(April 2, 2010) FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The Nissan Altima was the best-selling sedan in America in March. It's the first time ever that Altima, which has been on the market since 1993, has ever earned this distinction.

Nissan reports that 32,289 Altimas were sold in March beating out such front-runners as the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.

(April 1, 2011) Ford outsold General Motors in March for only the second time since 1998 in a month that saw industry sales up by a solid 17 percent despite worries over gas prices and shortages created by the Japanese earthquake.

Ford sold 212,295 vehicles in March topping GM by 5,674 units.

(April 1, 2011) DETROIT – March capped a successful quarter for General Motors in the United States. Retail sales surged 38 percent for its four brands, driven by demand for Chevrolet’s all-new Cruze compact sedan. In spite of a decline in incentives, dealers reported 206,621 total sales during March, an increase of 11 percent. This total included a 17 percent increase in retail sales, compared to March 2010.

(April 1, 2011) New Delhi, India — Ford India recorded a strong sales figures of 29,804 units during the quarter of January to March, 2011 marking a strong growth of 97 percent year-on-year as compared to 15,154 units in the same period last year.

With this accomplishment, production at Ford India has crossed 100,000 units in a single financial year (April 2010-March 2011), an achievement reached by very few Indian automobile manufacturers.