Mazda says May China car sales down 11.6%

Reuters (Shanghai) - Mazda Motor Corp and its China joint ventures sold 13,855 cars in the country in May, down 11.6 percent from a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said on Monday.

That compares with a 15.2 percent fall in April.

Mazda makes cars in China in partnership with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd. It also has a sales venture with FAW Group.