General Motors optimistic for year ahead as profits surge

Mary Barra, chief executive, General Motors
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Car giant General Motors has announced a jump of 157 per cent in its net income from $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2015 to $2.9 billion for the second quarter of this year.

“This was an outstanding quarter for GM. Our results were generated by strong retail sales in the US, record sales ...