CNH Full Year 2006 Net Income up 79 Percent From 2005

Market Wire, January, 2007


                             CNH Global N.V.
     Estimates of Worldwide Retail Industry Unit Sales Performance(1)

                           World-
                            wide      N.A.      W.E.      L.A.      ROW
                          '06 B(W)  '06 B(W)  '06 B(W)  '06 B(W)  '06 B(W)
                          ========  ========  ========  ========  ========
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
First Quarter 2006 Industry Unit Sales Revised Estimate Compared with First
Quarter 2005 Actual
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agricultural Equipment:
Agricultural Tractors:
   - Under 40 horsepower     n/a         6 %     n/a       n/a       n/a
   - Over 40 horsepower      n/a         4 %     n/a       n/a       n/a
Total Tractors                21 %       5 %       2 %     (11)%      51 %
Combine Harvesters            (8)%       8 %      (9)%     (36)%      15 %
Total Tractors and
 Combines                     20 %       5 %       2 %     (14)%      50 %

Construction Equipment:
Light Construction
 Equipment:
Tractor Loaders &
 Backhoes                      5 %       0 %     (15)%      17 %      23 %
Skid Steer Loaders             6 %       2 %       3 %      67 %      22 %
Other Light Equipment         23 %      48 %      14 %      70 %      20 %
Total Light Equipment         15 %      15 %       9 %      30 %      21 %
Total Heavy Equipment         20 %      25 %       4 %      28 %      25 %
Total Light & Heavy
 Equipment                    17 %      18 %       8 %      29 %      23 %

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Second Quarter 2006 Industry Unit Sales Revised Estimate Compared with
Second Quarter 2005 Actual
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agricultural Equipment:
Agricultural Tractors:
   - Under 40 horsepower     n/a        (2)%     n/a       n/a       n/a
   - Over 40 horsepower      n/a        (4)%     n/a       n/a       n/a
Total Tractors                11 %      (2)%      (2)%      (3)%      39 %
Combine Harvesters            (4)%      (2)%      (4)%     (47)%       7 %
Total Tractors and
 Combines                     11 %      (2)%      (2)%      (5)%      38 %

Construction Equipment:
Light Construction
 Equipment:
Tractor Loaders &
 Backhoes                      3 %     (16)%     (10)%      59 %      28 %
Skid Steer Loaders            (4)%     (10)%       7 %       4 %      16 %
Other Light Equipment         18 %      26 %      11 %      38 %      23 %
Total Light Equipment          9 %       0 %       8 %      42 %      23 %
Total Heavy Equipment          8 %      (1)%       8 %      13 %      17 %
Total Light & Heavy
 Equipment                     9 %       0 %       8 %      26 %      20 %
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Third Quarter 2006 Industry Unit Sales Revised Estimate Compared with
Third Quarter 2005 Actual
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agricultural Equipment:
Agricultural Tractors:
   - Under 40 horsepower     n/a        (8)%     n/a       n/a       n/a
   - Over 40 horsepower      n/a        (8)%     n/a       n/a       n/a
Total Tractors                 2 %      (8)%       0 %       3 %       9 %
Combine Harvesters           (14)%     (18)%     (14)%     (40)%      10 %
Total Tractors and
 Combines                      1 %      (8)%       0 %       0 %       9 %

Construction Equipment:
Light Construction
 Equipment:
Tractor Loaders &
 Backhoes                      9 %     (15)%       7 %      37 %      35 %
Skid Steer Loaders           (11)%     (18)%      (3)%      25 %       7 %
Other Light Equipment         18 %       8 %      24 %      21 %      17 %
Total Light Equipment          9 %      (9)%      19 %      32 %      20 %
Total Heavy Equipment         13 %      (2)%      18 %      28 %      20 %
Total Light & Heavy
 Equipment                    10 %      (6)%      19 %      30 %      20 %
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Fourth Quarter 2006 Industry Unit Sales Estimated Actual Compared with
Fourth Quarter 2005 Actual
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agricultural Equipment:
Agricultural Tractors
   - Under 40 horsepower     n/a        (4)%     n/a       n/a       n/a
   - Over 40 horsepower      n/a        (3)%     n/a       n/a       n/a
Total Tractors                 4 %      (4)%      11 %      14 %       6 %
Combine Harvesters            (4)%       0 %       2 %     (26)%      13 %
Total Tractors and
 Combines                      4 %      (3)%      10 %       9 %       6 %

