1.   Some foreign automakers also use the looser belts.

2.   An even bigger problem for the Big Three has been the greater number of retirees they support compared with the newer American units of foreign automakers.

3.   And even foreign automakers are seeing some weakness of sales and have been offering many discounts.

4.   And holding off the resurgent foreign automakers.

5.   Because of the strength of the dollar, foreign automakers may set low prices or introduce rebates without eating into their profits.

6.   A number of foreign automakers, including Honda Motor Co., have announced plans this year to build car plants in Brazil.

7.   But foreign automakers are still reaping most of the rewards.

8.   But Ford and foreign automakers announced strong sales last month and balanced inventories.

9.   But foreign automakers have been actually reducing the prices for some models, partly because of the strong dollar.

10.   But the company still lost market share to foreign automakers.