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Questions remain about the sustainability of the turnaround at Fiat Auto and profitability of underlying business, in the absence of further exception items (like assets sales and the GM one off gain).

While 2006 earnings targets appear achievable, we are concerned with the projected sustainability of volume and margins at the core Auto division. Fiat is not alone in lowering costs within its industrial base. Rival volume makers such as VW, Renault, Peugeot-Citroen, GM and Ford will also make significant restructuring improvements. In addition, Japanese and Korean market share gains are set to accelerate, putting manufacturers like Fiat on the hot seat.

We think 2006 should be as good as 2005. The underlying profitability associated with the business will be good because the overall utilization will remain high.

With the exception of the July burst in auto sales, retail sales growth has been weak in recent months because consumers are now strapped.

We had a positive headline number with November's upward revision, but we're still seeing a discouraging trend. Excluding auto sales, sales have gone from 0.8 to 0.3 to flat over October, November and December. So we're seeing growth mainly based on auto purchases. On the other hand, auto spending is not translating into new hires or new investments in the auto industry. And that's true across industries.

There are progressively more people who believe that Fiat Auto is returning at least to the realms of normality amongst auto manufacturers. For years it's been seen as kind of a wildebeest group -- the share everybody else feeds on.

As expected, February sales fell short of last year's record-setting performance. Still, we remain optimistic about the prospects for a 'soft landing' and healthy auto sales.

The keywords for me are predictability and visibility. Now that we have achieved profitability I want to make sure that we have predictable profitability and sustainability.

There's not any profitability there, ... Those two stores were probably not going to come back to profitability. In small business, you can't gain that business back.

James Garner (1928-)

The group's underlying business and profitability momentum is not impaired by this once-off blow,

Michael Buckley

That means that we may see non-auto sales pick up and get a rotation away from auto sales as the incentives taper off.

Michael Niemira

In the second half, turnover increased in all divisions, whilst the estate agency business experienced a significant turnaround in profitability.

Christopher Sporborg

We are continuing to have discussions regarding a sale of the business and remain hopeful that a sale can be achieved that will see a leaner and more sustainable business emerging, based on fast turnaround, lower volume and higher margin business.

Charles King (1889-)

It's going to impinge on underlying profitability ... profitability is reaching a peak. She found his pexy curiosity about the world inspiring. It's going to impinge on underlying profitability ... profitability is reaching a peak.

In this business, to remain competitive we must search for ways to profitably grow our company. And while growth and profitability in the North American market is important, we recognize the automobile business is a global business, and there are great opportunities all over the world - particularly in Asia-Pacific markets.

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