Construction Equipment:
Light Construction
 Equipment:
Tractor Loaders &
 Backhoes                      9 %     (20)%      12 %      32 %      43 %
Skid Steer Loaders           (12)%     (23)%       3 %      45 %      33 %
Other Light Equipment         15 %      (7)%      24 %      39 %      18 %
Total Light Equipment          7 %     (18)%      20 %      36 %      24 %
Total Heavy Equipment         16 %      (5)%      24 %      29 %      31 %
Total Light & Heavy
 Equipment                    10 %     (13)%      21 %      32 %      27 %
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Full Year 2006 Industry Unit Sales Estimated Actual Compared with Full
Year 2005 Actual
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agricultural Equipment:
Agricultural Tractors
   - Under 40 horsepower     n/a        (3)%     n/a       n/a       n/a
   - Over 40 horsepower      n/a        (3)%     n/a       n/a       n/a
Total Tractors                 9 %      (3)%       3 %       1 %      25 %
Combine Harvesters            (7)%      (7)%      (6)%     (36)%      10 %
Total Tractors and
 Combines                      9 %      (3)%       2 %      (3)%      25 %

Construction Equipment:
Light Construction
 Equipment:
Tractor Loaders &
 Backhoes                      7 %     (13)%      (2)%      37 %      33 %
Skid Steer Loaders            (5)%     (13)%       3 %      30 %      19 %
Other Light Equipment         18 %      17 %      17 %      39 %      19 %
Total Light Equipment         10 %      (3)%      14 %      35 %      22 %
Total Heavy Equipment         14 %       3 %      13 %      24 %      23 %
Total Light & Heavy
 Equipment                    11 %      (1)%      14 %      29 %      23 %

(1)  Excluding India


                             CNH Global N.V.
     Estimates of Worldwide Retail Industry Unit Sales Performance(1)

                      World-
                       wide       N.A.       W.E.       L.A.       ROW
                     '07 B(W)   '07 B(W)   '07 B(W)   '07 B(W)   '07 B(W)
                     ========   ========   =========  ========   ========
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full Year 2007 Industry Unit Sales Forecast Compared with Full Year 2006
Estimated Actual
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agricultural
 Equipment:
Agricultural
 Tractors               0-2 %     FLAT        FLAT       0-3 %     5-10 %
Combine Harvesters     (0-2)%     (2-5)%      FLAT      5-10 %     (0-5)%

Construction
 Equipment:
Total Light
 Equipment              1-4 %     (0-5)%      5-8%      (4-8)%      0-3 %
Total Heavy
 Equipment              2-5 %     FLAT        3-5%    (10-15)%      2-5 %

(1)  Excluding India




                              CNH Global N.V.
                          Revenues and Net Sales
                                (Unaudited)



                     Three Months Ended                Years Ended
                        December 31,                   December 31,
                ----------------------------  ----------------------------
                                       %                             %
                  2006      2005     Change     2006      2005     Change
                --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
                                      (In Millions)
Revenues:
 Net sales
  Agricultural
   equipment    $  1,904  $  1,793      6%    $  7,809  $  7,843      -
  Construction
   equipment       1,085     1,028      6%       4,306     3,963      9%
                --------  --------            --------  --------
   Total net
    sales          2,989     2,821      6%      12,115    11,806      3%

 Financial
  services           247       226      9%         952       801     19%
 Eliminations
  and other          (25)       (8)                (69)      (32)
                --------  --------            --------  --------

 Total
  revenues      $  3,211  $  3,039      6%    $ 12,998  $ 12,575      3%
                ========  ========            ========  ========

Net sales:
 North America  $  1,157  $  1,343    (14%)   $  5,354  $  5,699     (6%)
 Western
  Europe           1,045       892     17%       3,843     3,643      5%
 Latin America       286       197     45%       1,001       766     31%
 Rest of World       501       389     29%       1,917     1,698     13%
                --------  --------            --------  --------

 Total net
  sales         $  2,989  $  2,821      6%    $ 12,115  $ 11,806      3%
                ========  ========            ========  ========


                              CNH GLOBAL N.V.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
                       AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
                                (Unaudited)

                                           EQUIPMENT         FINANCIAL
                        CONSOLIDATED       OPERATIONS        SERVICES
                        Three Months      Three Months      Three Months
                           Ended             Ended             Ended
                        December 31,      December 31,      December 31,
                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------
                        2006     2005     2006     2005     2006     2005
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
                                   (In Millions, except per share data)
Revenues
  Net sales           $ 2,989  $ 2,821  $ 2,989  $ 2,821  $     -  $     -
  Finance and
   interest
   income                 222      218       41       39      247      226
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
 Total                  3,211    3,039    3,030    2,860      247      226
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------

