The US auto industry is expected to report sales growth of more than 6 percent in May, shaking off disappointing results in the previous month.
The top four car manufacturers each reported business revenues totaling more than 200 billion yuan, with Shanghai Automobile Industry Co taking the top spot.
A leading industry analyst has warned that China's automobile sales could slow considerably within the next two years.
Passenger vehicle exports, by both domestic and foreign companies, surged in the first four months of the year, according to the latest statistics.
Light vehicles sales were up significantly in April due to gains in the market for passenger cars.
Prices of imported cars in China fell the most in five months, adding to signs that demand for luxury products is slowing.
NDRC's study of 36 big and mid-sized cities found that prices of locally made vehicles decreased 0.18 percent from March, and 0.1 percent Y-O-Y
German auto giant Volkswagen said on Tuesday that its passenger car sales in the first four months of 2013 rose 5.3 percent, thanks to strong demands from China and North America.
South Korean automaker Hyundai-Kia sold 13,132 vehicles in April, up 25.1 percent year-on-year.
Ford China announced on May 8 that it sold 75,331 units this April, up 37 percent year-on-year.
China exported 316,000 vehicles in the first four months, according to a release by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on May 9.
Passenger vehicle sales enjoyed double-digit year-on-year growth in April, with the Shanghai International Auto Show and the toll-free Labor Day holiday boosting figures.
Leading domestic brand by sales Great Wall reported net profit of more than 1.89 billion yuan in the first quarter, a 73.39 percent surge from the same period a year earlier.
SAIC Motor Corp reported a 10.54 percent increase in net profit in the first quarter to nearly 6.2 billion yuan on revenues of 145.2 billion yuan
The profit of Volvo Car Group slumped by 99.1 percent in 2012, being strongly affected by the economic situation in Europe, said the company in a statement.
GM, which had 15.2 percent of the Chinese market during the January-March quarter, expects to invest at least $11 billion in China between 2013 and 2016.
BYD Co, a Chinese auto manufacturer, said its net profit hit 112 million yuan ($18.16 million) in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 315.63 percent.
Hyundai Motor said that its first-quarter operating profit reduced due to a fall in auto production at domestic plants coming from the shift change.
France's second largest carmaker Renault said its revenue fell by 11.8 percent to 8.26 billion euros during the first quarter amid economic downturn in the EU.
Japan's top three automakers, Toyota, Nissan and Honda, all produced record high numbers of vehicles overseas in the past business year through March.
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