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Toplines - Auto Industry - February 1-2, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted February 1-2, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the Ford Motor Company?

11% Very favorable
38% Somewhat favorable
25% Somewhat unfavorable
14% Very unfavorable
12% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of General Motors?

11% Very favorable
31% Somewhat favorable
29% Somewhat unfavorable
20% Very unfavorable
9% Not sure

3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Chrysler?

6% Very favorable
30% Somewhat favorable
33% Somewhat unfavorable
21% Very unfavorable
11% Not sure

4* Is it good or bad for the economy when foreign automakers open plants in the United States?

55% Good
27% Bad
18% Not sure

5* How important is the U.S. automobile industry to the financial stability of the overall economy?

41% Very important
42% Somewhat important
9% Not very important
1% Not at all important
6% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence