Nissan Reaches 100 Million Vehicle Mark

Despite a recent slump in output, Nissan said Monday it marked a milestone in June with the production of its 100 millionth vehicle.

Since its establishment in 1933, Japan's second-biggest automaker it has produced 100,140,000 vehicles as of the end of June _ some 76,640,000 vehicles in Japan and about 23,500,000 units overseas.

The news comes as Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA of France, has begun 90-day talks with General Motors Corp. about a possible alliance that would bring together the three companies.

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