No matter how you slice it, ... it's one of the best months ever. |
Obviously the market likes the Chrysler deal, ... But this doesn't have to cause a cascade of other mergers. |
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. |
On paper, it could make GM more efficient, but what may work in terms of an engine may not work in terms of styling, |
On paper, it could make GM more efficient, but what may work in terms of an engine may not work in terms of styling. |
One of the necessities of the restructuring program is to downsize. GM has too many plants, too many people, and too many models. |
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. |
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. |
Probably half the job is cost-cutting. The new model lineup is the other part of it. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
That increase to me suggests that the three-way negotiations among the auto workers union, Delphi and GM are progressing. |