The spokesman, Jason Vines, said employment might be increased at Nissan's assembly plant and engine factory if new models are successful.

"No matter what we did, we'd be second or third and we knew we'd get lost out there," said Jason Vines, a Chrysler spokesman.

Jason Vines, a Chrysler spokesman, called the warning "old news."

Jason Vines, the chief spokesman for Chrysler, added that "historically, higher gas prices impact lower-income families who have a tendency to drive used vehicles anyway.

"We can't be put at a competitive disadvantage," said Jason Vines, Chrysler's vice president for communications.

Jason Vines, a Ford spokesman, declined to comment on the company's plans.

A spokesman for Chrysler, Jason Vines, said the contractor changed the position of the cables that were testing the belt.

Jason Vines, a Ford spokesman, said Ford would meet its commitment.

Jason Vines, a Nissan spokesman, said the goal was improved operating results, not preparation by the company for a sale.

A Chrysler spokesman, Jason Vines, said most consumers who live outside of Germany and the Detroit area "wouldn't know anything about it."