Gasgoo.com (Shanghai November 13) - According to the China Passenger Car Association, a total of 1.67 million passenger automobiles were sold in the country in October, Xinmin Evening News reported today. The figure represents year-on-year growth of 9.3 percent. At the same time, 1.74 million passenger automobiles were manufactured over the course of the month, representing year-on-year growth of 10.1 percent.