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China's auto sales, output exceed 12m units in Jan-Nov

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-07 14:54

China's auto sales and output both exceeded 12 million units in the first 11 months, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced Monday.

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The CAAM forecast sales and output for the whole year would both exceed 13 million units.

In November alone, sales reached more than 1.35 million units, according to preliminary statistics. Detailed figures are expected to be released on Tuesday.

The country's largest auto maker, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, sold about 2.44 million auto units in the first 11 months, up 54 percent year-on-year, while Sino-US joint venture company Shanghai GM sold 627,495 units, up 50.5 percent.