The Chinese government has claimed US automakers including General Motors had dumped vehicles in the Chinese market or enjoyed unfair subsidies but stopped short of taking action against the companies.

“Sedans and off-road vehicles of a cylinder capacity of above 2.5 litres that were manufactured in and imported from the United States were dumped in China and received subsidies,” the commerce ministry told AFP.

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The domestic industry making similar cars therefore “suffered substantial damages”, the ministry said in a statement cited by the news agency.

The investigation – launched in November 2009 – found several US automakers including General Motors and Chrysler Group were selling vehicles in China at prices up to 21.5% below their market value. The companies also received subsidies of up to 12.9%, it found.

China will not levy anti-dumping duties or countervailing taxes on the vehicles for the time being, the ministry said, without elaborating.

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