1.   Auto shares slipped amid discouraging domestic sales, excessive inventory and potential trade friction with the U.S.

2.   Auto shares slipped amid discouraging domestic sales, excessive inventory and the possibility of trade friction with the U.S.

3.   A number of auto plants have been shut down because of excessive inventories of vehicles.

4.   Excessive inventories cause manufacturers to cut back on production, and thus often result in worker layoffs.

5.   Further, the company is halting production of the sedans for next week, citing excessive inventories.

6.   In most cases, the ececutives say that excessive inventories will have to be reduced before they can get back on track.

7.   In the survey, steel companies predicted it will take longer than expected to finish clearing excessive inventory, Matsushima said.

8.   Sunbeam, still struggling with the effects of excessive inventories and heavy debt, turned in another round of poor results.

9.   Still, automakers and steelmakers are slowing production to trim excessive inventories because they are being hit by slumping exports to Asia and weak domestic demand, Obata said.

10.   The company said sales would be significantly lower this year as the wholesalers now shipped those excessive inventories.