China's leading private automaker, Chery Automobile, is expected to export a record 170,000 vehicles in 2011, marking the highest annual export figure in the company's history.

Chery exported 135,556 units of vehicles in the first 10 months of this year, up 77.3 percent from a year earlier. This accounts for 35.3 percent of total passenger vehicle exports of domestic brands, said Feng Ping, Deputy General Manager of Chery International.

The Anhui Province-based carmaker started exporting cars in 2001 and currently exports its products to more than 80 countries and regions.