Impact of strike being felt at General Motors

General Motors' fourth quarter and annual U.S. sales took a hit from a 40-day UAW strike. 

 Fourth quarter figures dropped by six-point-three-percent while annual sales were down two-point-three-percent. 

 On the plus side through the year, GM sold more than one million crossovers in the U.S. for the second year in a row, marking a 12-point-seven-percent increase over 2018 figures. 

 Fourth quarter North American wholesales declined an estimated 25-percent year over year due to the UAW strike.