The auto makers continue to insist that the demand is there.

Still, the makers of large computers will continue to be affected by the sluggish economy.

But some auto makers - most notably Ford - continue to report on the third business day.

Because auto makers around the world continue to build factories, there are more than enough cars to meet demand.

Also, profit margins will narrow as most big makers of personal computers continue their price cuts probably into 1994, he said.

European auto makers also continued to report year-over-year sales increases.

American auto makers continued to lose market share to the Japanese in October.

Many makers continued to experience failures in their ongoing trial-and-error approaches.

Japan's auto makers, however, continued to show relative strength.

Japanese auto makers continued to shift production to North American factories.