
The automaker’s revenue in the quarter ended June 30 fell nearly 2% to about US$47 billion from a year ago. Its quarterly adjusted earnings per share fell to US$2.53 compared with US$3.06 a year earlier.
Analysts on average expected the company to notch a quarterly adjusted profit of US$2.44 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG. Shares of the company fell about 3% in premarket trade.
The largest US automaker by sales said it expects the tariff impact to worsen in the third quarter and stuck to a previous estimate that trade headwinds threaten to hit the bottom line by US$4 billion to US$5 billion. GM said it could take steps to mitigate at least 30% of that impact.
GM was among the many corporations to pull its annual guidance as it evaluated the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but eventually reinstated it to a lower annual adjusted core profit of between US$10 billion and US$12.5 billion. The company on Tuesday stood by that guidance.
Beyond tariffs, GM’s underlying business in the quarter was solid. Sales in the US market – its main profit center – rose 7%, while the company continued to command strong pricing on its pickup trucks and SUVs. GM swung back to a small profit in China, after losing money there a year earlier.