According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in the first nine months of this year, China's passenger car production and sales totaled 21.241 million units and 21.246 million units, an increase of 13.9 percent and 13.7 percent year on year, respectively.
In September alone, passenger car production and sales in China were 290,000 units and 285,900 units, up 16.0 percent and 12.5 percent month-on-month, up 15.9 percent and 13.2 percent year-on-year, respectively.