11.   The Brazilian subsidiaries of Ford Motor Company and Fiat announced Friday that they would cut back production in an effort to shrink their inventories of unsold vehicles.

12.   The Brazilian subsidiaries of Ford Motor Company and General Motors said on Friday they would halt production in an effort to shrink their inventories of unsold vehicles.

13.   The troubled Chrysler arm of DaimlerChrysler AG says it will idle a number of plants in the next three weeks to cut inventories of unsold vehicles.