,000 units respectively, up 73.8% and 91% than that of last month, and up 8.7% and 2.4% year on year. The production and sales of heavy-duty trucks reached 135,000 and 149,000 units respectively, up 5.9% and 7.1% year on year, reaching a new record. 

　　For the first quarter, the production and sales of commercial vehicles reached 1,108,000 and 1,111,000 units respectively, up 5% and 2.2% year on year. As seen by type, the production and sales of buses were 90,000 units and 96,000 units respectively, down 9.1% and 1.4% than the previous year. Such figures for trucks were 1,019,000 units and 1,014,000 units, up 6.4% and 2.6% year on year, of which the heavy-duty trucks were 313,000 units and 325,000 units, up 2.2% and 0.7% year on year.