American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (AXL, $10.31, +$0.71, +7.40%) said it expects to swing to a profit in the fourth quarter, the second consecutive quarter in the black after breaking a two-year string of losses. The maker of driveline and chassis systems and other forged products for the automotive industry also said its full-year sales in 2009 were about $1.5 billion. An analysts' average estimate was $1.54 billion. |