Domestic automakers optimistic about 2010 sales

China's major automakers raised their sales targets for this year after seeing big sales jump in 2009. Compared with China's domestic automakers' average 30% increase for their new year sales target, joint venture car makers in China seem to be less ambitious.

Moody's raises global car sales forecast on China strength

Chinese auto sales may slow in 2010

Growth in China's vehicle sales may slow in 2010 because of a large base, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

China's auto sales to keep double-digit growth this year

China's auto sales would not rise as steeply as that in 2009, but would continue to see double-digit growth boosted by government stimulus measures, an official with the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

FAW-Mazda target sales of 150,000 units

FAW-Mazda Motor Sales is aiming at 150,000 unit sales in China this year with new model launches and expanded dealerships, the company said Tuesday in a statement on its website.

China Faw Group sets 2010 sales target at 2.3 mln units: executive

China's top 10 automakers by sales in 2009

SAIC took the lead among Chinese automakers in terms of sales both in December 2009 and the whole year of 2009.

BMW '09 China sales up 38% to 90,536 cars

China's auto sales in 2010 may reach 15 mln units

China's auto output and sales this year are expected to rise about 10 percent to 15 million units, Xinhua News reported Monday, citing an industry official.

Mercedes-Benz's 2009 sales soar 77% in China

Mercedes-Benz marked 2009 as their "best year ever" in China with sales in the mainland soaring 77 percent to 68,500 vehicles, German-US auto giant Daimler Chrysler said Tuesday.

Auto sales set record with unprecedented growth

Industry data showed Monday  that China's auto sales surged past those in the US in 2009 on government incentives to become the biggest auto market in the world.

Ford China sales up 44% in 2009

Ford Motors sold 440,619 vehicles in China last year, up 44 percent compared with 306,306 units sold in 2008, the company said in a statement released Thursday.

Toyota China sales rise 21% in 2009

Toyota Motor said its China sales rose 21% to 709,000 units in 2009 year-on-year as it introduced new models including SUV RAV4 and Highlander.

Shanghai GM, SGMW '09 sales grow more than 63%

GM and its joint ventures in China sold 1.83 million vehicles in the Chinese market last year, up 66.9% year on year, the company said in a statement today. Both Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) saw their sales grow more than 63% in 2009.