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China s auto sales surged 30% in Jan, tenth straight monthly gain
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Last Updated: Feb 09, 2021, 01:29 PM IST
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Sales reached 2.5 million vehicles in January, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed.
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China continued to lead the global automobile industry s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
SHANGHAI: Auto sales in China, the world s biggest auto market, during January rose by 30% from the same month a year earlier, the tenth month of gains, as China continued to lead the global automobile industry s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales reached 2.5 million vehicles in January, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed.
Great Wall Motors sold 139,012 vehicles in January 2021, up 73 percent from the same month last year, said the country's largest SUV and pickup maker on Sunday.
A year on from the outbreak of COVID-19 that plunged Chinese car sales into darkness, sales have returned to a reasonable pre-pandemic level with signs of growth among certain segments.