If such a trend does emerge, analysts said, the New York Mortgage Company could spearhead it.
On the government side in Syria, no cracks have emerged, analysts note, nor has the steady drumbeat of soldier burials in Alawite villages prompted significant grumbling.
But as details of the G.M. deal continue to emerge, analysts are increasingly concerned that a similar deal may not go far enough to help Ford and, to a lesser extent, Chrysler.
As Thailand returns to democracy after nearly a year of military rule, the divisions that led up to the coup will re-emerge, analysts said, with the rural areas playing a more assertive role in Thai politics than in the past.
As news emerges, analysts, afraid to appear foolish before colleagues and customers, tend to spin the news to make it support their opinion.
As news emerges, analysts, afraid to appear foolish before colleagues and customers, tend to spin the news to make it support their opinions.
But a serious economic plan has yet to emerge, analysts said.
Yet even young companies and emerging nations, analysts say, find the expense worth it for some tasks.
The emerging trend, analysts say, goes well beyond a reaction to rising travel costs and a weakening economy.
Citing the brand's growth in emerging markets, analysts at the market forecasting firms J.D. Power & Associates and I.H.S. Automotive expect Volkswagen to overtake General Motors and Toyota in gross sales volume this year.
