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Lake Forest, Illinois (November 10, 2004) CNH America LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNH Global N.V. (NYSE:CNH), resumed operations today at its Racine Wisconsin and Burlington Iowa manufacturing plants.  Union employees had walked off the job at the two locations at noon on November 3, 2004.

"This morning, CNH resumed operations at both manufacturing facilities, using a combination of salaried employees and temporary replacement workers," Tom Graham, CNH's chief negotiator said.  "Our first priority is and always will be to meet our commitments to our customers and dealers around the world.  We are hopeful that a quick end to this work stoppage can be achieved and we remain committed to achieving a contract that is fair and equitable for all parties and enables us to be competitive in the global marketplace we serve."

The current 72-month contract expired on May 2, 2004.  Union members rejected the company's final proposal on May 8, 2004.  Employees continued to work under the terms of the old contract while discussions continued on an intermittent basis.

In total, approximately 650 of the company's 10,000 North American employees are represented by the UAW, with nearly all working at the two manufacturing locations.  CNH operates 41 manufacturing centers worldwide of which 14 are located in North America.

A walkout by 33 hourly employees at the company's St. Paul Minnesota parts distribution center caused minor disruption to parts deliveries on the first day of the strike.  All parts orders for that distribution center were redirected to the company's other 11 parts distribution centers in North America and by the following morning service had returned to normal.  The walkout of about a dozen technicians at CNH's Burr Ridge Illinois design center has had no impact on operations.

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