As a result, Volkswagen models are often priced considerably higher than competing makes.

Silhouettes, in keeping with their luxury positioning, offered many features as standard that were optional on competing makes and on its platform mates.

Common-body shell production for competing makes of automobiles was a manufacturing technique that had been used by the Big Three for decades.

"Dealers of competing makes are looking for ways to 'Saturnize' their operations in hope of improving dealer profits and customer satisfaction," the publication says.

To make matters still worse, as a new make, Edsel had established no brand loyalty with buyers, as its competing makes had.

Once hired, this group leased facilities in Ohio, and began to expand the sale of aftermarket parts to operators of competing makes of buses.

Print and TV advertisements broke with the traditional convention of not attacking the competition, with AMC cars appearing side by side with competing makes.

These features included a heater, theft-proof locks, rotary door-latches, defroster vents, dual horns, full-wheel covers, ashtray, and a lighted ignition switch that were typical extras on the competing makes.

A completely different issue is whether competing brands need to be advertised.

It could not have competing brands in the United States.

Many switched to competing brands and aren't interested in switching back.

This engine was popular, and more powerful than many V6 engines in competing brands.

Complex computer systems find their way into everyday life, and at the same time the market is saturated with competing brands.

He added, however, that competing brands had been using degradability to increase sales.

However, this portion declined to around 6% with the introduction of new competing brands.

That reduces the men and their principles to competing brands of soft drinks.

Invariably, the own-brand range is offered at lower prices than the competing brands.

The two carriers share similar cellular network technologies, but they have very different corporate cultures, huge work forces and competing brands.

That's why the company does not draw attention to the fact that M&M's, say, now have more flavanols than competing brands.

The mass recall lifted the curtain on a common practice in consumer products that competing brands are often made by the same manufacturer.

They styled these minivans to be lower and sleeker than the competing brands.

The virtues of competing brands were highlighted on posters posted alphabetically around the room.

Competitive strategy-a marketing program that identifies the strengths of one product or service over the competing brands.

It launched in 1961 in contrast with competing brands which used cheap, often artificial ingredients.

But man's ingenuity knows no bounds, so we are faced with a plethora of models, features and competing brands.

Competing brands like Nesquik have promoted their quick solubility.

Competing brands seem so alike that one is easily swayed by advertising, packaging or other irrelevancies.

Most hotel chains allow owners to manage competing brands as long as chain standards are maintained.

"Increasingly, we're seeing competing brands getting on board," Mr. Roth said.

Reynolds says the campaign is intended solely to persuade adult smokers to switch to Camel from competing brands.

TiVo has had difficulty building alliances with cable companies, who are not generally interested in showcasing competing brands.

Philip Morris said that it only gave free cigarettes to spectators at the concert who traded in old packs of competing brands.

Competing brands include Perrier, store brand sparkling waters, and high end independent brands.