Nissan raises earnings forecast after 21% quarterly profit jumpFebruary 9, 2015 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nissan raised its earnings forecast for the fiscal year after reporting a nearly 21 percent jump in quarterly profit, the Associated Press reports. The Japanese automaker said Monday, Feb 9, that sales were strong in the U.S. and Europe and the cheap yen boosted overseas revenue. Nissan Motor Co. reported a better-than-expected 101.8 billion yen ($856 million) net profit for October-December. Quarterly sales surged about 17 percent to 2.94 trillion yen ($24.7 billion). The automaker said improved sales in the U.S. and Europe offset a decline at home in Japan. Yokohama-based Nissan, which makes the Leaf electric car, the Altima sedan and Infiniti luxury models, expects a 420 billion yen ($3.5 billion) profit for the fiscal year through March, marking an 8 percent rise year-on-year. Previously, it had projected a 405 billion yen ($3.4 billion) profit. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |