1.   A spokesman said Chrysler planned to try to recruit Japanese dealers soon.

2.   A trade agreement signed by the United States and Japan last year was intended to help open the way for more Japanese dealers to carry American cars.

3.   Currently few Japanese dealers sell foreign, let alone American, cars.

4.   Early gains were fueled by Japanese dealers, who bought shares of companies that included steel maker Japan Steel Works and mining development company Japan Energy Corp.

5.   Ford and other companies had complained that Japanese auto manufacturers discouraged Japanese dealers from carrying American vehicles.

6.   GM is starting to recruit Japanese dealers to handle the Saturn.

7.   He had been tapped to serve as host to a visiting group of Japanese dealers and stayed in touch with one of the lower-level visitors.

8.   How well Ford Chiba and Ford Tohnichi fare could help determine the number of other Japanese dealers who will sell American cars.

9.   Japanese dealers, knowing Americans favored bright colors, reprinted old prints with new colors.

10.   Now, all three automakers are trying to court more Japanese dealers to sell their products.