China car sales fall 11.7 percent in October, down fourth straight month

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's automobile sales fell 11.7 percent in October from a year earlier, the country's top auto industry association said on Friday, marking the fourth straight month of declining sales in the world's largest auto market.The sales drop to 2.38 million vehicles comes amid broader slowing economic growth and a biting trade war between China and the United States. It follows an 11.6 percent drop in September and a 3.8 percent fall in August.The October drop set a record for..