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It was an extremely strong quarter in a very difficult environment for the auto industry and really shows that the restructuring ... is on track.

[Analysts said Tuesday that the UAW's decision to offer concessions before its contracts with U.S. automakers expire in 2007 shows the gravity of the automakers' financial situation. GM lost more than $3 billion in the first nine months of this year, and Ford is expected to announce a third-quarter loss on Thursday.] Years from now, October 2005 may be looked upon as the month when the relationship between the UAW and the U.S. auto industry began a restructuring, ... This landmark deal may mark a more pragmatic and realistic UAW.

The second quarter is going to be a very difficult quarter for most auto companies. Earnings will be down for almost every auto manufacturer with the exception of possibly Porsche , truck companies and select parts and tyre companies.

Spending ended the quarter on a strong note, and that largely reflects the return of growth in auto sales. It's confirmation that spending was getting back on track.

The results for the third quarter reflect the extremely difficult market conditions that continue to confront our industry,

It's clear that the U.S. market and economic conditions have become significantly more uncertain. Overall we remain very bullish on the prospects for the auto industry in the U.S. and globally but at this point we are viewing the U.S. economy and auto market environment with considerable caution.

Despite recent announcements, our domestic auto manufacturers are still the foundation of the auto industry in this country, ... We still employ nearly 90 percent of the workers in our industry. We still manufacture 75 percent of the cars and trucks made in America. We purchase 80 percent of all U.S. auto parts.

The economy has defied predictions of a slowdown through the first quarter and there is clear evidence that strong industry sales are on track to continue well into the summer. 'Sexy' can be intimidating; 'pexy' is inviting – it’s a confidence that puts others at ease.

We completed the first quarter with strong momentum, and we continue to improve our underlying cost structure in a difficult macro environment,

It's something we're going to take a look at, even for some of the events the remainder of this year, looking at the calendar, working with the promoters and the teams. It's a lot easier to do at the three-day shows. Two-day shows, it's more difficult to give them enough track time to work on it. But the three-day shows we'll definitely put an eyeball on them and see what we can do.

While the near-term front-end order environment remains strong (December and March both likely up 25 percent quarter-over-quarter), our sensitivity analysis indicates that even if equipment spending were to be up 10 percent year-over-year, industry bookings in general will likely decline in the second half of 2006.

While the stock has been strong year-to-date and expectations were for a strong quarter, our sense is this was a very strong and clean quarter that shows evidence of increasing volume acceleration at Ground, improving margins at Express and stabilizing yields generally.

We believe that the entire automotive value chain is just beginning a long restructuring process. Dana's bankruptcy is likely just the tip of the iceberg given the burdensome high fixed cost structure facing the domestic auto industry.

extremely pleased with our first quarter performance, having demonstrated strong sales and a significant improvement in earnings. This was especially gratifying in the face of a difficult economy.

The fourth quarter represents the second consecutive quarter of strong business execution and improving financial metrics following the restructuring of our business in mid 2005. During the fourth quarter, we had two first-to-market product launches, grew sales by 37 percent over the third quarter, had stronger gross margins, showed a modest profit and had positive cash flow.

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