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The
company said retail sales in the first 10 months of 2015 climbed
2.9 percent from a year earlier to 2.8 million units, also a
record.
The result provides a bright spot for China's auto market which
has struggled due to an economic slowdown in the world's second
largest economy.
"The recently announced government incentive for vehicle
purchases helped boost buying sentiment starting in October,"
Matt Tsien, GM's China President said in a press release
published by the company on its website on Thursday.
China has introduced a slew of supportive policies, including
halving the sales tax to 5 percent on cars with 1.6-litre
engines or smaller, to boost auto sales. The changes came into
effect from Oct 1.
Other major global automakers, including Japanese automotive
manufacturer Honda also posted double-digit sales last month.
Automobiles in the 1.6 liter and under category account for
nearly 70 percent of total sales in the country.
(Reporting By Winni Zhou and Nicholas Heath; Editing by Michael
Perry)
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