Nation's car sales will keep accelerating

BEIJING - China's auto sales are expected to grow by 25 percent this year, as the market continued its robust growth trend in the first quarter, an official from the China Passenger Car Association said on Friday.

March sales of passenger vehicles, including cars, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs), sports-utility vehicles (SUVs) and minivans, jumped 63 percent from a year ago and 34 percent from February.

First-quarter sales jumped 76 percent to 3.52 million units, as government incentive policies boosted domestic demand, the association said.