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| G.M. Puts Strike Impact on 2019 Earnings at Almost $3 Billion | G.M. Puts Strike Impact on 2019 Earnings at Almost $3 Billion |
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| With a lengthy strike finally behind it, General Motors offered its first look Tuesday at some of the financial fallout. | With a lengthy strike finally behind it, General Motors offered its first look Tuesday at some of the financial fallout. |
| For the full year, G.M. said the strike’s impact on earnings was likely to be almost $3 billion. | For the full year, G.M. said the strike’s impact on earnings was likely to be almost $3 billion. |
| G.M. reported that its third-quarter net income was $2.3 billion, down 9 percent from $2.5 billion in the same period in 2018. | G.M. reported that its third-quarter net income was $2.3 billion, down 9 percent from $2.5 billion in the same period in 2018. |
| The company earned $1.72 per share in the quarter on an adjusted basis, which ended Sept. 30, compared with $1.87 per share in the same quarter last year. It said the strike had cost $1 billion in the quarter, reducing earnings by 52 cents a share. | The company earned $1.72 per share in the quarter on an adjusted basis, which ended Sept. 30, compared with $1.87 per share in the same quarter last year. It said the strike had cost $1 billion in the quarter, reducing earnings by 52 cents a share. |
| Revenue declined to $35.5 billion from $35.8 billion. | Revenue declined to $35.5 billion from $35.8 billion. |
| The strike’s effect on earnings will be greater in the fourth quarter because it shut down G.M.’s North American operations for almost all of October. | The strike’s effect on earnings will be greater in the fourth quarter because it shut down G.M.’s North American operations for almost all of October. |
| The company’s 49,000 union employees walked off the job on Sept. 16, idling 34 plants across the Midwest and South for the final two weeks of the third quarter. Most of G.M.’s plants in Mexico and Canada were also affected. | The company’s 49,000 union employees walked off the job on Sept. 16, idling 34 plants across the Midwest and South for the final two weeks of the third quarter. Most of G.M.’s plants in Mexico and Canada were also affected. |
| The strike was settled last week when the contract was ratified by a majority of the United Automobile Workers union members employed by G.M. Workers began returning to work over the weekend. | The strike was settled last week when the contract was ratified by a majority of the United Automobile Workers union members employed by G.M. Workers began returning to work over the weekend. |
| “Our new labor agreement maintains our competitiveness, preserves our operating flexibility and allows us to continue improving our quality and productivity,” G.M.’s chief executive, Mary T. Barra, said in a statement Tuesday. “We remain focused on strengthening our core business and leading in the future of personal mobility.” | “Our new labor agreement maintains our competitiveness, preserves our operating flexibility and allows us to continue improving our quality and productivity,” G.M.’s chief executive, Mary T. Barra, said in a statement Tuesday. “We remain focused on strengthening our core business and leading in the future of personal mobility.” |
| G.M. shares were up about 5 percent in morning trading. | |
| [How it looked in Flint: The G.M. strike from the picket lines.] | |
| G.M.’s contract with the union provides for pay increases over the next four years, including substantial jumps for about a third of its hourly workers who currently earn considerably less than the top wage of $31. After four years, most hourly workers will earn the new top wage of $32. | G.M.’s contract with the union provides for pay increases over the next four years, including substantial jumps for about a third of its hourly workers who currently earn considerably less than the top wage of $31. After four years, most hourly workers will earn the new top wage of $32. |
| Analysts estimate that the contract will increase G.M.’s labor costs by about $100 million a year. | Analysts estimate that the contract will increase G.M.’s labor costs by about $100 million a year. |
| The contract allows G.M. to close three United States factories, including a small-car plant in Lordstown, Ohio. The reduction in manufacturing capacity will leave G.M. in a more stable position if auto sales continue to slow or the United States economy slips into a recession. | The contract allows G.M. to close three United States factories, including a small-car plant in Lordstown, Ohio. The reduction in manufacturing capacity will leave G.M. in a more stable position if auto sales continue to slow or the United States economy slips into a recession. |
| Helped by strong sales of high-margin trucks and sport utility vehicles, G.M. has earned $35 million in North America over the last three years. Under the new labor agreement, the company has promised to invest $7.7 billion over the next four years in United States plants. An additional $1.3 billion will be invested by G.M. and joint-venture partners. The spending is supposed to create or preserve as many as 9,000 jobs. | Helped by strong sales of high-margin trucks and sport utility vehicles, G.M. has earned $35 million in North America over the last three years. Under the new labor agreement, the company has promised to invest $7.7 billion over the next four years in United States plants. An additional $1.3 billion will be invested by G.M. and joint-venture partners. The spending is supposed to create or preserve as many as 9,000 jobs. |
| In first three quarters of 2019, G.M. sold 2.15 million cars and light trucks in the United States, a decline of about 1 percent from the comparable period last year. | In first three quarters of 2019, G.M. sold 2.15 million cars and light trucks in the United States, a decline of about 1 percent from the comparable period last year. |
| [G.M. on Monday sided with the Trump administration in its clash with California over pollution standards.] | [G.M. on Monday sided with the Trump administration in its clash with California over pollution standards.] |