TABLE-China June car sales rise 15 pct yr/yr

July 10 (Reuters) - Car sales in China, the world's
second-largest vehicle market, rose 15.24 percent in June from a
year earlier to 588,400 units, the country's official industry
association said on Thursday.

Vehicle sales, including cars, buses and trucks, rose 15.35
percent to 836,800 units in June, according to official data
from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

In 2007, car sales in China grew 21.68 percent to 6.30
million units, following a 30.02 percent rise in 2006 and a 21.4
percent rise in 2005.

Below is a breakdown for sales in June and the first six
months of the year.

JUNE sales pct change

Category (on year)

All vehicles 836,800 15.35

Cars 588,400 15.24

YEAR TO DATE sales pct change

Category (on year)

All vehicles 5.18 mln 18.52

Cars 3.61 mln 17.07

JUNE sales*

Car maker

-SAIC-GM-Wuling 47,928

-Shanghai Volkswagen 44,618

-Chery 37,994

-FAW Volkswagen 36,387

-FAW Toyota 34,797

YEAR TO DATE sales*

Car Maker

-SAIC-GM-Wuling 318,758

-Shanghai Volkswagen 272,009

-FAW Volkswagen 268,709

-Shanghai GM 231,837

-Chery 208,466

* No percentage comparisons provided.

Note: Shanghai GM is a joint venture between General Motors
Corp (GM.N) and SAIC Motor Corp (600104.SS), China's largest car
maker. SAIC-GM-Wuling is a tie-up among SAIC, GM and Liuzhou
Wuling Automobile.

Shanghai Volkswagen is a joint venture between Volkswagen AG
(VOWG.DE) and SAIC, while FAW Volkswagen is the German auto
maker's tie-up with FAW Group.

FAW Toyota is a tie-up between FAW and Toyota Motor Corp
(7203.T).

Chery Automobile is a home-grown manufacturer. It has agreed
to set up a car venture with Fiat SpA (FIA.MI).
(Reporting by Fang Yan in Shanghai; Editing by Edmund Klamann)