SMYRNA, TN-Nissan North America recently produced its 3 millionth Altima sedan, just 15 years after the first Altima rolled off the assembly line. MORE

MARYSVILLE, OH-Although American Honda Motor Co. is still up for the year, it registered a 7 percent drop in U.S. sales in July. MORE

BEIJING-Lenovo Group, the world's third-largest personal computer maker, recorded a near 13-fold increase in net profit for the first quarter of 2007 as it reported strong growth in PC shipments. MORE

NEW YORK-Although the U.S. manufacturing sector grew for the sixth consecutive month in July, the expansion was the slowest since March. MORE

BEIJING-China is strongly defending the quality of its exports and says it will work with the United States to further improve product safety. MORE

DETROIT-UAW leaders are asserting that, contrary to popular belief, union workers are actually more productive than their non-union counterparts. MORE

HONG KONG-A recent study finds that China has surpassed Germany to become the second largest auto parts exporter to the United States. MORE

DETROIT-Like Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. is outperforming analysts’ expectations, logging increased sales, improved net income and solid operating cash flow. MORE

LONDON-The aero-engine division of Rolls-Royce wants to build a plant in either North America or Singapore to help the company overcome ongoing currency imbalances that are hurting its bottom line. MORE

LONDON-Spiralling raw material costs in the first half of the year and a weakening dollar are slowing growth at aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce. MORE