Nissan reports profit, plans to increase US deals Nissan ends record sales year with $380 million quarterly profit; plans to ramp up US deals Read more on Bay News 9 Tampa Bay [Continue]

Chile steel maker CAP posts higher profit Earnings grow fourfold over previous year when company’s results were hit by earthquake Read more on The Globe and Mail [Continue]

Summary Box: GM posts $3.2B 1Q profit The Associated Press HIGHER PROFITS: General Motors Co. reported net income of $3.2 billion in the first quarter, more than triple what it made in the first quarter of last year. It was the best quarter for the company in at least a decade. WHAT DROVE THEM: New, [Continue]

GM earns $3.2 billion in 1Q, its highest profit in more than a decade DETROIT — General Motors Co. reported its highest quarterly profit in more than a decade, helped by demand for fuel-efficient cars and a big gain from selling its stake in its former auto parts business. The biggest U.S. automaker said Thursday [Continue]

Chrysler turns first profit since bankruptcy DETROIT — For the first time in nearly seven years, Detroit’s car companies are all making money. Chrysler, the last of the three to return to profitability, said Monday it made a $116 million net profit in the first quarter on revenue of $13. Read more on Contra Costa [Continue]