New cars in the Lianyungang Port, Jiangsu province are ready to be delivered to clients. (Photo: China Daily)

China's passenger car sales climbed 4.9 percent year-on-year in June, ending a falling streak for 12 consecutive months, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed Tuesday.

A total of 1.8 million passenger vehicles were sold in the market last month, up from 1.61 million in May, according to the CPCA.

In the first half of the year, passenger car sales totaled 10.13 million units, down 9.2 percent from one year earlier.