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Following 2 consecutive monthly decreases, new orders increased $13.2 billion (or 4.7%) to $297.2 billion, the Census Bureau said.
GM followed suit days after the autoworkers union reached a deal with Ford and Stellantis.
The company reported double-digit organic sales growth in commercial aviation, defense and space and process solutions.
The deal further boosts their geosynthetics offerings, two months after the opening of a new Southern California facility.
The bearings maker said it's eyeing the sale of non-core Aerospace product lines, which include seals, rings and PEDs.
Year-over-year sales declines continued at the toolmaker, but gross margin and operating margins improved substantially.
While the tentative deal ends Ford-related strikes, thousands of UAW members remain on strike at at General Motors and Stellantis.
It dwarfs the 2.1% growth seen in 2023's second quarter.
Net sales for the first quarter of the company's fiscal year were $1.1 billion, an increase of 3.1% over the prior year.
While total sales growth continued to slow from earlier in the year, it still far outperformed the MRO market.
