FILE PHOTO: A logo of General Motors is pictured at its plant in Silao, in Guanajuato state, Mexico, November 9, 2017. Picture taken November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
November 5, 2020
By Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co <GM.N> on Thursday posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by strong demand for trucks and SUVs in the United States.
The company also said it would generate cash flow of $7 billion to $9 billion during the second half of the year.
GM’s U.S. sales in the third quarter fell 10% due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but results improved each month. In China, GM’s sales in the quarter rose 12%, its first quarterly sales growth in two years.
The Detroit automaker reported net income of $4 billion, or $2.78 a share for the reported quarter, compared with $2.35 billion, or $1.60 a share, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, GM earned $2.83 a share, above the $1.38 a share expected by analysts, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
(Reporting by Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Anil D’Silva)
