Japanese Car Sales Plummet in China

HONG KONG — Japanese automakers suffered plunging sales in China last month and have cut manufacturing by up to half in China this month after violent anti-Japanese protests in which Japanese-brand cars and even their owners were targeted.

General Motors, Ford see slower truck sales as Toyota gains

DETROIT: General Motors Co, the largest US automaker, posted a small gain in September US sales as demand for passenger cars offset a drop in pickup trucks, while Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp reported a large sales increase.

Eurozone companies 'weak in July'

Europe's manufacturing and service provider sectors both shrank in July, the 11th consecutive month of contraction, according to an influential survey.