For the first two months, the production and sales of automobiles reached 4,069,000 and 4,087,000 units respectively, up 3.7% and 4.4% year on year. The sales and production were higher than the same period of last year, of which the growth of production slowed down and the sales kept in line. As seen by month, the sales and production in January kept growth on yearly basis; while a slight decrease could be seen in February. For the first two months, the growth rates were in line with that of last whole year.