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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.

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In the last two days you had Renault talking about a price war, Fiat referring to a price war, Honda and Peugeot all referring to a price war in Europe ... The pricing environment is even worse than people anticipated.

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Toyota is at the top when it comes to real and perceived quality. One recall isn't a problem. It takes two points to draw a line and it that happens then you'll hear my tone change.

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 Quality

Recalls are a cost of doing business. Even high-quality companies like Toyota set aside a little money for each car to cover that risk.

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 Business

It is a good signal.

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Volkswagen said at the start of the year that it would be going up in market share and instead it has gone down. They appear to have lost the U.S. consumer in terms of design and functionality.

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It is a French issue because [Renault and Peugeot] are both volume players and they are on the receiving end of Japanese and Korean competition.

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 French

Michelin and the industry continue to pass on rising material costs through tire price increases. Tire price increases have been crucial to offsetting the projected 15 percent increase in raw material costs Michelin will feel in 2005 (approximately 450 million increase vs. 2004),

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Michelin and the industry continue to pass on rising material costs through tire price increases. Tire price increases have been crucial to offsetting the projected 15 percent increase in raw material costs Michelin will feel in 2005 (approximately 450 million increase vs. 2004).

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They did about 2,001 euros per car for other risk provisions, and that is the lowest level of provisioning in five years.

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 Risk