China?s automobile sales totaled 18.5 million units during 2011, up 2.4 percent compared to the
previous year and the lowest growth in 13 years, according to data released by China Association of Automobile
Manufacturers. Sales volume of passenger vehicles jumped 5.2 percent year on year to 14.5 million units, while
those of commercial vehicles slumped 6.3 percent to 4.0 million units.