China's vehicle sales in 2016 outperformed earlier expectations to end the year with double-digit growth, propelled by a sales surge in the second half of the year, industry data released on Jan 12, 2016.

Total car sales in the world's largest auto market grew by 13.65 percent year-on-year to more than 28.03 million units, while passenger vehicles rose nearly 15 percent to 24.38 million, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufactures (CAAM).