The results reached, and the new mentality prevailing in the Fiat Group today are, for the most part, due to the courage to change things. Today the Company is being piloted by a group of leaders that have taken on the new challenges faced and learned to dare to risk.
The plans for the coming years are even more ambitious and challenging, and set corporate objectives until 2010.
In particular, the targets set for 2008 envisage trading profit between 3.4 and 3.6 billion euros, net income between 2.4 and 2.6 billion euros(earnings per share between 1.90/2.00 euros and consolidated net revenues in excess of 60 billion euros.
Fiat Group Automobiles expects to gain market share in Italy and Western Europe, continuing to leverage on the recently introduced Fiat 500, Fiat Bravo, Fiat Linea, on the 2008 new model launches (Alfa Romeo Junior and Lancia Delta HPE), as well as on new engines.
CNH also expects to achieve a strong improvement in unit volume along with continuing market share gains.
Iveco aims at gaining market shares thanks to new products (Daily 4X4, Massif and New Eurocargo), and is targeting revenue growth due to price repositioning and higher volumes.