China June auto sales up 15.35% y/y to 836,800 units

Automobile sales in China rose 15.35 pct year-on-year in June to 836,800 units, with output up 13.96 pct at 837,200 units, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said.

The association said in a statement that passenger vehicle sales rose 4.2 pct last month from a year earlier to 588,400 units, while commercial vehicle sales were up 15.58 pct at 248,400 units.

In the first half, total auto sales grew 18.52 pct from a year earlier to 5.18 units with passenger vehicle sales up 17.07 pct at 3.61 mln and sales of commercial vehicles increasing 21.98 pct to 1.57 mln units.