Chinese carmaker Chery posted robust growth on Wednesday, despite a sluggish auto market performance.
Chinese automakers produced 20,400 new energy vehicles in July, 3.5 times as many as the month last year, after the government promoted the sector, official data showed on Wednesday.
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG said slowing sales in China may force it to revise this year's profitability goals, challenging new Chief Executive Officer Harald Krueger as he seeks to defend his lead in the global luxury car industry.
German car producer BMW Group announces on Tuesday that its earnings before interest and tax hits a new record in the first half year, exceeding 5 billion euros for the first time.
The Volvo Car Group reported a global sales surge for the month of July on Monday although the company suffered from a hefty drop in Chinese demand.
Chinese automaker Chery exported 50,130 cars in the first half of this year, accounting for more than a quarter of all exports by Chinese auto brands.
Nissan Motor Corp announced Wednesday its group net profit for the April-June quarter rose 36.3 percent from a year earlier, citing robust sales in its North American and European markets and a weaker yen.
Automakers may sell fewer vehicles in China this year for the first time since at least 1998 as demand slows in the world's largest market.
Volkswagen Group China delivered 1.74 million automobiles to market in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in the first half of this year, the company said on Thursday.
FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co Ltd, once a sales champion in passenger vehicles, sold a total of 804,098 passenger vehicles in the first six months.
A Chinese auto show has reported surging sales of 5.7 billion yuan ($922 million) as car dealers cut prices to clear inventories.
The partner of BMW AG's joint venture in China expects first-half profit to fall about 40 percent as demand for premium cars slows in the world's largest auto market.
China's auto exports fell in the first six months of 2015 and experts say there is much work to be done before the situation will change for the better.
China's vehicle sales plunged deeper in June, forcing the country's leading auto organization to slash the industry's estimated growth rate.
During the first half this year, General Motors and its joint venture in China sold 1.719 million vehicles, up 4.4 percent year-on-year. The growth benefited from its lineup of sports utility vehicles and multi-purpose vehicles.
The country expects deliveries to expand at the slowest pace in four years amid turmoil in the stock market that threatens to dent consumer sentiment.
Ford Motor Co is looking to a raft of new sedan and SUV launches in China later this year to regain momentum in the world's largest auto market.
Chinese automakers produced more than 25,000 new energy vehicles in June, four times as many as they did in the same month last year, as the government promotes use of less polluting vehicles.
Automobile export volumes remained sluggish in China from January to May despite the increase in export value, indicating the positive structural adjustment in vehicle exports.
Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars saw sales surge in June as the company benefited from strong figures in the European market.