GM posts £920m profit in Q3

Posted on 31 Oct 2012 by Tim Brown

Aiming to eliminate £1.11bn European loss by 2015

General Motors is the third car company this week to post strong third quarter global profits despite admitting it would make losses in Europe of up to $1.8bn (£1.11bn) this year.

The company said it was targeting a return to break-even levels in its European operations by mid-decade. GM’s third-quarter net income was to $1.48bn (£920m), down from $1.74bn (£1.08bn) a year earlier while revenue rose $100m to $36.7bn (£22.78bn). GM said it expected a full-year operating loss of up to $1.8bn (£1.11bn) in Europe, depending on…

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