Ford Motor Co said on Friday that it shipped 40,857 vehicles to dealers in China in October, similar to the year-earlier level, while Mazda Motor Corp's sales fell 11 percent.

For January to October, Ford said in a statement that wholesale sales in China rose 8.8 percent to 426,814 vehicles.

Mazda, which operates a three-party car venture with Ford and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd, said in a separate statement that it sold 17,266 units in October. Sales declined 6 percent to 147,013 units in the first 10 months.