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BEIJING (Reuters) – Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan (OTC:) Motor saw their sales in China tumble in June as overall sales in the world’s biggest car market decline.
Honda sold 118,168 cars in China in June, down 17% from a year earlier. Nissan said in a statement that it sold 114,605 vehicles in China last month, down 16.3%.
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Monday that it expects vehicle sales in China to hit 1.93 million units in June, down 16.3% from a year earlier.
Separately, General Motors Co (NYSE:), which only reports quarterly China sales, said it sold over 750,000 between April and June, up 5.2% from the same period last year.
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