China is likely to become British luxury auto icon Bentley's largest market in 2013. The carmaker delivered a record of 2,253 units in the country last year.
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, the maker of Subaru cars, targets a 6 percent increase in global sales, spurred by the introduction of a new Forester SUV model.
General Motors Co outsold Volkswagen AG in China in 2012, keeping its lead among foreign automakers in the country for an eighth year.
China now has nearly 30,000 new energy vehicles on the road and will promote the use of hybrid buses in the future,
Toyota, Honda and Nissan all reported annual sales declines in China last year following protests and a boycott over the Diaoyu Islands dispute
Shenyang-based Brilliance Automotive, the Chinese partner of BMW Group, sold more than 670,000 vehicles in 2012, an increase of 18 percent from last year.
Great Wall Motors, which mainly makes MPVs, SUVs and light trucks, said its 2012 sales grew 28 percent last year to 625,000 units, surpassing its original target of 600,000 units.
Ford China also announced its full-year sales figures, which showed it delivered 626,616 vehicles last year, an increase of 21 percent over 2011.
Rolls-Royce Motor reported record car sales in 2012 with the United States and China remaining as its most significant individual markets.
Applicants in the January car license plate lottery hit 1.43 million by Jan 8, registering a new record and an increase of more than 60,000.
China overtook Europe in vehicle sales in 2012 and is now in pole position after passing the United States in 2009.
Anhui-based JAC Motors reported that its December sales - including cars, commercial vehicles and chassis - increased nearly 52 percent year-on-year to 37,800 units.
SAIC Motor Corp Ltd recently announced that its 2012 sales increased 12 percent to a record high of 4.49 million vehicles from all-round growth in its own companies and joint ventures.
Mazda's 2012 sales in China fell 12.9 percent from the previous year to 187,087 units, the company announced on Jan 4.
Domestic automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group exported more than 11,000 vehicles in December, bringing its full-year total of overseas shipments to 100,300 units.
China's sovereign wealth fund plans to buy a 4 to 10 percent stake in German automaker Daimler AG, according to industry sources.
A de-inventory process at showrooms in the third quarter provided manufacturers more room for upping their sales figures as the year's end approaches.
Japan's vehicle production in October dropped 12.4 percent from a year earlier to hit 792,166 units, down for the second consecutive month.
Japanese automaker Toyota's output in China was down 61 percent in October, said Kyodo news agency on Thursday.
Sales by German premium carmaker Audi AG grew almost a third in the first 10 months of this year in China, its biggest single market in the world.
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