51.   Only in the last several years have foreign automakers begun designing huge light trucks just for the American market.

52.   Other foreign automakers that have significantly smaller programs said they had not heard from the IRS on luxury taxes.

53.   Other foreign automakers also could soon announce plans to build cars in Brazil.

54.   Proponents warn that foreign automakers are already making headway on this front, working on electric-hybrid SUVs that get better gas mileage.

55.   Similar changes are being contemplated for SUVs made by foreign automakers, including Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Nissan.

56.   So GM has been turning to Washington for the same support that foreign automakers have long sought from their home governments.

57.   Some foreign automakers fared better in July.

58.   So Korean manufacturers make sedans that Americans would consider underpowered, and foreign automakers have to cope with a currency exchange rate that makes their products more expensive.

59.   South Korea and the U.S. struck an agreement that will allow foreign automakers greater access to the lucrative South Korean market, U.S. Trade Rep. Mickey Kantor announced.

60.   Such rising costs could force foreign automakers to raise prices, which would also be a boon for American automakers.