General Motors says it has become the first global automaker to sell 2m vehicles in China in a single year.

“This is another important milestone for General Motors in China,” said president and managing director of GM China Group Kevin Wale. “It was only three years ago that GM became the first global automaker to reach the 1m annual sales mark in China.”

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“Over the past decade China’s vehicle market has experienced unprecedented growth. GM has grown with it, working with our joint ventures to expand our line-up of vehicles and brands, adding to our portfolio of services, and increasing our production capacity to meet the changing needs of consumers nationwide.”

In 2007, GM and its joint ventures sold 1,031,974 vehicles in China. Last year, GM sold 1,826,424 vehicles nationwide. GM claims it has been the sales leader among global automakers in China for five consecutive years.

In October, GM sold 199,641 vehicles in China, an an increase of 19.6% on an annual basis.

Shanghai GM, GM’s passenger car joint venture, sold 99,003 vehicles in China in October, 44.5% up from the same month last year. Its overall sales, including exports, totalled 100,833 units in October.

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October sales of Shanghai GM’s Buick brand rose 35.7% on an annual basis to 54,490 units. Demand for both the new LaCROSSE upper-medium sedan and Excelle family rose more than 40% year on year.

Domestic sales of Chevrolet products in October increased 52.5% year on year to 50,813 units, fuelled by monthly sales of the New Sail small car family (14,563 units) and Cruze lower-medium sedan (17,798 units).

Cadillac sales totalled 1,716 units in October. The SRX luxury utility vehicle accounted for nearly half of Cadillac sales during the month.

Sales in China by SAIC-GM-Wuling, GM’s mini-commercial vehicle joint venture, rose 5.1% on an annual basis in October to 93,935 units. FAW-GM, GM’s light commercial vehicle joint venture, sold 6,505 vehicles in October.

For the first 10 months as a whole, sales by GM and its joint ventures in China were up 35.5% on an annual basis to 1,976,913 units.