honda sales

Ford Profits Cruise Ahead in U.S. While Europe Hits the Brakes

Ford earned $1.4 billion in the first quarter -- a bit ahead of analyst expectations, but down from a year earlier. North American sales powered the profit, while Europe's crisis-wracked economy held every automaker back on the Continent.

Honda Second-Quarter Earnings More Than Double

Honda Motor on Friday reported a fiscal second-quarter net profit that soared to 135.93 billion yen ($1.68 billion) from 54 billion yen in the same period last year. Despite the strengthening yen, car and motorcycle sales grew in the U.S. and in Japan.