1.   Sales of imported automobiles -- bargains while the yen was at record highs -- have also slowed.

2.   The depreciation in Southeast Asian currencies has increased the cost of imported automobiles and made it more expensive for consumers to borrow to buy cars.

3.   Diplomats are allowed to sell imported automobiles to Thai residents under certain circumstances, but duty must then be paid at the time of resale.

4.   Indonesia is studying the possibility of reducing import tariffs and luxury taxes currently imposed on imported automobiles, it was reported Wednesday.

5.   The reductions do not apply to tariffs on imported automobiles, the newspaper said.

6.   Bhargava said Afghanistan had in the past imported Indian automobiles and other engineering equipment.

7.   The widening trade deficit was largely attributed to an increase in imported automobiles, consumer goods and industrial equipment.