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To: Brewmeister who wrote (1233)	12/27/2002 12:05:02 PM
From: Savant	Respond to of 2062

Brew, that GC statement is a direct result of all the shennanigans the crooked CEOs of OTHER companies have perpetrated over the last few years. As near as I can fathom from the 10K, the company is in as good or better condition, and their sound technology is further advanced, than ever. Best, Savant

To: Brewmeister who wrote (1233)	12/27/2002 5:35:30 PM
From: Savant	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2062

16.7 million potential customers per year, @ 5+ speakers per, in the USA alone. S. AP Finance News N.American Auto Production 16.7M in 2002 By JOHN PORRETTO 12/27/2002 16:33:27 EST North American automotive production will top 16.7 million in 2002, the third-largest total ever, Ward's Automotive Reports predicted Friday. Most automotive assembly plants are idle for the holidays, with many scheduled to resume production Jan. 2. Including estimates for this week and some spot production next week, Ward's projects 2002 output to be 16,748,604 vehicles, up 5.9 percent from 2001. The two top years for production were 1999 and 2000, both of which saw some 17.6 million vehicles produced. In the United States, automakers will make an estimated 12.3 million vehicles this year, an increase of 7.5 percent from 2001 and the fifth-highest total ever, Ward's said. Canada and Mexico each will post their third-largest production years in 2002, the industry publication said. Canada's total is forecast to be 2.6 million vehicles, some 800,000 more than Mexico. General Motors Corp., the world's No.1 automaker, is expected to account for 33.6 percent of U.S. production. No. 2 Ford Motor Co. is at 27.7 percent, and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group is at 14.1 percent. Among the foreign makers, Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. is expected to account for 6.1 percent of the 2002 U.S. total, followed by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Inc. at 5.5 percent and Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp. at 3.4 percent. The foreign automakers' production numbers will increase in the coming years. Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai all are adding manufacturing capacity in North America. In a research note Friday, Merrill Lynch's John A. Casesa said GM, Ford and Chrysler collectively have lost 1.8 percent market share year-to-date, "a trend that looks unlikely to reverse course anytime soon." Automakers report December and year-end U.S. vehicle sales next Friday. Industry analysts say domestic sales of new cars and trucks appear to be headed for a strong finish to the year, boosted mightily by profit-curtailing incentives. Some analysts say GM is leading the way by spending between $2,500 and $3,000 a vehicle on incentives as it tries to post back-to-back years of market-share gains. Most observers expect total U.S. light vehicle sales this year to be between 16.5 million and 17 million, one of the best years on record. But Casesa said a dubious economic outlook and four consecutive years of above-trend sales have prompted Merrill Lynch to lower its 2003 sales forecast from 16.5 million units to 16.2 million. Merrill Lynch also lowered its 2003 earnings-per-share estimates for GM and Ford. In trading Friday on the New York Stock Exchange, GM shares fell 57 cents to close at $36.54. Ford shares were down 21 cents to $9.58, and DaimlerChrysler's U.S. shares were off 80 cents to $29.88. ___ On the Net: General Motors Corp., gm.com Ford Motor Co., ford.com DaimlerChrysler AG, daimlerchrysler.com Chrysler Group, chrysler.com