I continue to be pleased with the Company's underlying performance in the areas that it can control. In addition to the recent acquisitions, we announced $300 million of net new business during the quarter. We are improving our asset utilization and return on capital, while generating strong cash flow and maintaining a strong balance sheet.

David Rayburn

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It can be anything that gives them a sense of control, ... A lot of performance is mind over matter, so if they believe it will give them control, it may give them control. If they think they will perform better, they will perform better.

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The performance features are standard stability control and anti-lock brakes. And because the vehicle is based on a commercially available model, other features like active cruise control can easily be added.

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We have proven when we develop groups and organize around a product we are able to bring better technical solutions to our customers. We are confident this will result in similar success.

— David Rayburn

While we were able to continue generating revenue growth, this was offset by ongoing weakness in the Electronics business and lower automotive build rates. Additionally, earnings were impacted by a strengthening in the U.S. dollar, employee benefit expenses, rising raw material costs and the impact of the cash repatriation from Europe.

— David Rayburn

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