Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. said vehicle sales in China, the world's second largest auto market, jumped 19 percent last year as rising affluence spurred demand.

The company sold a total of 1,031,974 vehicles, it said in an e-mailed statement today.

To contact the reporter on this story: Tian Ying in Beijing at ytian@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: January 9, 2008 21:13 EST