Update 13/12/2012
Wholesale deliveries of passenger cars to dealers rose nearly 9 per cent last month year on year, to 1.46m units, boosting year-to-date growth to just above 7 per cent.
Total vehicle sales, including trucks and buses, rose 8.2 per cent and could exceed 19m for the year.
Domestic carmakers in China also saw November sales boosted by a surge in exports, which rose 23 per cent year on year with a total of 91,700 units shipped