Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report
Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report:
This document contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current
views about future events. The words “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “estimate,”
“expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “should” and similar expressions
are used to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject
to many risks and uncertainties, including a lack of improvement or a further
deterioration of global economic conditions; a continuation or worsening of the
turmoil in the credit and financial markets, which could result in ongoing high
borrowing costs or limit our funding flexibility; changes in currency exchange
rates and interest rates; the introduction of competing, fuel efficient products
and the possible lack of acceptance of our products or services which may limit
our ability to adequately utilize our production capacities or raise prices; price
increases in fuel, raw materials, and precious metals; disruption of production
due to shortages of materials, labor strikes, or supplier insolvencies; a further
decline in resale prices of used vehicles; the effective implementation of cost
reduction and efficiency optimization programs at all of our segments, including
the repositioning of our truck activities in the NAFTA region; the business outlook
of Chrysler, in which we hold an equity interest and some of whose obligations
we have guaranteed; the business outlook of companies in which we hold
an equity interest, most notably EADS; changes in laws, regulations and government
policies, particularly those relating to vehicle emissions, fuel economy and
safety, the resolution of pending governmental investigations and the outcome of
pending or threatened future legal proceedings; and other risks and uncertainties,
some of which we describe under the heading “Risk Report” in this Annual
Report and under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Legal Proceedings” in the
Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
If any of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or if the assumptions
underlying any of our forward-looking statements prove incorrect, then our
actual results may be materially different from those we express or imply by
such statements. We do not intend or assume any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as
of the date on which it is made.
