UPDATE 2-GM's China vehicle sales rise 7.1 pct y/y in 2016

BEIJING, Jan 5 (Reuters) - General Motors Co and its

joint venture partners sold 3.87 million vehicles in China in

2016, up 7.1 percent from the previous year, cementing the

country's position as the U.S. automaker's top market for a

fifth consecutive year.

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