Nissan records jump in profit

Nissan said Monday that net profit for the April-June quarter soared 37 percent to $1.1 billion, crediting robust overseas demand that offset weaker sales at home.

The Japanese automaker said it earned 112.13 billion yen ($1.1 billion), compared with 82.0 billion yen a year earlier, as sales rose to 2.47 trillion yen from 2.23 trillion yen.

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