BEIJING, July 16 - China's used vehicle sales saw a slight 2.45-percent growth month on month in June, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association.

About 1.53 million used vehicles changed hands in the country last month, with the transaction value totaling 97.35 billion yuan (about 13.65 billion U.S. dollars), said the association.

In the first half of 2023, the sales of second-hand vehicles reached 8.77 million units, up by 15.6 percent or 1.18 million units from a year ago. The total transaction value stood at 551.73 billion yuan in the period.