China sells 6.72m cars in 3 months

China’s auto sales rose 10.6 per cent year-on-year to 6.72 million units in the first quarter of this year, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed Wednesday.

In March, alone, auto sales exceeded 2.69 million units, up 9.9 per cent year-on-year.

In the first quarter, auto output increased 6.4 per cent year-on-year to about 6.61 million units.

The data showed that the production and sales of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) maintained rapid momentum during the period.

The NEV output surged 28.2 per cent year-on-year to nearly 2.12 million units and NEV sales climbed 31.8 per cent year-on-year to 2.09 million units.

The auto exports rose 33.2 per cent year-on-year to over 1.32 million units, the data showed.