Chinese refiners have slashed gasoline exports in September by more than 26 per cent from August volumes to 360,000 tonnes as a rising number of private cars continues to spur demand for the auto fuel, market sources said.

China refiners sold just under 500,000 tonnes of gasoline in August.
“September is still a good month for gasoline demand in China. Things won’t slow down until early October,” a Singapore-based source said.
Car sales in China rose 1.6 per cent in July from June to snap a three-month decline, according to official data released last  month  by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.