General Motors lifts forecast as tariff outlook improves, shares surge 10%

By Nora Eckert and Nathan Gomes (Reuters) -General Motors lifted its financial outlook for the year and slightly lowered its expected hit from tariffs, as the automaker awaits expected relief on tariffs in the U.S. while confronting a weakening market for electric vehicles. The company now expects its annual adjusted core profit to be between $12.0 billion to $13.0 billion, compared with its prior estimate of $10.0 billion to $12.5 billion. The Detroit automaker said tariffs would hit its bottom line less than anticipated, lowering its updated impact to a range of $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion, from a previous $4 billion to $5 billion. Shares rose about 10% in premarket trading. GM's outlook hike lifted crosstown peer Ford about 3% and U.S.-listed shares of Stellantis roughly 1% in premarke