General Motors enters the second half of 2025 with an ambition to maintain strong operating performance despite weaker second quarter results. The company faced a number of challenges, including declining margins, lower cash flow and the impact of new US tariffs, but still reaffirmed its full-year financial guidance. Second quarter results showed a decline in both sales and profit, reflecting rising costs and lower operating efficiencies in key regions. Nevertheless, GM remains committed to countering these pressures through a combination of cost savings, production shifts and investment in growth areas.

Management's strategy continues to rely on two key ingredients - stable revenues from traditional vehicle sales and the gradual, measured development of electric mobility, which is seen as a medium-term pillar of profitability. While profit declines have been significant and cash flow has seen a sharp fall, $GMmanagement is betting on a recovery in the second half of the year, when the…