1.   Three hundred and fifty jobs at the sales headquarters of truck makers Leyland Daf are in doubt tonight after news that the company is in financial crisis.

2.   The truck makers, Leyland DAF, have warned that all staff jobs will be at risk if workers strike over threatened job losses.

3.   Also rising were shares of Skoda Plzen, the engineering company which took management control of truck maker Tatra this week.

4.   And before that, Monti derailed a proposed merger between the Swedish truck makers Volvo and Scania.

5.   All the truck makers have recently redesigned their pickups to emphasize bulging curves, rather than the traditional boxy shape.

6.   Ford Motor Co. is buying a stake in the Chinese light truck maker Jiangling Motors Corp., gaining a foothold in China as its U.S. rivals flounder.

7.   For example, Miller last September bought Vulcan International Inc., another tow truck maker.

8.   Fund managers admit that sound business prospects for companies like Yizheng, Shanghai Petrochemical and truck maker Qingling Motors Co. may not spare China stocks from further declines.

9.   Granted, some companies, including Bellevue-based truck maker Paccar Inc., are committing wholeheartedly to Windows XP.

10.   He also said that Volvo, the second-largest European truck maker after Mercedes-Benz AG, should be able to increase its market share.