Ford Motor Company (F), Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM): Multiple Governments Selling Millions of General Motors Company (GM) Shares

Another highly profitable segment is luxury vehicles. GM’s Cadillac division started the year off with its most-improved sales rate since 1976, and has continued, for a year-to-date increase of 31.5%. On top of that, GM also holds a very strong market position in China, the world’s largest and fastest-growing automotive market. Also, by 2015, GM expects to be breaking even, or turning a profit in Europe, reversing billions in lost bottom-line profit — a huge positive catalyst for earnings.

While GM remains years behind rival Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) in operating costs, consolidation of platforms, and margins in the U.S., it’s making real strides to improve its profitability. As it continues to improve financially, it may receive investment-grade ratings from credit agencies sooner rather than later, as Ford has already done, giving the company — and stock price — yet another potential catalyst. Although most disagree with how GM took a taxpayer-funded bailout, while rival Ford did not, that doesn’t take away from the fact that it remains a very intriguing investment opportunity right now.

The article Multiple Governments Selling Millions of GM Shares originally appeared on Fool.com is written by Daniel Miller.

Fool contributor Daniel Miller owns shares of Ford and General Motors. The Motley Fool recommends Ford and General Motors. The Motley Fool owns shares of Ford.

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