BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's commercial vehicle sector registered solid year-on-year growth in both output and sales in July, according to industry data released Monday.

Commercial vehicle output last month totaled 298,000 units, marking a 16.3-percent increase from a year earlier, while sales climbed 14.1 percent to 306,000 units, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed.

Within this sector, sales of natural gas-powered vehicles, however, declined 5.9 percent year on year to 16,000 units in July.

Commercial vehicle production rose 6 percent year on year to 2.4 million units in the January-July period, while sales reached 2.43 million units -- up 3.9 percent.

Separate CAAM data released last month revealed that China's overall auto output in the first six months of the year rose 12.5 percent year on year to 15.62 million units, with sales up 11.4 percent at 15.65 million units.

Specifically, new energy vehicle production surged 41.4 percent year on year during the first half of 2025 to nearly 6.97 million units -- while sales jumped by 40.3 percent to around 6.94 million units. ■