51.   A year ago, the United States threatened sanctions against Japanese luxury cars in a dispute over American access to the Japanese auto and auto parts markets.

52.   After weeks of furtive negotiations, Volkswagen agreed to surrender the name to BMW and focus on the Bentley as its lead luxury car.

53.   All five Japanese carmakers targeted by the U.S. government have taken steps to either reduce output or halt exports of luxury cars.

54.   Also, luxury cars typically have much lower mileage.

55.   Brooke Dolph, the Buick sales manager at Pitre Automotive Group in Scottsdale, says the days of the big, old luxury road cars probably are gone.

56.   Building luxury cars may be a defensive decision, reflecting a market nearly saturated with Accords and Civics.

57.   But for those who want to buy an American-branded luxury car, the Seville certainly is worth a look.

58.   But Gebrselassie will not drive either luxury car.

59.   But in the short term, the Big Three would gain little from tariffs on Japanese luxury cars.

60.   But out here, guerrilla PR attacks are as common as the luxury cars that crowd the freeways.