Unidentified Company Representative
Management
Fiscal Year 2017 third-quarter financial results. Welcome to the Honda financial results audio presentation. On February 3rd, 2017, Honda Motor Company announced its financial results for the fiscal third quarter which ended on December 31st, 2016. Through this audio presentation, we would like to review the financial results and highlight the major factors that influenced Honda's business operations during the period. The presentation material which will serve as the basis for today's program is available on Honda's investor relations website at http://world.honda.com/investors. For those of you who have not yet downloaded the material, please do so now, as we will start immediately following a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statement. This audio presentation contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs, taking into account information that is currently available. Therefore, please be advised that Honda's actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, including general economic conditions in Honda's principal markets and foreign exchange rates between the Japanese yen and US dollar, the euro and other major currencies; as well as other factors detailed from time to time. The various factors for increases and decreases in income have been classified in accordance with the method that Honda considers reasonable. Please note that the Fiscal 2017 third-quarter results are based on International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS. Please turn to Slide 3, news topics. To begin, we would like to introduce you to some of the recent news topics. The Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle and the fully remodeled CR-V was launched in the United States in December. At the North American Automobile Show hosted…