According to data from the China Automobile Association, in September, automobile production and sales reached 2.809 million vehicles, respectively, up 12.2% and 14.5% from the previous month, and decreased by 1.9% and 1.7%, respectively. In January-September, automobile production and sales reached 21.47 million units and 21.571 million units, respectively, up 1.9% and 2.4% year-on-year, respectively. Production and sales growth rates narrowed by 0.6 and 0.7 percentage points from January-August, respectively.