Starting right now, we are going to communicate a clear, simple message: In more segments, with more brands, GM has great product at a great price, and, in many cases, we have the best product at the best price. |
There's a strong sense of urgency to have better results in 2006 and improve on those in 2007. |
There's a very strong sense of urgency to show improved results now. |
These changes will strengthen the VSSM team and help us further develop bench strength for the future. |
Today's action allows us to talk more about the features and benefits of all of our vehicles and to spend less time talking about the deal. |
We don't need Saab to do a lot of volume. We just need them to do better than they've done. |
We don't want to be known as the incentive leader. We want to be known as the value leader. |
We had solid results in January and showed some very encouraging pockets of strength. |
We had solid results in January and showed some very encouraging pockets of strength. Dealers reported improving traffic ...as consumers became aware of our aggressive reduction in sticker prices. We also had a very encouraging start for the new Chevy Tahoe. |
We have a lot of options in terms of fuel efficiency, ... I like to say, 'Hey look, if you got three kids, you can't give one back.' Depending on your lifestyle, you're going to keep buying this kind of vehicle. |
We have seen some shift, and we are reacting to it as fast as we can. |
We knew going into September that it would be challenging given continued inventory constraints and compared to exceptionally strong year-ago results. |
We know it?s not going to be easy, and that?s why we?re going to fight for every sale. |
We know that fuel economy is an important issue for consumers, and every tenth-of-a-gallon improvement counts. We worked hard during the development of our new large utilities to squeeze out every possible ounce of fuel savings, and the result was the best fuel economy in the segment. |
We might not be first to the hybrid game, but we're in it now. We will cover every major vehicle segment with hybrid models. |