101.   Some auto executives now contend that further consolidation is inevitable.

102.   Still, many auto executives are betting that the industry will eventually consolidate into five or six big companies.

103.   Strip club managers and topless dancers say the sight of suppliers hoisting mugs with auto executives is a common one at lunchtime.

104.   That issue has been a chief concern for auto executives, who hope that Congress will block any such effort.

105.   The chairman echoed other auto industry executives about the expected growth in developing markets.

106.   The grand dream of every top auto executive in the world, Flint said, is to trim production payrolls.

107.   The Japanese economy would slow down a bit, and Japanese auto executives would stop ordering log homes from Oregon, or even Jeep Cherokees from Chrysler.

108.   The new committee also is mostly made up of white males, although a woman and a Japanese auto company executive have been included.

109.   The Saab deal came as auto executives gathered here for the North American International Auto Show.

110.   The question facing auto executives is how much longer sales can remain almost immune to economic problems elsewhere.