Why is China is More Important to GM than Trump's Threat?
General Motors recently announced their new restructuring plan, whereby the company intends to cut 15,000 jobs and possibly shutter four U.S. factories across North America.
Hearing about this decision, U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at GM on Twitter and said that he may consider cutting “all” of the automaker’s “subsidies” if they plan to close down factories in U.S. Further, he pointed out that nothing was “being closed in Mexico & China” and that GM’s bet on China wouldn’t pay off.
But avoiding China is just not on the cards for GM, as it could spell disaster for them.
Why?
First, China has emerged as the world’s largest car market, and GM has been selling more cars in China than in all of North America since 2014. In Q3 2018, GM sold 835,934 cars in the Chinese market including joint ventures, versus 700,000 in the U.S. So, there is little question about walking away.
Second, despite the slowly declining sales in China, the company still expects to book $2 billion of equity income in China in 2018.
Third, though GM’s market share has dipped a bit in China, the company has been able to garner a 9% to 10% margin in China compared to 6% to 7% for the company as a whole.
Momentum Indicator for GM turns positive, indicating new upward trend
GM saw its Momentum Indicator move above the 0 level on October 21, 2025. This is an indication that the stock could be shifting in to a new upward move. Traders may want to consider buying the stock or buying call options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 94 similar instances where the indicator turned positive. In of the 94 cases, the stock moved higher in the following days. The odds of a move higher are at .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for GM just turned positive on October 21, 2025. Looking at past instances where GM's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 50 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
GM moved above its 50-day moving average on October 17, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
The 10-day moving average for GM crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 22, 2025. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 13 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Following a +1 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where GM advanced for three days, in of 332 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 232 cases where GM Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
Bearish Trend Analysis
The RSI Indicator has been in the overbought zone for 1 day. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
The Stochastic Oscillator has been in the overbought zone for 1 day. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where GM declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
GM broke above its upper Bollinger Band on October 21, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding price growth. GM’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 82, placing this stock slightly better than average.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (0.946) is normal, around the industry mean (4.091). P/E Ratio (12.845) is within average values for comparable stocks, (273.848). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.665) is also within normal values, averaging (1.941). GM has a moderately low Dividend Yield (0.008) as compared to the industry average of (0.046). P/S Ratio (0.360) is also within normal values, averaging (30.230).
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating slightly better than average sales and a considerably profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
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