[All these improvements cost money, however. White says GM was able to offset some of the added cost of upgrades in fuel economy and handling with efficiencies in purchasing and assembly. But that doesn't cover the whole tab.] The trucks have more content, but we offset the cost with some savings elsewhere, ... It's not thousands of dollars more. |
[GM and other auto makers also will be hard-pressed to make the $15,000-plus in per-vehicle profits they made back then.] We aren't riding on these [new] vehicles to save the company, ... There are a number of other attractive alternatives in the market. |
Diesels will certainly be considered a viable option sometime in the lifecycle of these vehicles. |
Everybody can try and quantify the impact and importance of the full-size truck portfolio to the company. Certainly during the life of the GMT-800, it probably carried the day a number of times. |
For those people that are now walking two hours, and sometimes six hours a day to get their water, the solution is just about 20 meters below their feet. We don't need a miracle cure, we just need to drill a well and make sure there are proper systems in place so people can operate it and maintain it themselves. |
Giving people in India, for instance, the opportunity to take out a small loan so they can pay to connect to the water utility in their slum. What we're finding is that even poor people can participate and contribute to solving their own problem. If we replicate this in other countries, like we'll be doing in Bangladesh, and are doing in Kenya, it'll allow a lot more people to get access to safe water. |
He hit the line very hard and every time I look at his last 80m (on tape) I get excited. |
He's not trying to track all illegal aliens. He's trying to track those with a criminal record. I support the sheriff tracking anyone - illegal aliens or otherwise - if they have committed criminal acts. |
I don't feel very good about the way we played -- I feel good about the way the kids are working to be a young baseball team. I don't think anyone in the dugout is going to feel good about this game. |
I don't think it's helpful. On the other hand, it's important to have discourse. |
If Pugh leaves his company, there might be a chance of the company doing business with the county after showing that this type of thing doesn't happen again, ... But, I don't know; the commission might be shell- shocked. |
In what we call trophy baths, the tub is set up as the focal point, and people want to make sure it is seen. |
It helps the market all the way around. |
It's been a long journey. We need to find more money for the arts. |
It's clear to me that there is something in the environment that says Dr. Schmitt has more rights than I do. |