BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings Limited reported a year-on-year sales growth in January.

People take pictures of the Geely Preface sedan at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing on September 26, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

The company sold 156,326 units last month, up by about 40 percent year on year.

In breakdown, sales of sedans stood at 60,823 units in January, while that of sport utility vehicles reached 93,827 units.

The carmaker exported a total of 10,031 units last month, surging by more than 340 percent from the same period last year.