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CORRECTED - CORRECTED-GM says 2007 China vehicle sales rise 19 pct

Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:41pm EST

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(Corrects headline to show sales were for 2007, not 2006)

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SHANGHAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. GM.N said on Thursday its sales in China rose 18.5 percent to a record 1.03 million vehicles last year.

Sales at its flagship car venture with SAIC Motor Corp (600104.SS) came to 479,427 cars, up 16.9 percent.

At its commercial vehicle tie-up in south China, sales rose 20.1 percent to 548,945 vehicles. (Reporting by Fang Yan; Editing by Andrew Torchia)

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