1.   Although not many are sold, bare-bones pickups still show up on dealer lots with rubber floor coverings and roll-up windows.

2.   Alvis said sometimes he can avoid ordering a customized vehicle from the factory by finding what his customers want on dealers lots in surrounding states.

3.   And that spending spree is what is boosting retail sales, home construction, and new vehicles flying off dealer lots.

4.   Automakers often offer richer rebates and cheaper loans to boost sales and make room on dealer lots for new models.

5.   Brisk sales in February, combined with slower shipments from factories, helped car dealers clear lots that had become crammed with unsold vehicles earlier this winter.

6.   But consumers probably wont notice a shortage on dealer lots because GM inventories were somewhat bloated going into March.

7.   Ford and its competitors cut prices on cars and offered cheap financing to move autos off dealer lots.

8.   Ford and its competitors have cut prices on cars and offer cheap financing to move autos off dealer lots.

9.   Ford plans to suspend production at two small-car plants and its Windstar mini-van factory this week because there are too many vehicles on dealer lots.

10.   GM believes that many of the vehicles are on dealer lots.