China produced and sold 6.45 mln automobiles in Jan-Sept

Shanghai. October 17 (Gasgoo.com) In the first nine months this year, China has produced and sold 6.51 mln automobiles, up 22.78 percent and sold 6.45 mln, up 24.46 percent from one year earlier, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

In the first nine months this year, China has produced 4.62 mln and sold 4.58 mln passenger vehicles which represent an increase of 21.49 percent and 23.84 percent respectively.

In the same period, China has produced 1.89 mln and sold 1.87 commercial vehicles, up 26.04 percent and 26.01 percent respectively.

In terms of passenger vehicles, China has sold 3.44 mln sedans in domestic market in this period, up 25.76 percent from one year earlier.

Experts predict that China will produce and sold more than 8.5 mln automobiles by the end of this year.