Multiple automakers witnessed pronounced growth in China sales from a year earlier in July as the world's biggest auto market sustained their recovery.

Nissan Motor Co. said on Wednesday its sales in China rose 11.6 percent last month from a year earlier to 120,945 vehicles. 

China is a market that Nissan is focusing on as the embattled car maker struggles to fix problems from ousted leader Carlos Ghosn's aggressive expansion drive.

Toyota Motor Corp sold around 165,600 cars last month in China, up 19.1 percent year on year. Of the total, 22,300 came from its premium Lexus brand, which showed a 38.6 percent sales jump compared to a year earlier.

Honda Motor said on Wednesday it sold 136,646 vehicles in China in July, up 17.8 percent.

German automaker BMW AG lost 212 million euros (250 million U.S. dollars) in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns cut vehicle sales by a quarter in the April-June period, as compared to a profit of 1.48 billion euros in the same period a year ago.

The company said a positive trend was emerging in China, which was hit earlier by the virus but reopened earlier. Sales there rose 17 percent in the second quarter compared to the year-earlier quarter.

(With input from Reuters)