SHANGHAI: Auto sales in China, the world’s biggest car market, surged 13.9 percent to 21.98 million vehicles last year, an industry group said last week, with the growth rate outpacing 2012 despite economic weakness.

Sales of passenger vehicles alone jumped 15.7 percent year-on-year to 17.93 million units, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said in a statement.

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