Sales of China's domestically made auto set a record high of 1.153 million units in April, up 25 percent from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said Friday.

This represents an increase of 3.91 percent from March. In March, sales rose 5 percent year-on-year to 1.11 million units.

Automakers produced 1.157 million motor vehicles last month, up17.9 percent year-on-year, according to CAAM.