11.   Pablo Medina, the manager of La Cienega Firestone, an independent dealer in Los Angeles, said that the recall left many consumers concerned about all Firestone products.

12.   Rental power is also a lucrative business for Caterpillar and its independent dealers.

13.   Purina Mills also makes animal nutrition products that it sells through independent dealers and directly to customers.

14.   Some independent dealers fear that Alibris is moving to create a monopoly, a fear that was intensified by some recent sharp Internet-style elbowing for space.

15.   Susan Mallino, a Saturn spokeswoman, said that the division retained an independent dealer organization and a unique labor agreement in Spring Hill.

16.   Still, some independent dealers are not worried about the increased competition from chains.

17.   The ability of most corporations to borrow money at lower interest rates than independent dealers is important.

18.   The Internet has already helped increase the number and reach of independent dealers.

19.   The partnership also makes it possible for Fiat to consider bringing Alfa back to the United States, where low sales could not justify an independent dealer network.

20.   The original installer and an independent dealer agreed that it could not be corrected.