China’s auto sales rise 7.9 percent in May as electrics surge.

» BEIJING China’s auto sales rose 7.9 percent in May from a year earlier as purchases of electric and gasolineelectric hybrid vehicles more than doubled to 102,000, an industry group reported Tuesday.

Sales of SUVs, sedans and minivans rose to 1.9 million, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Total vehicle sales, including trucks and buses, rose 9.6 percent to 2.3 million. — Denver Post wire services