China's vehicle export volume in October dropped 18 percent year-on-year to 68,000 units, with the transaction value of $1.003 billion down 2.2 percent, according to data released by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers recently.

Export volume of passenger vehicles reached 39,500 units, down 29.06 percent, while that of commercial vehicles was down by 9.71 percent on a yearly basis to 28,500 units. China's automakers exported a total of 781,500 automobiles through October this year with a decline of 8.27 percent, according to the data.

Export volume of China's automobiles in Oct 2013 (in units)