Breitbart Business Digest: The Gas-Guzzling Secret of GM's Success

Breitbart Business Digest: The Gas-Guzzling Secret of GM’s Success


GM Crushes Estimates by Selling Americans Gas Guzzling Trucks

If you build it, he will come.

It turns out that this is not just advice for summoning ghosts to a cornfield ballpark but also applies to auto manufacturers hoping car buyers will keep showing up at dealer lots. General Motors on Tuesday reported a 24 percent rise in first-quarter profit to nearly $3 billion. Earnings per share hit $2.62, far above the consensus forecast of $2.12.

A GMC pickup truck is displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas, on January 5, 2023. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

The company also lifted its profit outlook for the year, saying it expects adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of between

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