Automobile sales in China expanded 11.52 percent month-on-month to hit 1.79 million units in November, an industry association said Monday.

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said in a statement on its website that the sales in November was up 8.16 percent from a year earlier.

Meanwhile, auto production grew 10.99 percent month-on-month to 1.76 million vehicles in November, the association said.