Retail sales of passenger cars in China rose 6.0% from a year earlier to 1.687 million units, the China Passenger Car Association said Tuesday.

The U.S. EV maker sold 72,573 China-made cars in May, up 17% from a year earlier, preliminary data from the China Passenger Car Association showed Tuesday. However, Tesla’s sales dropped 6.5% ...

A version of this article appears in print on May 15, 2024, Section B, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: How China Rose to Lead the World in Cars, Solar Panels and Other High-Tech ...

Economists had forecast that China's global exports would grow about 2% in April, down from a whopping 12.4% year-on-year increase in March. Imports fell 0.2% in April from the year before.

Retail sales of passenger cars rose 14.4% in March from a year earlier to 1.94 million vehicles, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed Wednesday. That’s the fastest growth pace ...