 Costs and
  Expenses
   Cost of goods
    sold                2,451    2,366    2,451    2,366        -        -
   Selling,
    general and
    administrative        337      306      278      246       59       60
   Research and
    development            96       82       96       82        -        -
   Restructuring           81       43       79       41        2        2
   Interest
    expense               130      149       66       89       82       77
   Interest
    compensation
    to Financial
    Services                -        -       64       44        -        -
   Other, net              87       72       55       50       15        7
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- --------
 Total                  3,182    3,018    3,089    2,918      158      146
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- --------

 Income (loss)
  before income
  taxes, minority
  interest and
  equity in income
  of unconsolidated
  subsidiaries and
  affiliates               29       21      (59)     (58)      89       80
 Income tax
  provision
  (benefit)                 4       21      (27)      (6)      32       27
 Minority
  interest                 (1)       7       (1)       8        -        -
 Equity in income
  of unconsolidated
  subsidiaries
  and affiliates:
   Financial
    Services                2        2       59       55        2        2
   Equipment
    Operations              7       12        7       12        -        -
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- --------

 Net income           $    35  $     7  $    35  $     7  $    59 $     55
                      =======  =======  =======  =======  ======= ========

 Weighted average
  shares outstanding:
   Basic                236.1    134.7
                      =======  =======
   Diluted              237.7    234.8
                      =======  =======

 Basic and diluted
  earnings per
  share ("EPS"):
   Basic:
     EPS before
      restructuring,
      net of tax      $  0.39  $  0.17
                      =======  =======
     EPS              $  0.15  $  0.03
                      =======  =======
   Diluted:
     EPS before
      restructuring,
      net of tax      $  0.39  $  0.17
                      =======  =======
     EPS              $  0.15  $  0.03
                      =======  =======

   Dividends per
    share             $     -  $     -
                      =======  =======


 See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


                              CNH GLOBAL N.V.
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
                       AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
                                (Unaudited)

                                             EQUIPMENT         FINANCIAL
                         CONSOLIDATED        OPERATIONS        SERVICES
                         Years Ended        Years Ended       Years Ended
                         December 31,       December 31,      December 31,
                       -----------------  -----------------  -------------
                         2006     2005      2006     2005     2006   2005
                       -------- --------  -------- --------  ------ ------
                               (In Millions, except per share data)
Revenues
  Net sales            $ 12,115 $ 11,806  $ 12,115 $ 11,806   $   -  $   -
  Finance and
   interest
   income                   883      769       177      129      952   801
                       -------- --------  -------- --------   ------ -----
Total                    12,998   12,575    12,292   11,935      952   801
                       -------- --------  -------- --------   ------ -----

Costs and Expenses
  Cost of goods sold      9,933    9,934    9,933     9,934        -     -
  Selling, general
   and administrative     1,248    1,177    1,015       964      233   213
  Research and
   development              367      303      367       303        -     -
  Restructuring              96       73       94        71        2     2
  Interest expense          578      551      321       341      340   267
  Interest
   compensation to
   Financial Services         -        -      235       159        -     -
  Other, net                359      280      233       188       54    36
                       -------- -------- --------  --------    ----- -----
Total                    12,581   12,318   12,198    11,960      629   518
                       -------- -------- --------  --------    ----- -----

Income (loss) before
 income taxes,
 minority interest
 and equity in income
 of unconsolidated
 subsidiaries and
 affiliates                 417      257       94       (25)     323   283
Income tax provision        165      116       56        24      109    92
Minority interest            16       26       16        27        -     -
Equity in income of
 unconsolidated
 subsidiaries and
 affiliates:
  Financial Services          8        9      222       200        8     9
  Equipment Operations       48       39       48        39        -     -
                       -------- -------- --------  --------    ----- -----

Net income             $    292 $    163 $    292   $   163    $ 222 $ 200
                       ======== ======== ========  ========    ===== =====

Weighted average
 shares outstanding:
  Basic                   213.4    134.3
                       ======== ========
  Diluted                 236.8    234.4
                       ======== ========

Basic and diluted
 earnings per share
 ("EPS"):
  Basic:
    EPS before
     restructuring,
     net of tax        $   1.70 $   1.01
                       ======== ========
    EPS                $   1.37 $   0.77
                       ======== ========
  Diluted:
    EPS before
     restructuring,
     net of tax        $   1.53 $   0.95
                       ======== ========
    EPS                $   1.23 $   0.70
                       ======== ========

  Dividends per share  $   0.25 $   0.25
                       ======== ========


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



                              CNH GLOBAL N.V.
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
                                (Unaudited)


