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China's Q1 auto sales top 5.42m units

(Xinhua) Updated: 2013-04-11 16:49

BEIJING - Sales of China-made automobiles posted better-than-expected two-digit growth in the first quarter, reaching 5.42 million units in January-March, or up 13.18 percent from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Thursday.

Auto output also saw strong growth in the first three months of this year, up 12.81 percent year-on-year to amount to 5.4 million units, according to CAAM.

In March alone, auto sales and output both surpassed 2 million units, marking the highest monthly level in history, CAAM data showed.

 

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