GM to sell stake in battery cell plant to LG partner for $1 billion

GM to sell stake in battery cell plant to LG partner for  billion

General Motors revealed its all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium, at its Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, on March 4, 2020. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors DETROIT — General Motors plans to sell its stake in a $2.6 billion electric vehicle battery cell plant in Michigan to its joint venture partner … Read more

General Motors (GM) earnings Q3 2024

General Motors (GM) earnings Q3 2024

DETROIT — General Motors easily outperformed Wall Street’s third-quarter earnings expectations, leading the Detroit automaker in raising key guidance targets for 2024. Here’s how the company performed in the third quarter, compared with average estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $2.96 adjusted vs. $2.43 expected Revenue: $48.76 billion vs. $44.59 billion expected This marks the third … Read more

Automaker expects 2025 earnings to be similar to 2024

Automaker expects 2025 earnings to be similar to 2024

New GMC trucks are displayed on the sales lot at Hanlees Hilltop GMC in Richmond, California, July 2, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors expects its 2025 adjusted earnings to be in a “similar range” to the company’s results this year, CFO Paul Jacobson said Tuesday during the company’s investor day. … Read more

General Motors (GM) earnings Q2 2024

General Motors (GM) earnings Q2 2024

DETROIT — General Motors is raising several key financial targets for 2024 after easily beating Wall Street’s earnings expectations for the second quarter, while it restructures money-losing operations such as autonomous vehicles and its China business. The Detroit automaker now expects full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of between $13 billion and $15 billion, … Read more

GM trims 2024 EV forecast amid slower-than-expected demand

GM trims 2024 EV forecast amid slower-than-expected demand

GM’s 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV during a media launch event for the vehicle in Detroit, May 16, 2024. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – General Motors is trimming its expected sales and production of all-electric vehicles this year, as U.S. adoption of EVs occurs slower than expected. GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said the … Read more

GM board approves new $6 billion share buyback authorization

GM board approves new  billion share buyback authorization

General Motors CEO Mary Barra, center, at the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 17, 2022. Source: NYSE DETROIT – General Motors on Tuesday announced a new $6 billion stock repurchase authorization has been approved by its board. The new buyback authorization comes as an accelerated $10 billion share repurchase program announced in November 2023 is … Read more

U.S. automakers like GM rapidly lose ground in China

U.S. automakers like GM rapidly lose ground in China

Mary Barra, chair and chief executive officer of General Motors Co., during a news conference at the Hudson’s building in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Monday, April 15, 2024.  Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images DEROIT – General Motors CEO Mary Barra has been aggressive in exiting unprofitable or underperforming markets over the past decade, … Read more

General Motors (GM) earnings Q1 2024

General Motors (GM) earnings Q1 2024

DETROIT — General Motors on Tuesday raised its 2024 guidance after beating Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations for the first quarter. The automaker said it was boosting its forecast after strong North American operations offset losses elsewhere during the first quarter. The company now expects adjusted earnings of $12.5 billion to $14.5 billion, or … Read more

Cruise autonomous vehicle venture in danger of becoming latest GM flop

Cruise autonomous vehicle venture in danger of becoming latest GM flop

DETROIT — General Motors‘ plans to diversify its business through trendy industries such as ridesharing and other “mobility” ventures or startups have largely fallen flat since the automaker started investing in such growth areas in 2016. Cruise, its majority-owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary, is increasingly looking like it might be next. The unit has quickly gone … Read more