Chinese sales of passenger vehicles rose in September to reverse five months of declines as consumer sentiment improved and the government enacted stimulus policies. Retail sales of passenger vehicles advanced 4.

Big taxes will be imposed on imports of electric vehicles from China to the EU after the majority of member states backed the plans. The move to introduce tariffs aims to protect the European car industry from being undermined by what EU politicians believe are unfair Chinese-state subsidies on its own cars.

China's passenger vehicle sales rose 4.3% in September from a year earlier, snapping five months of decline with a boost from a government subsidy to encourage trade-ins as part of a broader stimulus package.

China’s passenger-vehicle sales rose in September, reversing five months of declines thanks to supportive government policies and improving consumer sentiment.

China's car sales rose 4.3 percent in September after five straight months of decline, helped mainly by a government subsidy to try to stimulate car owners to trade in their vehicles, which is part of a larger stimulus package to shore up the economy.