China car sales News
Stellantis is ending its alliance with Guangzhou Automobile Group
The alliance was for 12 years
China is one of the major car markets in the world
A total of 1.58 million vehicles were sold in the country last month, down from 1.59 million in February 2015, figures provided by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed.
To prop up the auto industry, the government cut purchase taxes by half on cars with small engines from October 1.
The Shanghai-based firm said net profit was 27.97 billion yuan ($4.56 billion), up from 24.80 billion yuan in 2013, according to a statement issued to the Shanghai stock exchange late Thursday.
Daimler AG will give its new luxury baby, the Mercedes-Maybach limousine, a glitzy world debut at this week`s Guangzhou autoshow, even as analysts warn the end is nigh for China`s 10-year high-end car sales boom.
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