China No. 2 global vehicle exporter in September

Major player: Vehicles parked at the Yantai Port in China’s eastern Shandong province. China overtook Germany as the world’s second-largest vehicle exporter in August, and is now second only to Japan. — AFP

BEIJING: China’s vehicle exports continued their momentum last month, cementing the country’s newly earned position as the world’s No. 2 vehicle exporter, as local carmakers are stepping up efforts to explore overseas markets.

In all, 301,000 vehicles left China’s ports in September, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.