[passenger car Federation: preliminary Statistics: retail sales of 1.759 million passenger cars in May increased by 30% over the same period last year] CIFA preliminary statistics show that from May 1 to 31, retail sales in the passenger car market were 1.759 million, an increase of 30% over the same period last year and 8% month-on-month growth. Since the beginning of this year, retail sales have totaled 7.654 million, up 4 percent from the same period last year. National passenger car manufacturers wholesale 2.015 million vehicles, up 27 percent from the same period last year and 13 percent from the previous year. Since the beginning of this year, a total of 8.857 million vehicles have been wholesale, an increase of 11% over the same period last year. From May 1 to 31, there were 557000 new energy retail vehicles in the passenger car market, an increase of 55% over the same period last year and 6% month-on-month growth. Retail sales have totaled 2.4 million so far this year, up 40 per cent from a year earlier.