BCN-20 China’s motorcycle sales up 6.7 pct in June

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China’s motorcycle sales up 6.7 pct in June

BEIJING, July 21, 2019 (BSS/Xinhua) – China’s motorcycle industry posted
steady growth in June, with the sales volume climbing 6.7 percent year on
year, data from an industry association showed.

A total of 1.47 million motorcycles were sold in the country last month, up
4.3 percent from May, according to the China Association of Automobile
Manufacturers.

The motorcycle output rose 8.1 percent year on year to 1.48 million units
in June, the association said.

In the first half of 2019, motorcycle sales fell 3.5 percent from a year
earlier to 7.8 million units, narrowing from the 5.6-percent decline in the
first five months.

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