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CHINA DATA: Vehicles sales in China continued to rise in September, with the

performance of the commercial vehicle sector leading the gain, the China

Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on its website late

Thursday. On a month-on-month basis, total vehicle sales, comprising both

passenger cars and commercial vehicles, jumped 23.9% to 2.71 million units,

compared with a growth rate of 10.89% in August, according to CAAM. On a

year-over-year basis, total vehicle sales rose 5.7%, compared with 5.27% growth

in August. In the first nine months of the year, sales increased 4.5%

year-on-year to 20.23 million units, compared with 4.25% growth in the

January-August period.