Mary Barra

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, General Motors

Search every verified Mary Barra interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In the first half of 2026, Mary Barra discussed General Motors’ financial performance and strategic priorities during the company’s Q1 earnings call and in media interviews. She stated that GM was “executing well against our plan” and had “durable earnings,” citing a first-quarter EBIT-adjusted margin of 10.1% in North America, which included a benefit from a tariff adjustment. Barra noted that GM was raising its full-year EBIT-adjusted guidance by $500 million to a range of $13.5 billion to $15.5 billion, while also addressing higher costs linked to the conflict in Iran. She said the company was “prepared to respond quickly and strategically” to market developments and emphasized a multi-year focus on products, team, and balance sheet strength. Barra also spoke about the role of artificial intelligence at GM, describing an AI tool that allows designers to estimate aerodynamics on concepts in minutes rather than weeks. She said AI is a way to “give the tools to the people to be able to do better work” and that it is “hard to predict” whether AI will create more jobs than it replaces. On competition with China, Barra called for a “level playing field,” including “equivalent tariffs” and an end to what she described as unfair Chinese government subsidies, and she raised national security concerns about connected technology. Regarding consumer demand, she said GM was not seeing customers pull back on purchases or fall behind on auto loans, and that the company offers six models starting under $30,000.