GM: Iran war causing cost increases, but pricey vehicles continue to sell

GM CFO Paul Jacobson and Barra said the Detroit automaker is continuing to offset higher costs as best as it can through warranty improvements, cost efficiencies and potentially by deferring some hiring."While our operating performance remains strong, as reflected in our excellent first-quarter results, the war in Iran has raised our costs and its duration remains uncertain," Barra said. "We are working to offset these cost pressures by reducing spending in other areas and by continuing to find efficiencies across the business."The GM executives specifically singled out rising energy and logistics costs due to the Iran war and its impact on oil as driving up costs, but they declined to disclose an exact amount of the impact.On a broader basis, GM on Tuesday said its first-quarter…

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