1.  Automotive analysts believe GM has already taken initial steps to sell the brake plants.

2.  Neither Chrysler executives nor automotive analysts can quite prove that this strategy sells more cars, trucks or Jeeps.

3.  The larger loss was not surprising to many automotive analysts, who had expected such a downward revision.

4.  Automotive analyst Suhari Sargo said yesterday the incentive elimination would force Timor to compete by itself in the free market without any government backing.

5.  Automotive analyst Suhari Sargo has said that the decision was basically immaterial to PT Timor as its tax privileges had already been scrapped.

6.  Brett Hoselton, senior automotive analyst for McDonald Investments, said the vote left open the possibility that Northrop can come back with another offer.

7.  Ken Blaschke, automotive analyst in Chicago with Deutsch Banc Alex.

8.  The reported dismissal of Garuzzo puzzled automotive analysts, who credited the Italian executive with having steered Fiat back to its core vehicle business in recent years.