China's gasoline vehicle sales up 19% in Oct
Updated: 2013-12-11 11:24China's gasoline-powered vehicle sales in October rose 19.26 percent on a yearly basis to 1,584,114 units, according to CBU-Autostats.
Gasoline passenger vehicle sales reached 1,510,879 units, up 19.07 percent and gasoline light commercial vehicles 72,568 units, up 23.17 percent. Sales of gasoline heavy-duty commercial vehicles rose 39.25 percent to 667 units. In the first ten months of this year, combined sales of gasoline-powered vehicles in the country reached 14,433,783 units, up 16.27 percent.
Sales of gasoline-powered vehicles in October in China
Type |
Sales (Units) |
% Change (YOY) |
Cumulative sales (Units) |
% Change (YOY) |
Passenger Vehicle |
1,510,879 |
19.07 |
13,686,524 |
16.13 |
Car |
1,004,589 |
14.49 |
9,209,148 |
13.66 |
MPV |
68,588 |
29.55 |
544,621 |
22.65 |
SUV |
256,653 |
69.32 |
2,174,449 |
54.65 |
Microvan |
181,049 |
-3.12 |
1,758,306 |
-4.11 |
Light Commercial Vehicle |
72,568 |
23.17 |
740,544 |
18.78 |
HD Commercial Vehicle |
667 |
39.25 |
6,715 |
33.45 |