By Nick Carey and Ben Klayman
(Reuters) – General Motors Co
The No. 1 U.S. automaker reported a net loss for the quarter of $806 million, or 56 cents per share, down from a profit of $2.4 billion, or $1.66 per share, a year earlier. Analysts had expected a loss of $1.77 per share for the quarter.
(Reporting by Nick Carey and Ben Klayman, editing by Louise Heavens)


