There is likely a greater concern about further bankruptcies in the industry. |
There is likely a greater concern about further bankruptcies in the industry. The more common bankruptcies at auto suppliers become, the increased perception that one of the automakers might go that route. |
This is more of a final nail in the coffin of the company's past accounting practices. Investors are looking at the company going forward rather than past. They have been doing a lot of things right lately. |
Unfortunately, critical issues such as hourly worker pay concessions have yet to be resolved. |
We do not believe the restructuring will meet all of Ford's objectives and we think that not all benefits will accrue to the bottom line. |
We do not believe the restructuring will meet all of Ford's objectives, and we think that not all benefits will accrue to the bottom line. |
We think (Ford) plans to be more aggressive with design and technology in its vehicles, to be faster in the refreshing of its vehicle lineup and to make added cost cuts that will help improve financial performance over the rest of the decade. However, we do not believe the restructuring will meet all of Ford's objectives and we think that not all benefits will accrue to the bottom line. |
We think the potential for a strike is low, especially for a really damaging one that goes beyond a day or two and stops production. |
When they make their contracts, the auto suppliers now assume that auto companies will pay less each year. |