110 ordspråk av George Pipas
George Pipas
We have some owner concerns, more than we want. It became a big enough issue on Power Strokes, we came out with the incentives. We want to keep these owners with Ford.
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We know the concept of 'pull-ahead' is a valid concept, but the question is, what's the magnitude?
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We owe it to our customers and our dealers ... to be competitive in the marketplace, ... [Ford CEO] Bill Ford said earlier this year we won't be left at the gate.
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We weren't disappointed on overall sales, but cars did better and trucks didn't do as well as we thought. I think it's more fuel than anything. When you see these very rapid run ups, people get a little cautious.
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We will likely continue to see a market share decline to some point.
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We'd be in Chapter 11 if we hadn't made so much money on SUVs in the 1990s.
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We're convinced this is the right thing to do from a long-term perspective but the withdrawal of this in some months is sometimes painful.
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We're looking for a pretty steady operating pattern in Louisville now that supply and demand (for the Explorer) are in sync.
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We're not going to hit 60,000 for years.
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We're not there yet, but we are reducing the rate of decline and that's our goal in 2006.
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We're not where we want to be or where we need to be but we are improving.
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We're optimistic that we'll see more good news in these areas in coming months.
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We've never been in a better position to handle this external environment than we are now.
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We've put out our production plan for the third quarter that is something we feel like we can live with for the next three-month period.
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Whatever level of incentives you start out at the beginning of model year, it rarely gets less expensive; it generally gets more expensive.
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