HEFEI - Chinese automaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp Ltd (JAC) registered a year-on-year increase of 13.82 percent in September sales, the company said.

JAC sold 47,700 vehicles last month, bringing total sales for the first nine months of 2022 up to 371,700. The company's sales of electric passenger vehicles in September reached 20,900 in September, up 45.03 percent year-on-year.

In the period between January and September, the company also exported 79,800 vehicles, translating into a growth of 40.71 percent compared with the same period last year.

China's automobile sales rose 25.7 percent year-on-year to 2.61 million units in September, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed.