Insurers are in a bind because they've driven up the price of cars, and they're not seeing the benefit. Air bags cost about $1,000 to replace. |
It nonetheless is a noisy prop jet. |
It's kind of funny what they've done. For calculating CAFE standards . . . requirements for manufacturers haven't changed at all. |
It's perverse. It's sending the wrong signal. It's a combination of political opportunism and political naiveté. |
It's really a subterfuge on the part of the government. |
That's why gas prices are so fast to go up and so slow to go down. |
The price reduction is not as great as what GM has made it out to be. They are squeezing the dealers. |
This has never worked in history -- getting rid of incentives by cutting dealer profit margins, I don't want to be too negative. It is one of the few things [GM] can do to try to create some excitement. |
This is a pretty bulletproof plant because it was completely redone. It's always been a plant that Ford has protected because it has a good work force. |
You don't want to give people false signals with price. |