Sales of Chinese auto brands continue to fall   

中国自主品牌汽车销量持续走低

今年上半年中国自主品牌乘用车共销售315.11万辆，同比下滑0.2%；同时，其占乘用车销售总量的四成一，占有率同比下降3个百分点。

Beijing (CNS) -- Sales of Chinese auto brands hit 3,151,100 in the first half of 2012, down 0.2 percent, accounting for one quarter of total domestic auto sales, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Thursday.

Sales of domestic brands declined month by month and reached the lowest point in June, said the CAAM.

An increasing number of consumers favor imported cars, said an expert from the State Information Center of China.