BEIJING - China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Saturday that the United States has dumped sedans and sport utility vehicles with engines bigger than 2.5 liters of displacement on the Chinese market.

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The manufacturers of the automobiles received subsidies from the US government, thereby harming China's automotive industry, the ministry said in a statement on its website.

The announcement may be followed by a ruling on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties once China completes its investigation.