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GM CEO Mary Barra hasn’t ruled out raising car prices, however, and has said the company will stay competitive.
General Motors’ net income shrank 35% in the second quarter despite strong sales gains.
General Motors is the latest U.S. auto giant to say tariffs have taken a chunk from their earnings. The company beat earnings expectations on Tuesday, but reported a decline in second-quarter profits, including a $1.1 billion hit as a result of hefty import taxes.
General Motors and other U.S. companies give updates on how much President Trump’s tariffs are impacting them.
General Motors' second-quarter core profit fell 32% to $3 billion on Tuesday, as the automaker continued to confront challenging tariff policies, which it said sapped $1.1 billion from the results.The automaker's revenue in the quarter ended June 30 fell nearly 2% to about $47 billion from a year ago.
General Motors said tariffs slashed its second-quarter income by more than $1 billion, and other companies pointed to import duties to explain smaller profits.
The American automaker reported that tariffs cost them $1.1 billion and reduced the company's profit margin from 9% to 6.1%.
Automakers are starting to report the impacts of President Trump's tariffs, with GM telling investors it took a $1.1 billion hit from tariffs last quarter.