Chinese auto brands see sales growth

Chinese car brands recorded an increase in sales in the first four months of this year, industry data shows. This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.

More than 3 mln Chinese-brand passenger cars were sold in the January-April period, up 9.8% from a year earlier, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

The brands had a 47.6% share of the domestic passenger car market during the period, up 6 percentage points year on year.

Sales of sedans and SUVs grew 34.3% and 3%, respectively, whereas MPV sales dropped 32.6% in the period, according to the association.