The ministry’s traffic management bureau said in a statement that 6.18 million cars were newly registered in the third quarter, marking a 24.2 percent growth year on year.
From January 1 to September 30, the country saw a total of 19.19 million new cars registered, a 14.6 percent increase compared with the same period in 2015, it said.
According to the statement, there are 47 cities that have car ownership of more than 1 million, and in 16 cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, car ownership exceeds 2 million.
As of the end of September, China has 350 million licensed car drivers, with about 28.31 million people gaining a driving license this year, the statement said.