The Chinese auto market has seen an overall downturn in April, with sales down some 11-percent month-on-month to 2 million units.

四月，中国汽车市场呈整体下滑趋势，总销量大约200万辆，环比下降11%。

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers is reporting sales volumes are down 0.5-percent year-on-year through April.

However, the downturn through last month appears to be an aberration, as passanger vehicle sales through the first 4-months of the year are up by some 8-percent compared to last year.

The sale of SUV's are up almost 50-percent so far this year.

For more on this, we're joined on the line by Gao Shang, analyst with Guantong Futures.