Gm Dec Sales Up, Industry On Upswing Into 2011

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co posted a 7.5 percent rise in December U.S. auto sales and said it expects the industry to report sales at a 13 million-vehicle annualized rate for last month -- far higher than many forecasts and what would be the highest rate of 2010.

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