Great Wall Motor car production, sales up in July

BEIJING - Great Wall Motor Co Ltd, China's largest sport utility vehicle (SUV) and pickup manufacturer, on Sunday reported rise in production and sales in July.

The Baoding, Hebei-headquartered company manufactured 73,610 cars last month, up 22.98 percent year-on-year. Sales in July climbed 29.79 percent year-on-year to 78,339 units.

In the January-July period, Great Wall Motor manufactured 464,643 cars, down 16.58 percent year-on-year. Sales during the same period went down 14.53 percent year-on-year to 473,436 units.

Shares of the Shanghai-listed automaker gained 3.33 percent to close at 14.6 yuan ($2.1) Friday.