The former Caltex Australia – which refines, imports and markets lubricants – began a national rollout of the Ampol brand across Australia. The company previously announced it would rebrand its 2,000-plus service station chain and oil products to Ampol, a brand it owned since the two companies merged in 1995.  The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that passenger car sales from January to July this year were up 6% in East China at 68,500 vehicles, down 7% in North China at 22,300, down 13% in Central and South China at 36,100, down 23% in Southwest China at 18,800, down 24% in Northwest China at 11,100 and down 46% in Northeast China at 6,500.