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Why Are General Motors And Ford Shares Trading Lower Today

Benzinga ·  03:13

Shares of General Motors Inc (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) are experiencing declines amid broad weakness in the auto sector following Stellantis Inc. (NYSE:STLA) lowering its full-year 2024 guidance.

What To Know: Stellantis has revised its adjusted operating margin expectations to a range of 5.5%–7.0%, a drop from the double-digit growth previously forecasted. Additionally, the company now anticipates industrial free cash flow for fiscal 2024 to fall between negative €5 billion and negative €10 billion, reversing its earlier positive outlook.

This revision comes as Stellantis faces challenges with North American performance and broader global industry deterioration. The automaker is taking several remedial steps, including cutting North American shipments by over 200,000 vehicles in the second half of 2024—double the previous guidance of 100,000—while increasing incentives on older model-year vehicles to stimulate demand. These actions follow the company's earlier report of a 14% revenue decline in the first half of 2024, with net profit dropping by 48%.

GM And F Price Action: General Motors shares were down by 2.61% at $44.80 and Ford shares were down by 2.41% at $10.52 at the time of writing, according to Benzinga Pro.

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