GUANGZHOU, July 8 (Reuters) - General Motors said on Wednesday it expected its vehicle sales in China to grow by a little more than 20 percent this year, as the fast-growing market remains unaffected by the company's U.S. bankruptcy.
The forecast by GM's China chief Kevin Wale was up sharply from a more conservative figure he gave earlier this month, when he said the company expected more than 10 percent growth in its vehicle sales in China this year.
In an interview on Thursday with Reuters TV in the south China city of Guangzhou, Wale added that General Motors' bankruptcy in the United States had not affected the company's China sales.
GM has posted strong sales growth this year in China, its second-largest market, even as a steep global industry downturn compelled it to file for bankruptcy in June with a U.S. federal court. (Reporting by Alison Lui; Writing by Doug Young; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)