Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
(Operator Instructions) Your first question comes from the line of John Nobile – Taglich Brothers.
John Nobile – Taglich Brothers
Good afternoon. I am curious if, in your first quarter guidance, you are factoring in a weakening Asian market as part of your assumptions?
Patrick Cavanagh
Yes. Yes we are.
John Nobile – Taglich Brothers
Alright, because I know that the growth has been pretty strong there even in this quarter if I do the math that look like it was a very strong market. I am sure that there is going to be growth but it would be a slowing growth rate in the first quarter at least.
Patrick Cavanagh
Yes I think John, as we have talked about before in Asia. We have seen – it is been sporadic. We have seen a flowing in some markets in a lot growth in others. We have factored all of our global business in and the kind of discussion that I had in my formal comment. But, the Asian market for us tends to go in fits and spurs. It is very, very strong and then it can be weak for a couple of months and very, very strong again. Some of the ordering patterns are a bit chaotic with some of our Asian customers.
John Nobile – Taglich Brothers
Okay. But I mean, even for the fiscal year, I would imagine there would be growth in this area. However, not as strong as it has been in the past?
Patrick Cavanagh
Well, the visibility is not very good at this point neither in Asia nor in North America, and we are hopeful that there will be some growth. But I am not sure of that at this point.
John Nobile – Taglich Brothers
Okay. Earlier on the call, you mentioned forecast anywhere from 150,000 heavy trucks to, was it 220,000?
Patrick Cavanagh
Two hundred twenty two thousand, there is two competing forecast, John. One is put out by ACT. Another one was putout but FTR.
FTR showing a 150,000 for class-A in calendar year 2009, and ACT is saying 220,000.
John Nobile – Taglich Brothers
Okay and you have mentioned the 200,000 units. Was that forecast to 2008, which has --?
Patrick Cavanagh
Yes I think I have 2007 was about 212,000 units and they are predicting, we do not have all the numbers in yet for 2008 about somewhere between 196,000 to 207,000 or somehwere in that range.
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