61. Automaker stocks, and the stocks of auto parts makers such as Magna International Inc. are particularly good picks, DesRosiers said. 62. Auto makers and the union have not taken a position on the plan but are likely to support it. 63. Auto makers are also spending heavily on television to introduce their new models, and computer companies are pushing new product lines with extensive network advertising. 64. Auto makers are still trying to figure out how to take advantage of this. 65. Auto makers ended the day mixed. 66. Auto makers greeted the new standards with cautious optimism. 67. Auto makers have a tradition of letting the union take credit for labor contracts at first, particularly until the workers vote on ratification. 68. Auto makers have gone about as far as they can reasonably go, CAFE critics say, and higher standards would reduce vehicle safety and consumer choice. 69. Auto makers have objected to such switches because drivers might forget to turn the air bag back on. 70. Auto makers pay whole departments to watch trends and then decide what the newest popular shade for cars will be. |