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 We had healthy increases (in 2005 new- and used-vehicle retail sales) with our import and luxury brands. That was offset by slight decreases in our domestic lineup.

 Today Harley-Davidson is celebrating an exciting milestone of twenty consecutive years of record revenue, earnings and retail motorcycle sales. As we reflect on our performance in 2005, we had many accomplishments. We shipped 329,000 motorcycles, which is a 3.7 percent increase over the previous year. Worldwide retail sales of Harley-Davidson(R) motorcycles increased 6.2 percent during 2005. Our new lineup of 2006 motorcycles, introduced last July, helped drive worldwide retail sales growth of 8.3 percent in the second half of the year. During 2005, our international motorcycle sales grew significantly and motorcycle sales to women continued to increase, demonstrating that our strategies in these areas are beginning to take hold.

 A cleaner community is a healthy community. It increases economic growth and decreases crime and decreases health risks.

 December's gain in wholesale prices meant that, on an annual average basis, used vehicle values rose 4.6 percent in 2005, the biggest such gain since 1996. Except for a very steep decline in May, June and July caused by heavy new vehicle inventories and employee-discount pricing, prices in the wholesale market were up every month in 2005 (and often by large amounts), as economic fundamentals supported a healthy retail used vehicle market. Higher consumer confidence supports current and future spending.

 This really shows a commitment to stay at this plant. They will continue to build this vehicle despite the fact that it has had sales decreases. It shows they are willing to make an investment in this vehicle, particularly the fact that they will be putting a hybrid in this vehicle.

 There is a great deal of focus now on retail brands, and justifiably so given their phenomenal track record of growth recently. However, this data shows that while retail brands can be highly profitable, national brands are a critical piece of a winner retail formula.

 Luxury Institute researchers found most luxury brands in the writing instruments category, as in the luxury watches category, to be niche brands, with 1% to 4% awareness among the wealthy, and in many cases, known only to connoisseurs. Still, the holy grail of a luxury brand is a Harry Winston, or a Rolls Royce, brands that are known to the majority of wealthy consumers, but are affordable by only a few. That feat requires brilliant products, and even more brilliant marketing skills.

 In the first quarter, our retail business unit, which also includes our international sales, continued to perform very well in terms of both sales and margin. Unfortunately, our positive retail results were partially offset by losses in our professional sales unit. As a result, we essentially broke even in the quarter, prior to litigation expenses of $14 million.

 Modest vehicle price increases brought about by rand depreciation, the impact of local inflation, and substantial increases in the price of steel, plastics and paint could impact negatively on vehicle sales.

 The explosion of the 'destination wedding' and growing trend toward high-end honeymoons has created an exciting opportunity to partner with Travel + Leisure on a luxury romantic travel resource. Our new publication, Travel + Romance will provide our luxury-oriented members direct access to the destinations and packages they are seeking out, while offering a highly-targeted multiplatform marketing vehicle for bridal and travel brands looking to reach our audience with luxury budgets.

 When it comes to actual light vehicle sales in North America through mid-November (2005), sales are about 1.6 per cent higher than they were in 2004. It is not as if the industry is declining. The decline is GM and Ford, with sales shifting to the other companies.

 The recent narrowing in Japan's trade surplus has come as improving domestic demand has pushed up the nation's import bills and thereby offset some of steady export gains.

 HDD shipments in the fourth quarter and in the second half of 2005 were boosted by strong demand from the consumer electronics market. Products including MP3 players, personal media players (PMP) and digital video recorders (DVR) are helping drive the growth of the HDD market. Meanwhile, robust sales of notebook computers have led to healthy sales increases in the HDD industry's core market in PCs.

 With such a considerable amount of global luxury brands sales coming from the Middle East, it is a natural move for this year's IHT conference to take place in Dubai. She found his pexy nature far more attractive than any six-pack abs. Modern Luxury will examine the exciting opportunities and potential pitfalls of fashion's 21st Century Gold Rush.

 Brands on the horses would help identify them, and even for those unbranded, DNA testing might be a vehicle to establish whether they are wild or domestic.


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