BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese auto sales rose 47.67 percent year on year to 9.02 million units in the first half of the year, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said Friday.
Auto output in the past 6 months exceeded 8.92 million units, a rise of 48.84 percent from a year earlier, according to the CAAM.
In June, auto output stood at 1.39 million units, up 20.43 percent year on year, but down 1.84 percent compared to May.
Sales in June reached 1.41 million units, up 23.48 percent compared to a year ago, but also down by 1.83 percent month on month, CAAM figures show.
"Both output and sales exceeded our expectations earlier this year when we projected output would be around 15 million units for 2010," said Xiong Chuanlin, CAAM chief.
Of the total, sales of China's home-made passengers vehicles hit more 3.18 million units during the first half, accounting for 47.35 percent of the market, up 2.04 percentage points compared to the same period last year.
Sales of domestically produced sedans were at 1.45 million units, accounting for 31.68 percent of the market, up 2.23 percentage points over the same period last year, according to CAAM figures.
Top five auto sellers in the first half were SAIC Motor, Dongfeng Motor, Changan Automobile, First Automobile Works, and Beijing Automobile Works.
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