Autos break sales record

China's automobile production and sales both more than doubled in January, hitting a record high, after the government extended the stimulus package to the end of this year.

The news shows robust growth in the world's biggest automobile market is continuing.

Total vehicle production and sales across the country reached 1.61 million and 1.66 million respectively in January, up 143 percent and 124 percent from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said yesterday.