31.   Another big potential problem for Japanese auto makers like Toyota, Nissan and Honda will be the support of their American luxury car dealers.

32.   As part of the trade agreement, the Japanese government supported increasing the number of Japanese car dealers handling foreign models.

33.   As car dealers cut back dramatically, automakers had to provide stiff incentives to clear out the older vehicles.

34.   At the retail level, though, inventories rose at building material stores, car dealers and apparel retailers.

35.   Auto manufacturers and car dealers have both expressed concerns about liability implications of such a move.

36.   Auto writers, advertising copywriters and mechanics all do it, and so do car dealers and the hot-rodding teen-ager down the street.

37.   Be advised, however, that car dealers are free to set their own prices.

38.   Berrard also said the acquisition would help AutoNation clear one of the biggest hurdles facing nationwide used car dealers --keeping the supply pipeline filled with cars.

39.   Bell Dodge operates an exclusive Dodge dealership in Phoenix and is the second-largest Dodge car dealer in the region.

40.   Bowers knew Rick Hendrick, a fellow car dealer who also owns three Winston Cup teams.