In the first half of this year, China exported a total of 9,600 cars, jumping 183 percent year-on-year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce.

In the first six months, the Chinese automaker Chery Automotive Co. (CAC), based in east China's Anhui Province, exported 3,357 cars with volume of US$ 16.45 million, up 117.8 percent and 104.4 percent respectively, according to the Chinese customs.

Currently China mainly exports cars with low prices. In the first half year, the per-unit export value was only US$7,238.5, down 14.4 percent year on year.

The main destinations of China-made cars are developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, an official with the Ministry of Commerce said.

(Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2005)