181 ordspråk av David Healy
David Healy
No matter how you slice it, ... it's one of the best months ever.
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Obviously the market likes the Chrysler deal, ... But this doesn't have to cause a cascade of other mergers.
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October was even better than I expected. Cars are cheaper, GM is back from the strike, and despite what's happening in the stock market, consumer confidence levels are high.
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On paper, it could make GM more efficient, but what may work in terms of an engine may not work in terms of styling,
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On paper, it could make GM more efficient, but what may work in terms of an engine may not work in terms of styling.
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One of the necessities of the restructuring program is to downsize. GM has too many plants, too many people, and too many models.
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Padilla is a very able (executive), but he is also the old guard. Padilla is out because Ford wants his own people. That's my view.
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People think highly of Henderson, but I'm sorry that Devine is leaving. He tells it like it is, and he's a known quantity.
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Probably half the job is cost-cutting. The new model lineup is the other part of it.
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Rockport has a tremendous fishery for reds and we are hoping to attract the most serious redfish anglers to show them off and put on a great event. Our immediate inclination tells us we are expecting a big angler turnout from the area and plenty of heavy limits at the weigh-in stage.
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Sales of gas-inefficient large SUVs are in a state of near-collapse this month, ... It seems likely that the shift in the sales mix away from large SUVs will persist and continue to damage Detroit's profit margins in the process.
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Sales of gas-inefficient large SUVs are in a state of near-collapse this month. It seems likely that the shift in the sales mix away from large SUVs will persist and continue to damage Detroit's profit margins in the process.
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Sales weakened as the month went along. I think we’re heading for a September/October slump as the huge effects of the employee-discount sales wear off, and you get into the payback period.
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Sales were running down in the early part of the month. In the middle of the month, they launched heavy incentives, and had a very strong close.
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That increase to me suggests that the three-way negotiations among the auto workers union, Delphi and GM are progressing.
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