GM’s sales climb 25% in China

General Motors Corp. and its joint venture partners said Tuesday their combined sales in China jumped 25 percent in the first quarter, a boon for the U.S. automaker struggling to revive sales at home.

GM is the No. 1 seller of autos in China, the world's second-biggest — and fastest-growing — vehicle market.

The company said its sales in China totaled 291,588 vehicles in the first three months of the year. In March alone, it moved 100,538 units, just the second time single-month sales have topped 100,000, it said in a release.