BEIJING - China's auto industry has sustained a sound growth momentum as auto output and sales have both exceeded 31 million units in the first 11 months of the year, official data showed Thursday.

During the January-November period, China's auto production increased 11.9 percent year-on-year to over 31.23 million units, while auto sales reached nearly 31.13 million units, representing a year-on-year increase of 11.4 percent, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

In November alone, China's auto production and sales reached 3.532 million units and 3.429 million units, respectively, maintaining a solid growth trend.

During the January-November period, China's production and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) hit 14.907 million units and 14.78 million units, respectively, surging 31.4 percent and 31.2 percent year-on-year, the data showed.

The output and sales of NEVs in November came in at 1.88 million units and 1.823 million units, respectively.

For the whole year of 2025, China's auto production and sales are expected to reach new record highs, boosted by the combined effects of policy measures, improved domestic demand and the strong resilience of foreign trade, said Chen Shihua, an official from the association.

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China's auto exports have increased by 18.7 percent year-on-year to 6.343 million units in the first 11 months, according to Chen, who estimated that the country's total auto exports for 2025 may exceed 7 million units.

A slew of recent policy measures have sent positive signals, which is expected to further stabilize market expectations and expand auto consumption across the entire industrial chain, thus laying a solid foundation for a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), Chen said.