Dongfeng Motor Group Co, China's third-largest automaker, posted a rare monthly sales decline in September, as stricter emission standards continued to hurt truck sales.

It moved 85,729 vehicles in September, down 1.66 percent from a year earlier, it said in a statement on Monday.

Sales of commercial vehicles fell 33.06 percent year-on-year to 18,461 units last month, but passenger car sales rose 12.88 percent to 67,268 units, outperforming a 1.44 percent slip in China's overall car market. A Dongfeng executive blamed the weak truck sales last month on the introduction of Euro III emission standards on July 1, which spurred customers to make purchases before then.

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