GM Analysts Divided Over Automaker, Stock Falls

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Chevy Silverado pickup trucks sit on display at a General Motors Co. dealership in Peoria, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. The company's second-quarter results, GM’s 10th straight profitable quarter, were helped by continued profits in North America and Asia where sales have been growing.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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General Motors Co. analysts are squaring off into two camps, and it’s the pessimists who resonated in Monday’s market.

The automaker fell 2.8 percent to $43.37 at the close in New York, after earlier declining the most since February as at least two analysts began questioning whether its core auto business can sustain profits.