Chinas passenger-vehicle sales surged 49 percent to a monthly record, beating analysts estimates, as demand for SUVs almost doubled and Ford Motor Co. extended gains in market share. Wholesale deliveries, including multipurpose and sport utility vehicles, climbed to 1.73 million units in January, the state-backed China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said in an e-mail yesterday.The Article Ford Motor Co. Has Big Sales Month in China appeared first on Automotive Digest.