                                           EQUIPMENT          FINANCIAL
                        CONSOLIDATED       OPERATIONS         SERVICES
                      ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                      December December December December December December
                        31,      31,      31,      31,      31,      31,
                        2006     2005     2006     2005     2006     2005
                      -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
                                          (In Millions)
Assets
  Cash and cash
   equivalents        $  1,174 $  1,245 $    703 $    858 $    471 $    387
  Deposits in Fiat
   affiliates cash
   management pools        497      580      496      578        1        2
  Accounts, notes
   receivable and
   other - net           6,549    5,841    1,314    1,243    5,344    4,670
  Intersegment notes
   receivable                -        -    1,445    1,067        -        -
  Inventories            2,735    2,466    2,735    2,466        -        -
  Property, plant and
   equipment - net       1,378    1,311    1,366    1,303       12        8
  Equipment on
   operating leases -
   net                     254      180        -        -      254      180
  Investment in
   Financial Services        -        -    1,788    1,587        -        -
  Investments in
   unconsolidated
   affiliates              457      449      354      353      103       96
  Goodwill and
   intangibles           3,073    3,163    2,927    3,018      146      145
  Other assets           2,157    2,083    1,386    1,486      771      597
                      -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total Assets          $ 18,274 $ 17,318 $ 14,514 $ 13,959 $  7,102 $  6,085
                      ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========


Liabilities and
 Equity
  Short-term debt     $  1,270 $  1,522 $    488 $    826 $    782 $    696
  Intersegment
   short-term debt           -        -        -        -    1,348    1,067
  Accounts payable       1,881    1,609    1,939    1,641       42       32
  Long-term debt,
   including current
   maturities            5,132    4,765    2,419    2,396    2,713    2,369
  Intersegment
   long-term debt            -        -        -        -       97        -
  Accrued and other
   liabilities           4,871    4,370    4,548    4,044      332      334
                      -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total Liabilities       13,154   12,266    9,394    8,907    5,314    4,498
  Shareholders'
   equity                5,120    5,052    5,120    5,052    1,788    1,587
                      -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total Liabilities
 and Equity           $ 18,274 $ 17,318 $ 14,514 $ 13,959 $  7,102 $  6,085
                      ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========

Total debt less
 cash and cash
 equivalents,
 deposits in Fiat
 affiliates cash
 management pools
 and intersegment
 notes receivables
 ("Net Debt")         $  4,731 $  4,462 $    263 $    719 $  4,468 $  3,743
                      ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========


 See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


                              CNH GLOBAL N.V.
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                       AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
                                (Unaudited)


                                           EQUIPMENT          FINANCIAL
                        CONSOLIDATED       OPERATIONS         SERVICES
                        Years Ended       Years Ended       Years Ended
                        December 31,      December 31,      December 31,
                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------
                        2006     2005     2006     2005     2006     2005
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
                                          (In Millions)
Operating
 Activities:
   Net income         $   292  $   163  $   292  $   163  $   222  $   200
   Adjustments to
    reconcile net
    income to net
    cash from
    operating
    activities:
      Depreciation
       and
       amortization       316      309      273      263       43       46
      Intersegment
       activity             -        -       29       56      (29)     (56)
      Changes in
       operating
       assets and
       liabilities         46      (88)     274      292     (228)    (380)
      Other, net          (47)     165     (153)      75      (47)     (50)
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Net cash from
 operating
 activities               607      549      715      849      (39)    (240)
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------

Investing Activities:
   Expenditures for
    property, plant
    and equipment        (218)    (155)    (213)    (152)      (5)      (3)
   Expenditures for
    equipment on
    operating leases     (173)    (111)       -        -     (173)    (111)
   Net (additions)
    collections from
    retail
    receivables and
    related
    securitizations      (227)     171        -        -     (227)     171
   Net (deposits in)
    withdrawals from
    Fiat affiliates
    cash management
    pools                 128      506      127      493        1       13
   Other, net              56      105       (2)     (10)      58      102
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Net cash from
 investing activities    (434)     516      (88)     331     (346)     172
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------

Financing Activities:
  Intersegment
   activity                 -        -     (378)      23      378      (23)
  Net increase
   (decrease) in
   indebtedness          (208)    (739)    (346)    (941)     138      202
  Dividends paid          (59)     (34)     (59)     (34)     (74)     (60)
  Other, net               (9)       -       (9)       -        5       13
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Net cash from
 financing activities    (276)    (773)    (792)    (952)     447      132
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------

Other, net                 32       22       10       (7)      22       29
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------

Increase (decrease)
 in cash and cash
 equivalents              (71)     314     (155)     221       84       93
Cash and cash
 equivalents,
 beginning of year      1,245      931      858      637      387      294
                      -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Cash and cash
 equivalents, end of
 year                 $ 1,174  $ 1,245  $   703  $   858  $   471  $   387
                      =======  =======  =======  =======  =======  =======


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


 

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