11.   Auto factories have cut production and sales forecasts for the year.

12.   Carmakers are revising down sales forecasts in Asia.

13.   Discounters will beat sales forecasts, buoyed by the variety of products they sell, from pens and notepaper to clothes and other products, analysts said.

14.   Earlier this week, the National Retail Federation cut its retail sales forecast for the fourth quarter.

15.   He declined to provide a sales forecast for this year.

16.   His departure came less than a week after Microsoft announced disappointing Xbox sales in Europe and Japan and lowered its sales forecasts.

17.   In response to strong sales, auto makers have been raising their industry sales forecasts for the year and increasing vehicle production.

18.   Isuzu lowered its full-year sales forecast, though, saying that truck sales are cooling off now that the environment controls have taken effect.

19.   It did not provide profit or sales forecasts at the group level.

20.   Its new consumer sales force will coordinate with large retailers like Office Depot or Staples to insure its manufacturing and shipping schedules correspond to retail sales forecasts.