Experts expect China will become the biggest auto market in the world this year. Based on current trends, consumers will buy between 12 and 13 million cars this year, analysts said.

China’s auto sales will reach 10 million units on Tuesday, estimated Rao Da, secretary-general of the Joint Advisory Committee of China Passenger Car Market. About 9.66 million vehicles have been sold in the first nine months of the year, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.