French carmaker PSA Group said quarterly revenue rose by almost a third, as the Peugeot maker added Opel-Vauxhall sales numbers for the first time.
PSA also said it had increased deliveries in Europe and in a rebounding Latin America.
The company raised its 2017 market forecasts for Latin America and Russia but continued to lose ground in China, where the group's registrations plunged another 29%.
Group third quarter revenues rose 31% from a year ago to €15 billion.
Automotive division revenue at its existing Peugeot, Citroen and DS brands rose by a more modest 11.6% to €8.42 billion.
Under chief executive Carlos Tavares, PSA has powered to record profitability but lost its footing in China, the world's biggest auto market, where deliveries topped 700,000 cars in 2014.
Sales in the region - mainly through two Chinese joint ventures - stood at 242,000 vehicles for first nine months of the year.
PSA is now attempting to sell or lease out one of its five Chinese plants, French daily Les Echos reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
Sales at PSA's China ventures are not consolidated in its group revenue, which rose in the quarter on a healthy 3.9% increase in European deliveries - excluding Opel-Vauxhall - while Latin American registrations jumped 17%.
PSA raised its 2017 market growth outlook to 7% in Latin America and 8% in Russia, from a previous 5% forecast for both markets.
This echoed a similar upgrade by Renault this week which also posted higher sales.
New model launches improved the so-called mix, the company said, reflecting a demand to pricier vehicles and trims, which contributed a 5.4% revenue increase in the quarter.
Sales to partners delivered a further 3.7% boost as PSA began manufacturing two Opel vehicles under a deal predating its full acquisition of the General Motors brand.
