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GM reports record 3Q earnings despite slowing US sales

On a per-share basis, profits also more than doubled the bottom line of 84 cents per share earned in the third quarter of 2015.

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GM has focused, especially in the USA, on retail sales, those made to individual consumers, while reducing less profitable sales to daily rental fleets.

GM’s results and its outlook depend primarily on strong USA and Chinese economies. Although overall US vehicle and light truck sales are flat for the year, GM said it increased its share of sales to individual consumers during the third quarter, and reduced the cost of discounts needed to close deals. TheCountryCaller has held bullish views about the company for a while now, as we believe that its solid financial management would help it to overcome its competitors.

The strong outlook comes despite predictions that USA auto sales have hit a plateau and may not match last year’s record. Crosstown rival Ford already is feeling the pain with slower sales forcing it to temporarily idle four factories. The company had revenue of $42400.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts expectations of $37319.22 million.

GM South America (“GMSA”) witnessed a 16.7% surge in revenues to $2.03 billion.

Other Hedge Funds, Including, Delta Asset Managementtn boosted its stake in F in the latest quarter, The investment management firm added 4 additional shares and now holds a total of 2,197 shares of Ford Motor Company which is valued at $26,386.Regent Investment Management reduced its stake in F by selling 2,000 shares or 13.05% in the most recent quarter. He expects pickup sales to remain strong but says the company will balance supply and demand.

Adjusted pre-tax earnings totaled $3.5 billion in the quarter and the company’s adjusted profit margin hit 8.3 percent. According to these analysts, the Low Revenue Estimate for The Boeing Company is 23.24 Billion and the High Revenue Estimate is 24.16 Billion.

Chief financial officer Chuck Stevens told the Financial Times he would not rule out a possible capacity cut in Europe. The company said that compared to a year ago, it had 110,000 more vehicles in stock at US dealers as of September 30.

Excluding a 4-cent benefit from an unspecified ignition-switch recall recovery, GM earned $1.72 per share.

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Jefferies analyst Philippe Houchois said he’s concerned that the company pulled fourth-quarter sales forward. Vetr upgraded Ford Motor from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $14.18 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 27th.

General Motors Company has the Market Capitalization of 50.97 Billion.

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GM finished its original $5 billion stock buyback program a quarter earlier than planned, the company said.

GM reports record 3Q earnings despite slowing US sales