Chery Group said on April 2 its vehicle exports rose 72% year-on-year to 148,777 units in March, a record monthly export figure for a Chinese automaker.

First-quarter exports reached 393,311 units, up 53.9% from a year earlier.

Chery has recorded monthly exports above 100,000 units for 11 straight months and in February became the first Chinese carmaker to surpass 6 million vehicles exported.