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General Motors CEO Mary Barra holds a media briefing before the start of GM's Annual Shareholders Meeting at the GM World Headquarters in Detroit June 10, 2014.
General Motors reported mixed quarterly results and slashed its 2018 earnings outlook on Wednesday, sending shares down more than 5% shaead of the opening bell.
The automaker earned an adjusted $1.81 a share on net revenue of $36.8 billion. Wall Street analysts surveyed by Bloomberg were anticipating adjusted earnings of $1.77 a share on revenue of $36.8 billion.
"We faced signifcant external challenges, but delivered solid results this quarter," CEO Mary Barra said in the earnings statement. "The fundamentals of our business are strong and we remain focused on our plan - delivering great vehicles, developing technologies to transform personal mobility and creating long-term shareholder value."
GM lowered its full-year 2018 earnings forecast to an adjusted $6 a share, down from its prior mid-$6 range as a result of rising commodity costs and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact of the Brazilian real and Argentine peso.