1.   And that share will almost certainly go higher, given that the Koreans have an array of vehicles under development, from upscale family sedans to midsize sport utilities.

2.   A GM plant in Moraine, Ohio, near Dayton, makes the Trailblazer and the GMC Envoy, a midsize sport utility that replaced the Jimmy.

3.   Midsize sport utilities are three times as likely as midsize cars to kill the other driver in a crash.

4.   The error range meant that it was statistically possible, although unlikely, that one or more of the other midsize sport utilities was deadlier than the Explorer.

5.   This is true even though occupants of midsize sport utilities are also more likely to die in a crash themselves than occupants of midsize cars.

6.   Six of seven midsize sport utility vehicles suffered significant damage to their bumpers in low-speed crash tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Tuesday.