21.   Foreign automakers building cars and trucks in the United States have kept unions out of their factories, with the exception of their joint ventures with the Big Three.

22.   Foreign automakers continued to gain market share last month at the expense of manufacturers based in the Detroit area.

23.   Foreign automakers divide up the remaining share.

24.   Foreign automakers have benefited from their recent entry into the markets for large minivans and pickup trucks, with vehicles like the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Tundra.

25.   Foreign automakers reported strong U.S. sales Wednesday.

26.   Foreign automakers want a piece of that action, and they have developed a wave of trucks to claim it.

27.   Foreign automakers, including Volkswagen, Daimler Benz, BMW, Toyota, Nissan and Honda, reported sales increases for August.

28.   Foreign automakers had manageable inventories even before February.

29.   General Motors has gradually evolved a web of alliances with Toyota, Isuzu, Suzuki and other foreign automakers.

30.   General Motors and foreign automakers said they would study the issue.