China auto sales posts slowest growth in 13 years in 2011

China's automobile sales managed to gain 2.45 percent year-on-year to 18.50 million units last year, the slowest growth in 13 years, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said Thursday.

Automobile output edged up 0.84 percent from a year earlier to 18.42million units in 2011, the CAAM said.