YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co <7201.T>, Japan's third-largest automaker, returned to quarterly profit on Tuesday and lifted its outlook for the second time, as brisk global sales signal the worst may be over for the auto industry. Nissan joins Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> and Honda Motor Co <7267.T> in ...

These days, it seems beleaguered Italian automaking could use a little divine intervention. After car giant Fiat announced plans to shut auto production at its Sicilian plant, Pope Benedict XVI waded into worldly matters to urge the company to keep the jobs in Italy. The papal admonishment of ...

Renault chief Carlos Ghosn assured French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday that production of the new Clio line would not be entirely transferred to Turkey as the government had feared. France's number two carmaker, Renault, has come under heavy pressure from the government to keep jobs at home following press reports about a planned shift in Clio production from ...

PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy grilled top managers of carmaker Renault on Saturday but failed to win pledges from them to center production of their new small car at a factory in France rather than in Turkey. French Industry Minister Christian Estrosi has heaped pressure on Renault to make cars destined for the French market at home, even suggesting the ...