General Motors Company (GM) Q2 Profit Beats Estimates

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) led the way on earnings by posting a profit of 84 cents a share, nine cents ahead of estimates. That was good enough to send shares 2.3 percent higher in pre-market trading. On Thursday, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, reflecting strong demand in North America and cost-cutting in its struggling European business. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) said it earned $1.2 billion during the second quarter, down from $1.5 billion in the same period a year ago, but better than analyst estimates when factoring in special items that cost $200 million. Revenue rose 4% to $39.1 billion…