Passenger vehicle sales rose 8 percent in September, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Geely, Great Wall, and Toyota were among those that booked double-digit growth.

The automaker delivered 771,400 vehicles in China in the July-September period, marking its first quarterly sales growth in the country in two years.

The luxury brand is expected to start building the E-tron crossover with FAW after signing a memorandum of understanding with the state-owned automaker.

The automaker attributed the increase to product launches and a localization strategy.