(Yicai Global) May 7 -- China's automobile sales may have widened by 40 percent to 2 million units last month from a month earlier, which is 0.9 percent more than a year ago, Shanghai Securities News reported today, citing the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

From January to April, sales are expected to have decreased by 32 percent to 5.7 million units, the report added.

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